Asked By:higgles9999 in Te Kowhai, Waikato, New Zealand
I have excessive movement in my upper lip when I speak and smile, namely the nasal base. How will a lip lift impact on this, especially if it is deep plane? Will my smile be limited and may the deep sutures tear if the tissues are being pulled? I am concerned about looking weird, with unnatural pulling. Thanks
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Traditional bull horn lip lifts often removes too much centrally and not enough laterally. There is an extended version of it which pulls up the corners as well as centrally. I believe you would be an excellent candidate for that. It does 4 things: shortens the distance between your nose 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.
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