Lip Lift: Still Healing, but Very Pleased - San Francisco, CA

I was originally interested in having a linear scar removed on the left side of my nostril from a biking accident. I had not heard of a lip lift, but upon reviewing sites for scar reduction, I came across Dr. Ransom and reviewed his work with cleft lips. My reasoning was that a doctor who performs this type of reconstructive surgery would possess a greater knowledge of facial features (particularly the mouth and nose area) and/or perhaps a greater level of artistic vision. I scheduled an appointment with him to discuss scar revision as well as a lip reduction. He explained the limitations of scar revision for my particular scar and suggested a lip lift that would reduce the length of my scar and the space between my lips and nose. Overall, I am pleased with the lift in the midsection of my lip, but in hindsight would have discussed Dr. Ransom removing a bit more on the sides. My healing process has been up and down, and am in active remediation of my scar (which is a bit raised). Hopefully, my next kenolog injection will reduce some of the lumpiness in areas and detract a bit more from the original scar I wanted removed. I do know that the healing process requires patience, and I have loads...But, I periodically review pictures of other scars with similar procedures, and often question my decision to reduce the appearance of one small scar, only to have another spread across my face. I am remaining positive though, because I do believe I made a good decision choosing Dr. Ransom.

Hi there,

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