Upper lip lift, medialized corner lip lift, lower lip lift - Beverly Hills, CA

Thank you!

Thanks corineje7.

Hi he did do a lower v-y to my lower lip. He is the only one I would recommend as they rearrange tissue on the inside of your mouth and it can go really bad in the hands of someone who has not done many. There are nerves there. It was a lot easier recovery for me than upper lip lift.

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I went to a brow lift post op appointment this past week and I viewed pictures of a new lower lip procedure he invented that does not involve surgery, but raises the lower lip. He injects fat, filler or permanent filler inside the mouth under lower lip and chin and it raises the lower lip and makes it fuller. The pictures I viewed were amazing and it also fills out the chin area and makes face look better. He has a bunch of pictures in his office. I do not know if he named it yet but it may be worth looking into as it helps pull lower lip up without having surgery. Best to you.

It definitely has a name, French if I recall correctly. But alas! I don't remember right now...

Is that the caisson technique or some such thing? You look AMAZING.

Becoming stronger are you asking about the injection procedure? I do not know if it is caisson technique. I am not familiar with that procedure, maybe it is the same. I do not know.

Anna_suisse did you have this new procedure? I love your results. I have a natural indented area above my chin and I think this may be good for me and it keeps the lower lip reinforced and a little fuller.(I hope I am explaining it correctly)

Thank you for your sweet words Becoming stronger. You look great too!

I saw Dr H a few months ago, yes it is the caisson technique that he's recently invented and the description mentioned earlier seems to fit.

I recently had this procedure and it worked great.

Thank you anna_suisse. I feel very fortunate to have found such a good surgeon.

Thank you!

Amazing transformation! How well has the fat from the fat transfer retained and do you feel it made a big difference in your overall appearance? I'm
having a lip lift in May and thinking whether I might add a fat transfer later on.

It made a difference but I believe his surgeries made the biggest difference. I had a partial fat transfer during both surgeries, so in different locations of my face each time. I could not have looked like this just by fat transfer.My mistake was losing weight a year after my fat transfer, and I lost 28 pounds which is significant. So I lost fat all over including in my face. My face still looks fuller but not as full due to losing weight. If you decide to do a fat transfer, I recommend being at a stable weight. I believe most of my lip results were mainly from his surgeries and fat transfer was icing on cake (JMO).
I recommend discuss with your plastic surgeon how he feels about it because fat transfer to lips is difficult to maintain due to the location always moving and every patient is different as some retain the fat while others absorb more of it. Some patients retain more than others. I was told it is easier to retain in face than lips.

Thank you very much for your detailed response. I was actually meaning fat transfer to the face, not the lips, but my surgeon specializes in rhinoplasties and lip lifts, so I would go to another surgeon a year or two later. My thinking is that you can replenish volume in the entire face and very small amounts. After all, we don't just lose one big lump of fat in our cheeks, which is what leads to some of these unnatural looking results we see in Hollywood, IMHO.

I had it in my face and lips, and it looked completely natural after swelling resolved. You just need to be careful who you go to. I don't think you need to do a little at a time with the right surgeon (JMO), and also because it involves liposuction and sedation. Anyone you go to should have hundreds of pictures to show you of their results. Weight gain or loss may affect it just like it affects any area. I think it retains better in the face than lips because the lips have a lot of movement (from what I was told) Good luck to you.

I want to also say that if I did not have the fat transfer I would look really gaunt right now especially after losing close to 30 pounds after. It makes a difference, I just recommend going to someone who gives natural results and you can see it by viewing their pictures.

Thank you very much for your valuable inputs; yes, I will be checking out a surgeon in Geneva (I'm Swiss) who specializes in stem-cell enriched fat transfer. I will make sure to ask for lots of before-and-after pics. I don't tolerate HA fillers very well, so fat seems a good option. Sculptra is also a good one, which has helped my gauntness, but it can't be used all over the face. It's a great procedure for mid face rejuvenation though. xo

I had fat transfer in my philtrum from a different surgeon. Since that procedure, I gained 20 pounds. Not I have a poofy upper lip. I assume there is a connection. I am working now on losing that weight and if I meet my goal, I will post pics so people can see how weight loss affects fat in an area as small as upper lip. (Not vermillion.)

That would be great. I think it affects it when you gain and lose weight. I was told about this before I had it done. I notice changes in my face with 5 pound gain or loss. I do have to say if I did not have these fat transfers my face would probably look a lot different and very gaunt. I think it is a great procedure but you should be at your target weight or you will see changes both ways. I do wonder if part of your philtrum may be a little filler due to having lip lifts on top of fat transfer. Please give an update when you lose the weight and if your face was affected.

Have my surgery tomorrow, have posted a review, full face pics for now but will crop later to protect my privacy. Thanks for all your advice again!

I will check it out. Happy for you!

Thank you.

He calls it a muscle hemming lip lift, but it does not involve cutting any muscle. I also had medialized lip lift:) Thank you.

I know... I mean, how many milimeters was taken on your second lip lift?

Milimiters of skin

Sorry, my reply was for another question. He took around 3mm in the middle and 4mm on sides, I think.

*Did drop*

The second was more of a scar revision. It looked a little better every month, but at around 4 months was the point I felt I could be around close friends without them noticing. It was about a year for everything to completely relax and tightness to go away. At 4 months my internal sutures melted and that helped. The tightness under nose lasted a year, but slowly got better every month. I hope you will be feeling better soon it takes time to heal from these, and if not get another opinion if things don't improve.

Same day.

I looked again and one picture is slightly smiling (cropped now) and why they look different.

Thank you:)

Thank you so much!

Thank you mcat!