Will Mouth Widening Surgery Be Permanent?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been just super insecure about my lips for awhile  they’re just not wide and I feel like it just throws my face off. My questions are how much is pricing typically and is this a life long thing or will it go away after awhile. Thanks

A:You are undoubtably referring to mouth widening surgery. I would need to see a front view picture of your face to do imaging to see how much mouth width can be added. Mouth widening surgery creates permanent results but also some small permanent scars as a result. Thus the quetsion is not about the permanency of the increased mouth width but whether the permanent scars to do so are a good aesthetic tradeoff.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon