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It is impossible to evaluate lip aesthetics without an examination, even less so without a good photograph that shows the lips in detail in different positions, but also their relationship to the face.
A wide or increased horizontal length of the lips is known as macrostomia. Whether you have true macrostomia can not be determined without seeing a picture of your lips. The width of the mouth can be reduced by moving the corners inward but at the price of a scar . Whether such scars are worth it depends on how wide one's mouth is.
I read your concern and reviewed your photos which are poor quality: If the bump is a small elevation on your right upper lip, you might be able to have it removed. When performed properly, small elevations of the pink of your lip may be excised, and healing tends to be favorable in most....
While there are operations to make lips less full, there isn't a good cosmetic operation to reduce the length of the lips, without significant external scarring or distortion of the lip shape. Sorry.
Over 20 years ago, we used to perform a lot more lip reduction procedures. Styles and fashion dictated smaller lips. Now most people want fuller lips. The advent of hyaluronic acid fillers (Restylane and Juvederm) make this a simple office procedure that most patients love. And despite popular...
I would need to see photographs to give you an answer to the problem you are describing. Otherwise it is a guess.
While there are a number of things that can cause this lip problem, it is certainly treatable. Accessory salivary gland tissue can be excised. Vascular lesions, like hemangiomas, can be lasered. An oral surgeon should certainly be able to advise you on this.
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