Would a lip lift make me look less ape-like? (photo)

Thanks for your question and pictures, You are a perfect candidate for a Lip lift surgery to fix the asymetry and to reduce the space between your nose and Lips. Best of Luck

A lip lift can be done after silicone is injected in the lips.  Silicone injections have a high complication rate and I would seek medical advice if you had any problems with your lips.

An internal mucosal excision can be done to roll the upper lip under to show more teeth/gims but that would make your upper lip even thinner. Thus either a subnasal lip lift or a lip advancement would be your only treatment options to achieve your goal of a gummier smile.

Natural healing and the effects of gravity will cause some stretching of the lip shortening effect. (relapse) It will probably not be the full 3mms but likely half of it. By some some gradual streching between 3 weeks and 3 months after surgery, you may be able to exceed the amount of normal...

The lip lift procedure is one I do several times a week.   It can be completely adjusted to your specific needs and we can house most of the scar in the nose.   It's done in the office and takes about 30 minutes. 

A lip lift does 3 things: shortens the distance between the nose and upper lip, rolls out the mucosa and increases incisor show.From your side view, the distance between your nose and upper lip is too long and you would benefit from increased mucosa show.Since you have not provided a front...