Is 5 mm lift lip enough? Clarification to previously posted question (Photo)

Question

I made a mistake with previous question - the distance between the bottom of my nose and the top of my lip is 17 mm - not 13 as I write mistakenly. Will 5 mm lift be enough to create a significant improvement?

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

You should get a great results with a 4-5mm lip lift procedure.  I would recommend that you visit with a board certified plastic surgeon in your area to discuss the procedure in more detail.

Harry V. Wright, MD · Answer

That's a very important consideration! I feel that 5-6 millimeters of lift would give you a nice result in repose and look natural when you smile. Your surgeon should discuss postoperative laser treatment of the scar with you, which (if necessary) really helps it to hide nicely. I make this option available to all of my patients.Best wishes!  Harry V. Wright MD, Sarasota, Florida

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

As a general rule, one should never remove more than one-third of the philtral distance between the base of the nose and the lip. A 5mm removal should be sufficient.

Robert E. Zaworski, MD (retired) · Answer

The incision is made at the base of the nose to avoid an unnatural look.  A conservative lift of 4 to 5 mm should work nicely for you.

Bryan Mendelson, MD, FRACS, FACS (retired) · Answer

With
a lip lift you must be careful how much the upper lip is lifted as the lift obtained is
only of the central part of the lip, while the corners remain unchanged.

For
this reason, if there is excessive central lift, the configuration of the lip  changes and can end up with an unattractive rabbit type lip!

Reducing
your lip to12 mm. is the absolute shortest lip you should consider as the lip
appearance has to balance with the face. You would need to have a facelift at
the same time, to make the face younger to allow younger lips to look natural.

The
scars of a well done lip lift incision under the nose heal so well that further
improvement is not possible.

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