Lip augmentation suggestions? 19 y/o African American who is trying to fix my lip shape. Hello to anyone who comes across this. As shown in the photos, I have a thick upper lip and I want to know if something like a lip lift would help me get a more desirable concave shape to the area between the bottom of my nose to the top of my lip. Also while I’m here, I might as well ask what surgeries would help my chin. I don’t like how much it protrudes and I have a deep mental crease. Is there any surgical way to reduce this?
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Hi,
That is a great question. So the truth about scars is, the more tension the skin closure is under, the worse the scar will be. The key to a great lip lift scar is surgical technique. The incision needs to be designed to hide in the crevices and valleys of the nasal base. The closure needs to...
When I do a lip lift, I use long-acting sutures that are self dissolving. These are placed in the dermal layer and usually dissolve in 6 months. Other techniques, use skin sutures across the incision line leaving "railroad track" scars.
Best Wishes,
Gary Horndeski, M.D.
Hi,
You are a great candidate for lip lift. I have found leaving 13-14mm behind looks great, you can estimate what that looks like by pressing on the skin below your nose and measuring the distance! The 13-14mm distance is from the nasal base to top of the upper lip (vermillion border)