How Can I Fix My Droopy Mouth Corners?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in an extended corner mouth lift for my downturned mouth. One year ago I had a corner lip lift procedure done in Dallas Tx. Unfortunately it did nothing to help my droopy dog problem.

A: What you previously had was not a corner lip lift. It was a lateral vermilion advancement, which can create some increased lateral lip fullness, but is not intended to provide any corner lip lift. The cutout pattern used had no chance to create that effect. To achieve that type of mouth corner change the cut out pattern must resemble that shown in the attached imaging.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon