I am 20 yrs old and I've had a thumb sucking habit since childhood. How can I reverse the effects?

Without photos and in-person exam it is not possible to give you any concrete suggestion. However, it is possible to enlarge reduced lip permanently with reconstructive procedure similar to lip reconstruction after cancer. Augmentation may also be achieved using your own tissue (fascia) or ...

Thanks for your question. The answer really depends on what you mean by recovered.  Most patients recover enough within a week to be seen in public, but the complete results can take up to 3-6 months.  Hope this helps you and best of luck!

Wendy.   I appreciate your concern and while physical exam and photos is optimal, it sounds like  you would most likely benefit from lip reduction surgery. The procedure is done in the office, under local anesthesia, and it takes about one hour. Recovery is usually one week, as postop, the lip...

From your image provided it appears as if you have nice size and shape lips.  Id be careful about further surgical modification.  Before and after images may prove helpful.

Thanks for your query .As  you desire it is possible to both reduce and contour your lips while maintaining an ideal ratio in an aesthetically pleasing way.Done  as an  office procedure .Do seek an experienced plastic surgeon discuss in detail and then plan your procedure .

Dear KoiraKoira,From the photos you submitted, it seems as though you would be a good candidate for upper lip reduction surgery.  A consultation would be necessary to confirm if that "extra skin" is actually the wet part of the lip/the mucous membrane showing. If so, a lip reduction can make ...