Possible to Reshape and Change the Lips?

Lip reduction can be performed in the office under local anesthesia, or under general anesthesia in an outpatient setting.  it is a safe and very effective procedure, and scarring is usually placed inside the lip so it is not visible.  I recommend seeing a board certified plastic surgeon who is familiar with this surgery.

Hello and thank you for the question.

Lip reduction and reshaping surgery is indeed possible. The procedure can generally be done awake with light sedation, or in more involved cases, under a general anesthetic. It is important you consult with surgeon who has a lot of experience in lip rejuvenation surgery.  I recommend consulting with a Board Certified Plastic or Facial Plastic Surgeon to maximize your chances of attaining an optimal result.

Kindest Regards,

Glenn Vallecillos, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Lip reduction surgery can usually reduce the size of the lips by about 20% to 25% in my experience as a one-time surgery. Tissue is removed from the dry vermilion back to the wet mucosa for the reduction. You must be very careful to not initially over reduce them as they can look both unnatural and there is no way to recover from lips that are too thin or distorted. This is done as an outpatient procedure under IV sedation and local anesthesia. In some cases, I have needed to perform a second stage reduction to get the patient the maximal reduction that they want,