Can I have a lip lift 6 months after rhinoplasty with tip work?

Question

I had a rhinoplasty/septoplasty with tip work and alar rim grafts. I want to schedule a lip lift when I am 6 months out from my rhinoplasty. Is that OK?

Farhad Rafizadeh, MD · Answer

I combine a lip lift with a rhinoplasty even though I do place the incision inside the nostrils so that they are not visible because the preoperative planning can be done for both procedures when there is no swelling. After a rhinoplasty a couple of month would be enough therefore a delay of 6 months is perfectly appropriate for a lip lift.

Ross A. Clevens, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question. Many patients undergo several treatment at the same time because it is easier for the patient for recovery and also less expensive. I suggest that you consult with the board certified facial plastic surgeon that performed your rhinoplasty. Please post photos to this site as well. 
Best wishes,

Jeffrey Epstein, MD, FACS · Answer

While some surgeons will even combine lip lifts with rhinoplasty, based on the way I make my lip lift incision whereby I go up into the nostrils in the majority of cases to better conceal the incision, I do not combine these two procedures, but will wait a minimum of typically 6 weeks after the nose to perform the lip lift.

Can I have a lip lift 6 months after rhinoplasty with tip work?

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