Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

POSTED UNDER Lip Lift Reviews

I Finally Did the Lip Lift - Sugar Land, TX

UPDATED FROM the perfectionist
2 years post

Liplift at the Sugar Land not worth it and left a nasty scar!

the perfectionist
$2,000
So finally I'm posting this update as I did 2 revisions for lip lift with the same doctor which I shouldn't have! He is not sensitive about my concerns and in my head I thought he is the only doctor that does that straight line suture across which I thought would be less scaring and I was wrong. The only time I didn't scar was the first one which he didn't take a lot of skin off so there was not a lot of tension on the insicion. However on the second and third time around I was left with a scar that was a raised hipertrophic scar "white raised line" it was horrible I tested it Within sfracello laser, cortison injections, and needeling! Anyways I finally started researching scars and how they form and bla bla come to find out that straight clean suture that I liked that dr H does is not enough for the tension so it will open and cause a scar from the pulling when talking and laughing etc. so I found another doctor that is experienced in scar revision and has these different type of sutures that are so strong and more stretchy " I forgot the name of that type of sutur" lol. Anyways I just did the scar revision with that other Doctor in a Dallas and I will be posting the whole updates in another treatment post that way I can give credit to this other doctor. I will also be posting pictures.

the perfectionist's provider

Gary M. Horndeski, MD

Gary M. Horndeski, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.6 | 319 Reviews
PROFILE

the perfectionist rating for Dr. Horndeski:

Overall rating
Doctor's bedside manner
Answered my questions
After care follow-up
Time spent with me
Phone or email responsiveness
Staff professionalism & courtesy
Payment process
Wait times

Replies (4)

November 1, 2016
Ughhh! I'm so sorry! My scar is much worse, but every time I make an update on here, I get bullied by peoplt saying it looks fine! Ha! Everyone can see and my nose is completely different. We had the same doctor.
November 1, 2016
I just went to check put your pictures, i don't think my scar is better than yours Bc when I take a picture u see 2 white lines under both nostrils and they are raised lines it was horrible. But maybe ur pictures don't really show how severe your scar is! Whether it's better or worst no one should have the right to tell u it's fine or ur over expatriating u justbwant that scar to go away specially when it's on your face! Well I will be posting something in the next 5 to 7 days I just did the scar extraction by this doctor in Dallas and so far it looks like it will be good but still swollen and the suture is under the glue he put on it so there would be less tension and less risk of infection and so on. If everything goes well u should give him a chance to fix it :). Have u tried needeling on your scar? That helped me just a little in breaking down the scar tissue
November 1, 2016
I sent you a pm so I can send you pics. Please tell me who this dr is! And how it looks so far. My main concern is my nose, scar second :( I hope it worked for you!!!
November 2, 2016
I replied back to you :)
January 7, 2017
Hi, could you tell please how much time gone from your operation , and how is your nose now , is the shape of it returned or not ?? I ve just done this operation and my nise is compleatly differant
November 2, 2016
Thank you so much for your update!
I'm so sorry you have to deal with the scar but I hope the new doctor can help you with that. Can you post the name of the scar revision MD?
Considering your experience, what advice would you give to a person considering lip lift procedure?
November 2, 2016
I will post the doctors information ina different post so I can give him credit for his work :) I just did the revision October 31st. So I still have the stitches and glue swelling going down but I'm the next 2 days I will post a new thread post about this experience
November 7, 2016
Thank you for the update. I hope you get the results you're looking for with the scar revision. looking forward to that update as well.
BLESSINGs
November 7, 2016
Thank you :)
October 19, 2017
I hope that as time passes, the scar will improve. My own scars (not from lip lift) take years to get better.
UPDATED FROM the perfectionist
1 year post

second lip lift

the perfectionist

Replies (3)

User Avatar
July 18, 2015
Really curious to see updates over time, I had a lip lift with Dr. Horndeski as well & am likely going to get a revision to achieve my desired results. Before you got the 2nd procedure done, how was healing for you at that point? Your last healing update was 3 months post-op & I'm curious how things turned out scar wise, as well as any nostril distortion? I'm approaching 6 months post-op but think I might wait a little longer for the revision too.
User Avatar
July 18, 2015
How is everything dear.
User Avatar
August 16, 2015
Hi there, how are you healing? I'm about to have my second lip lift so thank you for your postings - very helpful!
UPDATED FROM the perfectionist
1 year post

After 1 and half years I finally did the revision

the perfectionist
Yesterday I took more skin off about 4mm also Dr. Horndeski took a little more from the corner of my nose to lift the lip corners. this time around was way more painful then the first time not sure why! and the swelling is far more noticeable. my nostrils did grow and my nose kind of looks like a pig nose however reading the previous reviews of people this happened to some of them and it subsided in a couple of weeks so I will wait and be patient, I cannot say how it looks yet b/c I'm very swollen today is the second day, and Monday in 3 days I go to get stitches out. I'm optimistic though just have to be patient :). another thing is that I though the revision would be free but I ended up paying $1500 which is OK as long as I get the look I want, but make sure to be clear on how much would the revision cost should you need to take out more skin.

Replies (0)