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“Still No Tooth Show - San Diego, CA”
booful
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Spent: $3,000 in san diego
Spent: $3,000 in san diego
I had a lip lift a week ago and so far things look great as in regards to healing process. There is no distortion of any kind and at this point swelling seems at its minimum however my main concern has not been addressed. I went into this hoping for some tooth show when my mouth is relaxed since I had none but there is no difference and I don't understand why. I have seen a few pictures of lip lifts just a few days post and everybody has their teeth showing except me. I understand that time needs to go by but will there be any difference?..it doesn't make sense to think that the lip will shrink and magically my teeth will start showing. I started at about 2cm measuring from the nose to the lip and now I am at about 1cm so I know we cut out enough skin but what is the problem? Anybody has suggestions? Once again, my swelling at this point is at its minimum.
Updated on 28 Jun 2011:
Hi Britt,
Thank you for your comment. I am going back to the doctor tomorrow for the check up so I will inquire about this. My dentist once told me that my upper jaw is short and that is why my teeth did not show. On top of that, my philrum was long, about 2 cm prior to the surgery. So I am wondering if the problem was fixed half way...now the philrum is short but so is my upper jaw and that is why my teeth do not show. It sucks because I am 27 and this type of thing ages my mouth extremely. I will post some pictures in a little while.
Thank you!
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Hi booful,
According to the community it can take sometimes up to 3 weeks before full swelling goes down. Since it's only been a week maybe your lips are still swollen, thus no teeth showing yet. I would give it a few more days. When everything is healed we'd love to see pictures.
Thanks so much for the review and enjoy your week!
-Britt
Yay, Sd2lv,
That's awesome! I'm so glad it turned out as you had hoped. Yes I imagine the first weeks are nerve wracking I would probably feel the same way. Glad everything worked out, enjoy your week!
-Britt
I've heard that paranasal augmentation in conjunction with cheek augmentation can simulate a Le Fort I osteotomy (the jaw surgery in which the upper jaw is advanced to correct the retruded upper jaw we both have.) This (the paranasal aug) in particular might help lift the midface slightly, thus improving dental show.
It seems we have the same issue with the midface, keep checking my profile if you'd like, as I'm going to be tackling this issue and maybe I'll come across something that is helpful to you. Best of luck!
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