Can lip exercises change my nose shape?

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Hi. Ive been doing lip exercises daily for around 4 months. I think my nose has gotten bigger since then. Is that possible? If so, how can I fix it?

Theodore Nyame, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. Lip exercises can increase the strength of the orbicular muscle around the mouth. Unfortunately this tends to case vertical lines around the mouth. This can be seen in many smokers who use the muscle to puff on cigarettes. This will not affect your nose in any way. You may want to consider stopping those exercises. A rhioplasty can be used to address your nasal differences. Best of luck Theodore T. Nyame MD

William Portuese, MD · Answer

A rhinoplasty procedure is required to change the shape of the nose, since the nose is composed of both bone and cartilages. Exercises will have no bearing on the structure of the nose. If there is a depressor septi ligament present (which pulls the tip down when smiling), that should be released at the time of the rhinoplasty procedure

Keith Denkler, MD · Answer

Lip exercises can strengthen you lip muscles, but this should not affect the nose size.  The depressor of the nose is attached to the lip and this can pull your nasal tip down, but should not affect the size of the nasal cartilages.

Can lip exercises change my nose shape?

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