Who would NOT be a Good Candidate for a Lip Lift? - Dr. Gary Linkov

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What makes for a bad candidate in regard to a lip lift procedure? Dr. Gary Linkov has an answer to this, and many more questions in the Face Facts podcast episode where he consults his patient on lip lift.

Lip enhancement is, broadly, any procedure that augments or improves the appearance of the lips. Lip enhancement can be temporary or permanent, reversible or irreversible, and localized or generalized depending on your goals. How you feel about your appearance and the changes you wish to make will help determine whether you will benefit from lip enhancement surgery and if so, which type would suit you best.

Dr. Gary Linkov is an experienced facial plastic surgeon with extensive skill and talent in facial artistry. Whether you are considering some non-invasive cosmetic injections to smooth away age lines or want to explore more permanent rejuvenation options, meet with Dr. Linkov. You will get a personalized consultation to discuss your goals and desires for improving your appearance. Dr. Linkov, or Dr. Gary as many of our patients refer to him, will listen and give you his recommendation for treatment. Whatever you decide, you can trust that you are incapable, skilled hands when you choose us for your facial cosmetic procedure.

Who would NOT be a Good Candidate for a Lip Lift? - Dr. Gary Linkov

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[karmakween]

I might win the longest upper lip length for women. Two centimeters or greater with very little vermilion visible.
I don’t have marionette lines. Instead, the skin at the corners of the mouth has lengthened with age giving constant appearance of a frown.

Questions:
Is there a maximum amount of tissue that can be removed in a bullhorn lift procedure?
With greater than 2cm of length would a revision/second surgery be an expectation to achieve 1cm to expose vermillion?
Is a mid facelift the likely solution to raise the outside corners of the lips?
Can a revision rhinoplasty be performed in conjunction with a lip lift? (Open rhinoplasty and the sides of the nostrils were cut and have a different appearance. The exterior edges don’t blend into adjacent skin.)

[vivianhoang]

Thanks for a video. Can you before and after photos?

[gemum]

Dr. Linkov, please perfect the endonasal lip lift and you will have the hoards running to your office. 

We discuss this all the time in forums. It's not so much the scar that bothers people about the bull horn lift, it's the downward trajectory of pull on the soft columella which you know what that does - all kinds of unattractive things, think "cat" nose, sill changes, nasal show, hanging columella, not to mention a loss of holding power. 

And to counter that effect by suturing to the nasal floor can create an unattractive cantilever effect resulting in a decreased nasal labial angle (AKA duck lip look).

The endonasal lip lift is currently really being looked at for many reasons and still needs some careful explanation so no one screws it up.

While all surgery is a work in progress dependent on the patient's structures and the sharing of information in the field of surgery, there are some ideas that are coming onboard, tweaks that are becoming more apparent for producing even better outcomes.

[theardst]

I want the lip lift done (as well as my mother and friend) and at rest with an open mouth you can’t even see my top teeth. my philtrum is long, and my upper lip has a large surface area, which is quite annoying. At rest my top lip lays more horizontal than it does vertically, and when I smile the top lip tucks inward even more giving me the appearance of having no top lip... I’ve looked in the mirror and pulled the skin slightly above my lip to mimic shortening the philtrum and i think this surgery would yield great results. (My friend also has the same issue with her lip)

However my mother has a long philtrum and a smaller surface area on her actual lip, if she was to get this procedure done, would she still get desirable results or would you suggest she tries a different route to shorten the distance? I feel like fillers would be too heavy on her face and would weigh her lips down instead of shortening the distance. Or would you recommend her to get fillers to enlarge the lip and then get an upper lip lift as well?

I would love a response! Your work is amazing and I’m definitely interested in a consultation!!

[sirui]

I would think an unsuitable candidate is also someone who already has a natural opening between the lips that can only be deliberately closed, , , especially causing the chin to wrinkle.

[abru]

alguien me lo puede traducir al español? es muy interesante pero no entiendo