My natural mouth posture is my lip hanging wide open. I also feel a particular strain in my lip while trying to keep my lips sealed. Is this due to a recessed chin, or just a particularly big lip? I am unsure of which treatments to consider, thank you.
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A lip lift may sound scary, but it's the best for upper tooth show. "Threads" won't work and won't last. Botulinum may give you a slight roll for a while - but won't last and won't be predictable. A lip lift does it right.
There are surgical and non-surgical approaches to lip augmentation. Non-surgical approaches include botox (slight lift, reducing gum show) and filler (volume restoration). Surgically, you can have two separate incisions under the nose (italian), one incision under the nose (bull horn), one...
You could definitely benefit from a lip lift. This would shorten your philtrum and expose more of your lip at rest as well as expose more of your teeth when your mouth is open. There should not be a noticeable scar as your surgeon will be able to tuck it in the fold of the lower nose. Long term,...
