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Lumpy Lip and Uneven Smile After Fat Graft - New York

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I had fat grafted into my lips 12 days ago. The...

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I had fat grafted into my lips 12 days ago. The left side of my mouth (top&bottom)seem normal looking but the right side (top&bottom)are puffier with the bottom right side having hard lumping inside. It is very noticable and it has altered my smile. I can't wear a lip liner because the difference is so noticable. What will happen to me if this stays this way. It does not appear to be swelling. I am very depressed. Thank you for any answers or suggestions.

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Hi, 12 days is still pretty early after lip augmentation and a minilift. However, if the right side continues to stay swollen, small injections of kenelog can help dissolve the fat. I would wait about 4 to 6 weeks more. Best, Dr. S.
Dr. S., thank you very much for your reply. I would like to know if there are any risks of kenelog injection. Some doctors are saying to stay away from steroids, that it could do more damage. Would having the graft removed be a safer route? Would my lips look even again or I'm taking a change with either procedure? Thank you very much for your commets and suggestions.
Do you mean that your OWN fat was injected into your lips? I'll assume that you do. I can't address fat grafts into lips themselves, but I can address fat grafts (my own fat)that I had injected under my eyes. I had these expensive injections done because the skin under my eyes was weak and thin. Unfortunately the grafts, or injections, I had seemed to fade with time. According to a doctor I saw a few years later, my body resorbed the fat. That was a disappointment. I thought the effect would be permanent. But for you this is good news--the problems you had as a result of the injections will fade over time. Last year I had implants put both under my eyes AND in my lips (these implant procedures are fairly new to the US). But I am very happy with the results of my lip implants. I feel they add a whole new dimension to my face as well as make me look younger. They cost about $2200--less expensive in the long run than repeated filler injections into the lips.
Hi I am very interested in getting the implants done in my face like you have. Can you please tell me where you got them done at and what state?
Hi moirai, They were done by Dr. Apostolakis in Austin TX (or an adjacent town, don't recall the name) but his office is on Bee Caves Rd. I highly recommend him. I'm very happy with my under-eye and lip transplants. They make me look a lot younger, esp. the lips.
Thanks for getting back to me. How about underneath your eyes, do they look good and fuller? the implants in your lips do they look real? And it was 2,200 for all of it?
Hi moirai, No, the lips alone were $2200. I don't recall what the under-eyes cost at the moment. If you email me your personal email address, I'll send you some photos--or maybe Trueself has a way I can send you personal photos without me having to post my address and photos publicly. Whatever, I'd be happy to send you some photos.

Thank you so much for all of your advise and help I truly appreciate it. Here is my email address please send me some photos.

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I had a mini face lift and eyes done and at the...

I had a mini face lift and eyes done and at the same time the lips were done. The fat was taken from under my chin. Everything else seems to be looking OK but my smile was my biggest asset before the surgery and now I'm scared.

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