I'm 32 and I have double lips when I smile. It's very unattractive. I'm thinking of doing something about it. Please let me know what procedures can be done and any additional info would be greatly appreciated. I live in Southern California so if there are doctors out there that specialize in this area, please recommend. Thank you.
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Answer: There are multiple treatment options for a double lip
Excellent question. Lifting the lower lip to cover exposed lower teeth is a problem that we've not yet solved. I have transected lower lip depressor muscles and tried V to Y plasty and W plasty procedures with limited success. Vertical reduction genioplasty may theoretically help, but I've...
This is an interesting question and one I have never been asked before as a cleft lip surgeon. Most of the time I am trying to give my patients more philtral definition. Any surgery here could easily upset the delicate balance of the movements of the lip
I am specialized in reducing lips. I do many ethnic or non-ethnic lip reductions along with tons of corrective lips for bad previous procedures. Although I cannot guarantee that your upper lip will be less protrusive than your bottom lip, it may be a way to go for what you are...
