My lip lift was done with some other facial surgeries and it came out great. The only problem is that my skin grew over the stitches around the nose and they never healed. It’s still visible after a 15 months and looks bumpy in spots and with lines. I don’t know if there is any way to fix it. It’s also so itchy- I’m constantly itching my nose, especially there are bumps on either side of the nose and it drives me crazy. I’ve had micro needling with Prp, laser, and use silicone but it remains.
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Decision of how much to resect and whether to include muscle or skin only, will depend of your clinical findings. If there is an issue with limited teeth show when patient smiles, muscle rersesection is necessery. Hope this helps. Good luick.
There may be a specific reason for plasing incision inside the nostril sill vs. keeping it all out. In same cases, surgeon may think that it will make scar less noticable; in others it may be a way to transder muscle bulk underneath the nasal base, when needed. It is best to discuss this issue...
You should wait until result of jaw surgery is mature and settled (one year or even longer). Once that part is completed, your lip position, in rest and when smiling, should be evaluated and, if needed, lip lift performed. Good luck.