Do you perform alar base reductions with lip lift?

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Do you perform these procedures together or separately? Is it safe to do them separately? Considering doing them separately would mean cutting through the same incision line more than once?

Tanveer Janjua, MD · Answer

It is not advisable to do both together. The scarring can be extensive. Give at least a year between both procedures. 
Regards
Dr. J

Stephen J. Pincus, MD · Answer

Performing these two procedures together is an excellent way to accomplish two goals at one surgery!
By bringing in less lip upward into the liplift excision, you can accomplish both goals!

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD · Answer

This is one of the very unique things I do.  I've lectured on it several times, and did one today.
The two procedures can be done together, if you know how to do it.

Do you perform alar base reductions with lip lift?

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