What is the risk of changes to nose/nostril shape with a lip lift?

August 14, 2018
Asked By:Dani Lyne in Denton, Texas

I'm getting more and more interested in having an upper lip lift. I would want something subtle that hardly anyone could tell the difference except me. My question is... how often does an upper lip lift change the look/shape of the nose? This is my single biggest fear with the procedure. I've seen some photos and the nostrils clearly look different in the final after photo. Does it depend on the surgeon's expertise or does it depend on the shape of the person's nose?

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