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Lip and Philtrum - is it possible to reduce philtrum when reducing lips? (photos)

Cool198096Jun 9, 2022
Im 30 Black/Hispanic mix. I have a long philtrum and full lips. I would like to reduce and shape my lips. I want to know if its possible to reduce philltrum when reducing lips?

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Matthew Bridges, MD, FACS

Don't do it. You will regret it later in life (or even right off the bat). You have very nice lips already. Just because someone might agree to do it doesn't mean you should.

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Zoran Potparic, MD

Based on these photos, you seem like a candidate for partial upper lip reduction to achieve more symmetry. Your smile does not show teeth and for that reason you should also consider lip lift. In person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in this type of surgery...

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Yannis Alexandrides, MD, FACS

This appearance of the upper lip is a genetic trace. Some people have just a small cleft, some people don't have it all, and some people like you have a deeper cleft. In my opinion, after looking at the pictures, dermal fillers are not enough to eliminate that, therefore indeed, surgery would...

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