How long after lip lift will I be able to smile?

Based on your photos and the measurement you shared I would agree, you seem to be a great candidate for a lip lift. If you are successfully measuring the distance between the bottom of your nose and the top of the vermillion border of your upper lip as 2.1 cm, a lip lift would likely achieve y...

Patients can eat regular diet immediately after a lip lift without problems.  I tell patients to avoid putting makeup on the incision line for at least a couple weeks until it has healed.  Taking a month off should be more than enough.  The technique I perform uses a clear pull-out suture th...

You can definitely combine the septoplasty with a lip lift, but you have to make sure that your septoplasty surgeon has the proper skills to do a  good lip lift. Lip lift is a newer procedure that many surgeons aren't familiar with.  Make sure you ask to see before and after pictures. I had a p...

Ideally, the lips are in their natural anatomic state before performing a lip lift. This should be determined on an individual basis and will depend on the amount and type of filler utilized. The time between dissolution and surgery should be at least four weeks.To ensure you are receiving the...

Thanks for your question. Most types of lip lifts decrease the length of your philtrum, increase the overall proportion of red lip that is visible, and will increase the amount of tooth show you have at rest. If you underwent a lip lift procedure that was significant enough to shorten your white...

The technique I recommend is a lip lift.  This procedure does 4 things: shortens the distance between the nose and upper lip, rolls out the upper mucosa, increases incisor show and pulls up the corners.  In your case, you mostly need the corners pulled up and not the central area.  Best Wi...