The corner of the lip lift is done on the skin portion next to the corner of the lips. With this procedure their will be an incision that will be visible at the junction of the white and red portions of the lips. It can elevate the corner of the lips to make the lips more symmetric. A lip lift under the nose is another way to make the lips more symmetric with a less visible scar as opposed to the corner lip lift. Also, sometimes the asymmetry can be due to the decreased appearance of the red lip area. To evert the red lip sometimes mucosal advancements are needed to show more of the red lip and volumizing procedures may be needed as well to create more symmetry. All of these options are more permanent than the temporary fillers.
Sometimes the lips are asymmetric due to the connection of the lip to the surrounding bone. More specifically it can be due to the way the lip is attached to the area around the nose and the bone in this area. When the attachment of the lip to the nasal bone area is asymmetric the lips can appear different on each side. This condition may require attaching the lip and the muscles of the lip higher around the nasal bone area. This is a more complex situation.
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Dr Young specializes in Facial Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
Apparently there is a log of buzz regarding Stephanie Pratt’s Plastic Surgery. I personally think she looks great. Based on the pictures I think that she might have had some refinement of her nose which looks very well done. She also might have had some lip enhancement with injectible fillers (restylane / juverderm / perlane / cosmoderm / collagen). Whoever did her lip injections did well. Many hollywood stars are getting their lips changed in a way that doesn’t enhance their looks in my opinion. You can see my theory on facial beauty at this link: http://www.drphilipyoung.com/pdf/circles_of_prominence.pdf. This can be found on my website: http://www.drphilipyoung.com/harmony.html. Most stars get their lips enlarged so that the upper lip is close to the size of the lower lip. If you take a look at someone next to you, what you will notice is that most of the light is directed at the lower lip. Hence the most attention shouldbe on the lower lip. This can be seen in Stephanie’s photos as well. You never want to make the upper lip the same size as the lower lip. The attention is taken away from the lower lip and ends up breaking up the balance in the mouth region. The upper lip should be half the size of the upper lip at most. The highlight of the puckering should be no more than 3 iris widths (the colored portion of the eye) otherwise the viewers mind will interpret the lip as being too big.