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Do you perform alar base reductions with lip lift?

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?

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5 mm ajar reduction is pretty substantial. I assume you will be awake during the surgery and can give your opinions. During the procedure. I perform one side first and then give the patient a mirror before I start the second side. You can look at it after the first side is done and decide if 5...

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