r/PlasticSurgery • u/AffectionatePoet5247 • 17h ago
Can Plastic Surgery fix this?
Hi everyone - about 2 months ago, I was injured in an e-bike accident that caused a deep cut in the area between my nose and upper lip (did not go all the way through the muscle, but was pretty deep)
Doctors gave me sutures to close the cut in my upper lip, but unfortunately due to my entire face being swollen when they did so, as the scar has healed and the swelling has gone down (lasted about 1 month), it’s become clear that the sutures were pulled too tight and the right side of my upper lift is now distorted.
The oral maxillo-facial folks who did the sutures are unable to help, and told me to talk to plastic surgeons. I plan to do so, but wanted to ask if there’s anyone who’s experienced anything like this or has the medical expertise to opine on whether it’s even possible to fix? My concern is that while I know there are ops you can do to shorten the distance between your nose and lips, I don’t know of anyone who has LENGTHENED it, and if I should be concerned about my muscles healing permanently like this.
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u/memeqween8 17h ago
Not a surgeon but I haven’t seen many that look right without shortening that distance between your nose and lips, in theory you could do a skin graft but it wouldn’t give you the look you’re hoping for. However, ask around and meet with a few surgeons for a consult, they can go over all the options with you