Hello! Im not sure if there is a relation but I had jaw surgery (Korea v line jaw surgery) & braces. Ever since then, my lips look droopy in the corners & philtrum looks longer. I had lip fillers done to make it look less longer which helped a little but I was wondering if a lip lift would be better or just Botox in the DAO would be good enough for the corners? I also have a gummy smile so I was wondering if getting botox for that would also cause the philtrum to look longer? Thank you!
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Corner Lip Lifts are designed in order to elevate an otherwise drooping outer corner of the mouth. In your case, a regular liplift would accentuate the “buckteeth look” but the Corner Lip Lift would definitely fix it. Dr. Randal Haworth is the world's premier expert in lip reshaping surgery and...
A lip lift does 4 things: shortens the distance between your nose and upper lip, increases the mucosa of the upper lip, increases the incisor show and pulls up the corners. You may be a candidate. I would need a photo with your mouth relaxed.
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Fillers unquestionably would be the appropriate option for optimal improvement of lip definition, enhancing the Cupid's Bow and philtrum, providing volumetric enhancement, etc. Botox can help for gummy smiles and for lip lift that would provide some improvement in the upper vermilion border. You...
