Would I be a good candidate for a lip lift? (Photo)

If you are thinking about a rhinoplasty and lip lift, I would first do the rhinoplasty have that settle. After that, if the lips are still asymmetric, it a conservative lip lift between four and 6 mm will give you more symmetry and give you more harmony of your nose lip junction.

In this photo your lip is relatively short. But the key is to see you with your mouth open. We want to see if you have tooth show with your mouth open at rest.

We usually do not do rhinoplasty and lip lift together in particular with open rhinoplasty. In your case, based on this photo, it doesn’t appear that lip lift is needed?

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.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Your lips are well shaped and proportioned, very pretty. Your upper lip vertical length is short and youthful. The perfection of your smooth skin is unscarred. Because your lips are shown together, their relationship to your teeth (lip position) cannot be evaluated. On balance, their should be a compelling indication for surgery, but I do not see one. Personal evaluation to examine dynamic as well as static features recommended, and what exactly you want.

I wouldn't typically recommend a surgical lip lift based on your photo. I typically recommend it for patients who have a long distance between the nose and upper lip, which is not present here. In my opinion, filler or fat transfer would be better options here.