Philtrum is currently 20mm and I have absolutely no tooth show. Lip lift? (photos)

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. You may be a candidate for a lip lift. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

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...

Hi, That is a great question. So the truth about scars is, the more tension the skin closure is under, the worse the scar will be. The key to a great lip lift scar is surgical technique. The incision needs to be designed to hide in the crevices and valleys of the nasal base. The closure needs to...

When I do a lip lift, I use long-acting sutures that are self dissolving. These are placed in the dermal layer and usually dissolve in 6 months. Other techniques, use skin sutures across the incision line leaving "railroad track" scars. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Hi, You are a great candidate for lip lift. I have found leaving 13-14mm behind looks great, you can estimate what that looks like by pressing on the skin below your nose and measuring the distance! The 13-14mm distance is from the nasal base to top of the upper lip (vermillion border)

Hi, You are a great candidate for lip lift. I have found leaving 13-14mm behind looks great, you can estimate what that looks like by pressing on the skin below your nose and measuring the distance! Even though you have a full upper lip, decreasing the distance to 13mm will make your lip and...