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Only on the basis of in person evaluation one could decide whether lip lift would be right procedure to improve your smile and dental show. In cases like yours, resection of the upper portion of orbicularis muscle and minimal remova of the skin would be an option. In person or telemedicine consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this procedure is recommended. Hope this helps.
For unique cases where a variety of modalities could be used to treat the condition, I would suggest an in-person or virtual consultation to develop a custom and effective treatment plan. It is difficult to precisely define the best option without collecting the same information. I suggest reaching out to an expert for a consultation with surgical and non-surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.
Your upper lip may appear vertically long because it is proportional, as it should be, with your vertically long maxilla (midfacial bones). Because it will increase your already ample upper incisor show, upper lip lift is contra-indicated unless your maxilla is vertically shortened by an orthognathic procedure. If you believe you have excessive dental show when smiling, neuromodulator treatment into levator labii muscles may help.
I wrote the paper showing that lip lifts and rhinoplasty can be done at the same time and have done these together for years. However, if you want this doctor to do the revision, then just wait 6 months and that should be fine as long as the doctor is experienced with lip lifts as well.
It appears your philtrum is long enough for a lip lift. A lip lift does 4 things: shortens the distance between your nose and upper lip, increases the mucosa of the upper lip, increases the incisor show and pulls up the corners. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.
Hello, hope you are well. Based on the photos you provided, you would be a good candidate for a subnasal ("bullhorn") lip lift. With good surgical technique the scar is generally easily camouflaged, and inconspicuous when it heals. It is also an easier area to assist with scar modulation if...