Best Treatment Post-op for Firmness Deeper in Upper Lip

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Latest answer by Kimberly Lee, MD
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Tags: softer, timing, upper lip

What would be the best treatment to soften/flatten Upper Lip Post-op due to surgery needed to remove a malformation. What is the best time frame to start treatment 2 to 3 weeks after procedure? Thank you.

4 answers to Best Treatment Post-op for Firmness Deeper in Upper Lip

Postop Lip

It is normal for your lip to have a stiff feeling right after an operation, and this can last for a few weeks before starting to soften. Please keep in close contact with your surgeon.

Kimberly Lee, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Lip augmentation after lip surgery

Depending on what was done to your lip to remove the malformation (vessel malformation?), your lips could be swollen for several months. Following the healing period, fillers like Restylane or Juvederm can be used along the border, of the lips, to create the illusion of a pouty lip. If the lip itself requires additional volume, I prefer Alloderm lip implants or silastic lip implants.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Post operative lip stiffness may be amenable to repeated injections of saline

Post operative lip stiffness may be amenable to repeated injections of saline. If the stiffness is due to scar tissue repeated stretching may modify the collagen.

Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist