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Lip Lifts

This section of the forum is dedicated to discussions on lip enhancement/augmentation and lip reduction/correction/revision procedures using injectable fillers and/or surgery.
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Lip Lifts

Postby cindy79 » Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:32 pm

I am just discovering lip lifts and feel I need one. Just curious why you don't perform this procedure?
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Re: Lip Lifts

Postby dr. lam » Sun Jun 27, 2010 6:42 pm

Because in 95% of women, they look ridiculous. Most women are very focused on the appearance of the upper lip to the point that they will do many things that afterward they regret. If someone has absolutely no red lip (like zero) and a very elongated upper white lip (with aging) covering their teeth and do not mind a scar that will be slightly visible without makeup, then she can be a good candidate. Anyone else that has a decent red lip but wants it "oh just a little turned up" winds up with a duck appearance. the trick to make a woman look amazing and that will age well for her over time is to focus on the sensuousness of the bottom lip. i know this goes against the grain but you can watch my videos on my philosophy of lip augmentation and suffice it to say that i do a corrective lip job literally almost every other day for you to understand why i hate lip lifts. btw, i have fixed two of them in the last couple of months. hope that is somewhat clear as a start. it is never as clear as my showing you in the mirror in person though.
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Samuel M. Lam, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Re: Lip Lifts

Postby cindy79 » Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:31 am

My upper lip is longer than the 1.1 cm which is ideal. I'm about 1.5 cm and when my mouth is slightly ajar you can only see the very bottom of my two front teeth. I am also only 30 so I hope too much aging isn't the issue here. I notice too that when I talk you don't really see my top teeth and I don't like this. I've read fillers give the duck look and that women make the mistake of getting them when they really need a lip lift. So I'm not sure what I should do to get the aesthetic I am looking for.

I also looked in the video gallery and could not find any that are about lip augmentation.
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Re: Lip Lifts

Postby dr. lam » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:04 pm

actually, the lip lifts create duck city in my opinion. in 90% of the time people look crazy. here are videos on lip augmentation for you:
http://lamfacialplastics.com/gallery2/v ... ne+safety/
what is the answer for you? i need to see you to help you decide. it is not just the absolute lip length, it is the lip length in relationship to teeth and other facial features. sometimes correcting something can lead to other problems.
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Samuel M. Lam, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Diplomate, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Diplomate, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery
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