If you don’t show enough teeth while smiling or speaking, or is your lip long and thin you could be a candidate to undergo bullhorn lip lift. It will make sure your upper lift is permanently lifted and augmented.
Description
Day case surgery is performed under local anaesthesia and takes 45 minutes. The patient must consult the physician beforehand. The intervention is quick and long lasting.
First we make measurements to make the optimal plan. After administering local anaesthesia, the surgeon makes a thin incision just below the patient’s nose in the shape of the bullhorn. Then, we remove the pre-highlighted excess skin, lift and evert the upper lift, and stitch the wound. Finally, they apply sterile dressing. Once the surgery is finished, the patient can go home. Any bruising and swelling will disappear within 10 days. After stitches are removed and the wound heals, the resulting scar is hidden in the nasal fold, barely visible.
Postoperative recovery
- Week 1: Rest and cold compressions.
- Week 2: Patient can have normal activities and after day 10 stiches are removed, swelling almost disappears.
- Week 2-8: Applying silicone gel to soften the scar.
- Week 12: Scar is almost invisible.