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Can PDO threads eventually lift the corner lip outwards? (Photos)

Buffy101Mar 1, 2019
Just had PDO threads done to my upper lip, two threads on each side but my lips honestly look exactly the same. I see no “lifting” effect....do I just need to keep doing the threads every 8 weeks to eventually achieve that? My goal Is for the lip to extend straight to the sides of my mouth....

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Dr. Mirjana Janjic, MD
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Answered on Mar 5, 2019
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