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“Lip Lift Surgery - Boston, MA”
Spent: $3,000 in Boston, MA
I am 38 yrs old and decided to have this done because my upper lip covers my teeth and it is something I hate about myself because I don't laugh, I just smile because if I laugh, it seems I have no teeth. Needless to say I was teased alot. Had this done hoping my upper teeth will show enough to avoid having lumineers.
I was nervous, still am. I am in my 3rd day, I have a lot of swelling, no pain. I only had to take pain killers the first day. I have read alot about the scarring and started to apply aloe with vitamin E on the scar to help it heal naturally and hopefully, end up with no scarring whatsoever. I rate as good because I don't know the outcome yet. My nostrils look uneven but that is how they were, it's just the swelling magnifies it 10 times.
Updated on 4 Apr 2011:
Went to get my stitches removed today... a bit painful. I am still swollen but not as much as I was before. THe past week has been very scare for me since I was afraid I would end up looking like a duck.
Updated on 8 Apr 2011:
It is the 11th day... my lip is looking good but I believe I am still swollen. I am very nervous now because my daughter keeps saying I look like someone punched me and she mentioned something about my nose. I looked at a picture of me before and after and I can see a difference in the direction of my nose, in the area between my nostrils. I thought my nostrils were weird before but this is something else. I have sent an email to the doctors office asking for their opinion, if this is just swelling or if he stitched me up wrong and if so... how can this be fixed.
Updated on 11 Apr 2011:
It's been 2 weeks now and I am feeling more at ease. The swelling has come down alot and I know I still have swelling around my nose which should be coming down within the new few weeks. I have to say if your teeth are tiny like mine, this will not do anything for you so for me, it was not worth it. I will still have to have lumineers done hopefully, next year. My lip looks nicer then before but it has been an emotionally draining experience for me. I was told by the surgeon on my consultation that my teeth would show after this was done but on the day of the surgery he told me it would be minimal. At that point in time I should have not gone ahead with it but I had such high hopes that I did it anyway.
Updated on 16 Apr 2011:
Feeling down, ppl have told me I look "weird". I could take "different" but "weird" to me sounds like some kind of freak show. I look different, I wanted to change my lip, not my look. I can't pin point it but it's somewhere around my nose area and also my lip changed at the corners which I am now considering the corner lip lift or botox to even it up.That might me one of the things I am also noticing. If you have tiny teeth like me, this isn't worth doing. I'm hating the choice I made, really am. This didn't solve my issue, it just created a new one. Always trust your gut instinct. Learned the hard way. For fuller lips, I would have done something different. I just wanted to have a smile, have my teeth to show but as they say sometimes the remedy is worst than the illness itself.
Updated on 21 Apr 2011:
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My Doctor: Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD
My rating:
Dr. S has a casual way of addressing your concerns but he was very professional onthe day of surgery. He makes you feel at ease somewhat, as if this is just something minor, no big deal type of thing. I can't rate his work yet...but will do so with time.
Hi lip,
Welcome to the Lip Lift community. Well, I have to say, based on your pictures, and even swollen, you don't look like a duck at all. Did you mention to your doctor today when you had your stitches out that you had some concerns? Let us know in a few days if the swelling has gone down and how you are doing.
Thanks so much for your review,
-Britt
Thanks for your review. I did mention my concerns to him and he said I was still swollen so it would look normal in a couple of days. He said the incision is healing nicely. I am also relieved I don't look like a duck lol...I will post a new picture next week. I am not sure how much of my teeth will show, right now I don't see any difference, I had high hopes but I'll see next week.
Yes, please do update us next week. Patience and waiting sucks, I feel you, I hate waiting. Can't wait to hear how everything is next week.
Thanks,
-Britt
your lips are beyond BEAUTIFUL.
Hi Lip2011,
congratulations!! Woww, it looks great. But you have to be more patient! But it does not look weird at all, it looks great and I can not even see a scar...wow.... in 10 days I will get my lip lift...and your pictures give me hope...the doc wants to remove 8 mm. I hope it is not so much.
Congratulations on your lip lift! I had a lip lift also about two weeks ago,I totally understand when you said that the experience is emotionally draining. By the way, I was looking at your picture, and the one that shows the before and after picture of your nose. I am no expert, but just want to put my two cents on my own experience. I think what might have happened to you is that your doctor have sewed your philtrum sideways to the center of your nostrls. It happened to me too. I had to go to my doctor and ask him to redo three days after the surgery. According to my doctor, the nose is untouched during the whole surgery, but for some bazzar reason, he sewed my mouth sideways, which made my nose look crooked. I don't know if you are happy with your nose now. If not, you should talk to your doctor again, or ask another surgoen for a second opinion... Good luck!
Thank you for your comment and have a great one!
Is the skin direction problem much better now? Could you update?
Zoe
It is so much better now, I saw pictures of myself from before and it was slightly deviated. I think from a car accident I was involved in a looong time ago but the swelling just made it so much more visable. I can say I am back to normal. Took some time, was traumatized for a while lol. Now the scar is visable. The scar can be seen on one side only, the other side is very nice. At this point, I am thinking about going to a tatoo place where they can "color" in the scar since it's whiter then my skin so they can put in a color that blends in. I would not recommend my surgeon though.