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My lower lip is big and sagging. What can I do about it? (Photo)

Daniel202Jul 13, 2023
Am 19 years old male I have big droppy lower lip only one who has it in my family I know it has nothing to do with age or genetics seen some younger pictures of my self and my lips where normal but I use to open my mouth alot as a child and I want to know if I had any effect on my lower lip been doing facial excersie for sometime now and I don't know if it's working what should I do?

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Stanley Okoro, MD

Thanks for your question and the photos your provided. When I look at your profile, rather than looking at your upper lip, I am drawn to chin/lower jaw area. It appears as though your lower jaw is retruded/set back. You may want to consider jaw surgery to treat the problem rather than upper lip...

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Zoran Potparic, MD

It looks like lip tissue, mucosal redundancy. There may be some specific tissue like mucosal cyst, lipoma, vascular tissue underneath, obviously benign. Direct excision (removal of the folds) would be one of the options. In person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon is...

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Zoran Potparic, MD

Based on these photos, lips take a dominant presentation on your face. Lip reduction, both upper and lower, would create more balance. Good luck.

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Zoran Potparic, MD

This is a very interesting problem that should be carefully opproached. Reduction of lower lip would definitely help to create more balance. However, asymmetry of the upper lip needs to be properly corrected; reduction of central bulk with augmentation of lateral aspect of upper lip with local...

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