For a conservative lip lift in a male patient, how many mm (roughly) might you remove?

You should be able to wear a retainer without issue after a lip lift. You may have some swelling in the upper lip region but this will not effect your retainer use or your end results.

Hello. You are definitely the right candidate for a lip lift. Your white lip is very long. The white lip is the area above your red lip. The distance between your nose and your lip is almost equal to the distance between your lower lip and your chin. You can have a more feminine face with a lip...

Tough to say without full views of the area, but remember that a vermillion lip lift leaves you with a permanent scar, which can sometimes be problematic or visible. The biggest thing I see in your current photo versus your goal photo is your lip filler. You have filler migration in the upper...

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 can also consider fat transfers to your cheek bones. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

At least from the photos provided, there appears to be a hypertrophic (elevated) scar in the very center. This can usually be easily flattened with an intralesional injection of an anti-inflammatory agent, such as triamcinolone in the appropriate concentration and amount. I have found silicone...

This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. Buccal fat pad gives slimming not symmetry. Masseter botox will make you slimmer and make the jawline more loose. Fillers help give shaping and contouring. If you want perfect or close to perfect symmetry...