I have a short nose and long chin. I'm wondering if a lip lift will help with my facial balance or will it make my chin seem bigger. Also are there any other procedures to maybe bring balance and femenization to my face. Considering chin pad reduction as well so that my chin isn't so prominent. Advice?
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Answer: Rhinoplasty, liposuction of neck and 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. This takes 1 hour to perform under local anesthesia and costs $4,000.
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Gary Horndeski, M.D.
Yes, you can have a repeat lip lift done. The technique I use is an eccentric lip lift. This technique excises more laterally and less centrally, increases the mucosa of the upper lip, increases the incisor show and pulls up the corners.
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Gary Horndeski, M.D.
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Generally speaking, before jumping to surgery, you might wish to consider a nonsurgical lip lift. From the front-face photos, there appears to be some suggestion of volume deficit in the upper lip. If so, then the use of an appropriate HA lip...
