Hi, I am very interested for lip lift procedure. My distance between nose and upper lip is 1,6cm with no tooth show. I would love fullnes in my lips too. I tried lip fillers several times, but it makes me duck lips :(
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Hello Brooke66,Thanks for your question.A lip lift is typically used to shorten the height of the lip from the base of the nose to the vermillion border of the lip. Various incisions can be used for this. In my opinion, you don't really have to wait for the filler to completely...
An upper lip lift can certainly improve the visibility of teeth during when the mouth is open, however without images of you with resting face and during smile it is difficult to determine whether this is the right procedure for you. Do seek a consultation with a surgeon experienced in this...
What you are describing is being recognized more and more by the general population (and plastic surgeons, hopefully) as one of those "signs that you can reveal your true age", just like the hands. Lifting the lower lip is still one of the confounding problems yet to be fully and reliably solved...
