The aging process also affects the lips, leading to a droopier appearance with time. Our lovely patient was concerned by the overhanging appearance of the central portion of her upper lip especially with smiling. Her after photos are seen very early after a upper lip reduction surgery. All incisions are on the inside of her mouth, and as you can see, there is minimal downtime.
Our beautiful patient is seen 7 months following functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery., and one month following upper lip reduction surgery. She had chronic nasal obstruction and she was dissatisfied with her crooked, wide nasal appearance and her bulbous droopy tip. The rhinoplasty techniques we used included a columella strut graft to support her tip, and a left spreader graft to aid in nasal straightening, and bilateral lateral crural strut grafts to support her congenital external nasal valve collapse, and alarplasty to narrow her nostrils. We also performed a turbinate reduction. You can see a narrower nasal appearance in her bridge tip and nostrils, and on profile, you can see that her nasal tip is no longer droopy.
She also has a history of silicone injections to her lips performed elsewhere. He was dissatisfied by her overcorrected and lumpy upper lip appearance. We performed an upper lip reduction surgery in the office with local anesthetic, and one month later, you can see a natural looking upper lip appearance. She has a small bump in her right lower lip that will be addressed soon.
Our handsome 21 year old patient was self conscious about the appearance of his lower lip. He felt that it was droopy, and that there was too much pink mucous membrane showing while his mouth was open. These photos demonstrate a natural looking lower lip appearance 10 months after lower lip reduction surgery. His scar is invisible on the inside of his lower lip, and you can see less droopiness and less pink mucous membrane showing.
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