lip reduction • Brentwood, TN

Lip reduction (chelioplasty reduction)

Lip reduction surgery, also called chelioplasty reduction, is a brief procedure to reshape and reduce the lip area. This procedure can be performed on either lip, or both, and while it's more often performed when lips are larger, it can also be used as a corrective for lips that have been increased to excess through fillers and scar tissue from injections.

Usually when the surgery is performed on the lips, the procedure is brief, often less than an hour and performed under local anesthesia. Small incisions are made on the inside of the lip and tissue is removed to decrease the overall size and create a less prominent shape. Dissolvable sutures are carefully placed to ensure symmetry and minimal scarring.