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Is it possible to reshape your lips but not make them bigger?

lady vanezaDec 7, 2013
I feel my lips are too squared. I've never heard of a procedure that can actually change the shape of your lips, but if there is, how does it work? I'd like to make them round, but not bigger. Thanks.

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Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Dr. Ellen A. Mahony, MD
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Dr. Ellen A. Mahony, MD
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Dr. James Southwell-Keely, MD, FRACS
Dr. James Southwell-Keely, MD, FRACS
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Answered on Dec 17, 2013
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