Can my mouth be enlarged if it is too small?

A small mouth is a common lip shape in real life, and a mouth that is too small can easily affect the face shape and mouth shape, greatly affecting the appearance. A small mouth can also be enlarged through plastic surgery, corrected through cosmetic surgery, and a perfect mouth shape can be achieved through surgical correction. Orthopedic surgery can also be used to adjust the thickness of the lips.

Can my mouth be enlarged if it is too small?

In this case, cosmetic surgery can be used to correct the mouth shape and size. The specific plan needs to be determined by face-to-face consultation at the hospital. After the operation, the patient should eat a light liquid diet and keep the area clean and hygienic. The stitches will be removed in about a week.

Lip Surgery

Lip surgery refers to the process of reshaping your lips to the desired shape. The most common lip plastic surgery procedures include: lip thinning, thin lip thickening, double lip shaping, lip bow shaping, lip bead shaping, etc. Thick and heavy lips require a strip of lip mucosa to be removed in the mouth.

Introduction to the surgery

The shape of the lips varies depending on race, age, gender, genetics and other factors. Generally speaking, men's lips are thick and wide, while women's lips are small and thin. When viewed from the side, the upper lip protrudes slightly beyond the lower lip and is slightly wider than the lower lip. The position of the corner of the mouth is equivalent to the vertical line extending downward from the midpoint of the pupil when the eyes are looking straight ahead. When the lips are in a resting position, the height of the cleft does not exceed 3 mm.

Aesthetic data of the lips of adults: upper lip skin height 20-24.5 mm, skin height from lower lip to chin 10-13 mm, philtrum height 13-18 mm, upper red lip height 5-8 mm, lower red lip height 10-13 mm, lower lip to chin-lip groove height 42-47.5 mm.

The most common lip plastic surgery procedures include: lip thinning, thin lip thickening, double lip shaping, lip bow shaping, lip bead shaping, etc. Thick and heavy lips require a strip of lip mucosa to be removed in the mouth. Thin lips are created by cutting a strip of skin off the edge of the upper lip to make the red lips everted and thicker, while also forming a noticeable lip bow. Obvious protruding lip bead requires reconstruction using local red lip tissue. In addition, the excessive length of skin between the base of the nose and the red lips (medically known as white lips) can also be corrected through surgery. After lip surgery, the swelling will recover quickly after a short period of time and generally will not affect diet and lifestyle.

The medical name for thick lips is lip polyps. Human lips are turned outward, exposing part of the mucous membrane. If the lip mucosa bulges outward more obviously, the lips will be too thick, giving people a simple and honest impression. People who like to chase fashion know that thick lips once became a symbol of sexiness. If the mucous glands under the lip mucosa proliferate and hypertrophy due to stimulation for various reasons, they will tend to fall downward under the action of gravity. When talking or smiling, the lip muscles in the normal position will contract, forcing the mucosal tissue in the fallen area to sag and evert, which will cause a double lip deformity.

The most ideal way to correct double lip deformity is lip plastic surgery. This plastic surgery is not very complicated and can usually be performed in an outpatient clinic. Taking the upper lip as an example, an incision with an aesthetic arc is designed to make the lip bead of the upper lip obvious after lip plastic surgery to add beauty. After infraorbital nerve block anesthesia or local infiltration anesthesia, a spindle-shaped incision is made on the inner side of the lip. The width of the lip mucosa and submucosal tissue removed should be based on the beauty of the lips after surgery, generally 4 to 6 mm, and the longitudinal sections of the two incisions should be at a certain angle. After removing a piece of mucosa, plastic surgery and suture are performed to make the thick lips thinner.