Which procedure would help me achieve lips similar to Adriana Lima? (photo)

The split lip can simply be excised and repaired. This can be done under local anesthesia, takes less than 1 hour to perform and would cost less than $1,000. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

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 would benefit from a lip lift. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Yes - we do this all the time. We take tissue from the lip, from behind the ear, from a scar elsewhere on the body, or from other surgery (e.g. a facelift) to use in the lip.

Your lips in this photo look normal and natural. However, if you want to restore lip there are many ways. We use tissue grafts or fat, depending upon where the issue is and what needs to be restored.

Thank you for the question & photo. The indentations you are seeing are from the lip muscle contracting during a pucker or pursing of the lips. This is a normal function of this muscle, that can be mildly relaxed with Botox. Sometimes, these muscles compensate when a lip flip is performed and...