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Lip Lift - Very Happy with the Results!
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I had a lip lift in 2006 and wanted to share my...
WORTH IT$850
I had a lip lift in 2006 and wanted to share my good experience with the procedure.
I naturally have nice "big" lips...but I felt the distance between my nose and upper lip was alot. Didn't like how I could not see my teeth when I parted my lips. And to be honest, I am quite thin with a narrow face and I figured by lifting my lip, somehow it would not make my face look so long and narrow.
My doctor explained the scars will be minimal and they will be underneath my nose. I made an appointment right away.
The entire procedure was less than an hour and I was awake during the whole time. They stitched me up and sent me home. I did not experience much pain. Although I was VERY swollen. My cheeks, nostrils and lips were HUGE...LOL.
Below are photos before & after. I gotta say, I look different...My face literally changed for the best! I was quite surprised how much my face changed. It doesn't look as narrow...
Now, the scars did remain for a long time. I actually went back to my doctor almost a year after and (nicely) told him how I did not like the scar it left underneath my nose. My doctor was very kind and actually gave me several laser treatments underneath my nose(at no charge).
One other thing to keep in mind, the corners of the mouth aren't necessarily "lifted" just the upper lip.
I am VERY happy I had the lip lift procedure! I was 37 years old at the time(I am now 41).
UPDATED FROM InSoCal
It's June 2010...It has now been 4 1/2 years...
It's June 2010...It has now been 4 1/2 years since my lip lift procedure. I still do have some small "red" scars under my nose. I cover them easily with makeup though. Overall I am happy with the results (I am now 41 years old).
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June 15, 2010
Thanks for posting the new pictures. You really were pretty before the lip lift, but that procedure turned you into striking. You are lucky your lips are that full. I really don't see the red under your nose (hard to see in a picture, I know) and I don't see any downturning at all on the sides when you aren't smiling.
As for me, just over 3 weeks and the numbing is diminishing every day, although it still feels like there is a stick of wood just under the bottom of my nose and when I smile it's a teeny bit uneven on the side that has more swelling. (Not worried at all about this because I can feel the swelling on that part)
I now find myself looking at so many people thinking how much better they'd look if they had this done. When I tell people what I did they don't know what Im talking about and they say they never noticed the distance between lip/nose on me before, but agree that I look so much better now.
One last thing, I see that you paid $850 for this. I know it was 4 years ago, but I paid over $4000 for the procedure. I think that's probably the cost of having this done in Beverly Hills. Still - still well worth it. I love people telling me that I look good and asking if I've done something with my hair!
Well it turns out THIS is the last thing for this post - meant to add that for those considering this procedure, you really need to make sure that your mouth isn't too wide or you might get downturned ends/corners to your mouth, since this procedure just lifts the wedge area from nose to lip. I now have tooth show and a cupid's bow, but there is a little downturning but it's fine for me. (Not if I smile.) My doctor told me he wouldn't have done this had I had a wider mouth. Then I think someone would need a corner lip in addition to this, which often produces a noticeable scar which makes me nervous.
October 5, 2010
Hi Mrs - I'm not sure if you're still receiving replies, but I noticed your post re: the lip lift and I'm interested in getting the procedure as well. I've already spoken to Dr. Haworth in Beverly Hills and he thought I'd be a good candidate which is exciting! I was hoping that you might be able to answer 1 question that I have: Did the upper lip lift increase the size of your upper lip? Both Monica and Dr. Haworth said "not really" because they're lifting the muscle underneath the skin as well, so it's literally a "lift" but I've read other reviews where women have stated that it DID increase the vermillion show, which increases the overall size of the lip. I'm really hoping that it does do this but I was hoping you could tell me if you noticed that :) Thank you in advance!
October 5, 2010
Yes, it's funny he would say that because it absolutely increased my vermillion show - but you have to realize for me that as I got older there was barely any show by the time I had the procedure. I used to have even upper and lower lips, and it's back to that now.
What I do now is get a neutral/flesh/blush (you name it) lip pencil and line the upper lip and then fill it in. I especially find this good for the outer part of the upper lip (hope I'm explaining this well) because that part isn't being lifted at all so the pencil makes it look like the vermillion extends there. (It's not that ridiculous phony look you get when people extend their lip liner beyond their lips - this looks normal.)
Good luck! I hope you're as thrilled afterwards as I am. Are you having the sides lifted too? (I didn't.)
October 5, 2010
Meant to add I had the muscle cut and lifted too. Short answer - I have more old lips back, and if anything the cupid's bow is better than ever.
October 6, 2010
Hi! Thanks so much for the feedback! I'm happy to hear that it increased the size and I know exactly what you're talking about with the nude lipliner (an excellent one to try: Clinique Baby Buff liner) My upper lip is average size, but I have almost no tooth show at all - kinda going for the more "Bridgitte Bardot" look and he said that he could do that with the lip lift, but there wouldn't be a lot of increase in size. He did warn me that the recovery is a little more difficult - stating it would take about 2-4 weeks for things to calm down and the numbness would be another few months. I'm really scared about the numbness (afraid the feeling won't come back) - were you conerned as well? I'm not doing the corner lift, only the central. How did you like Dr. Haworth overall? Would it be possible for you to send pics of your before and afters? Thank you in advance!
October 14, 2010
I didn't have Dr. Haworth - I had Dr. Harry Glassman, but I've heard Haworth is very good. I am now over 4 months post-procedure and the feeling of numbness is less and less everyday. The numbness is important because you don't have a completely normal looking smile until it goes away - still no problem mingling with people a week or so after the surgery, but be prepared for it to take 5-6 months for it to go back to completely normal. At least that was for me, having had the muscle cut. (I was told if you just have the skin cut, it stretches back quickly but apparently that did not happen to the woman who first put up this post since she still looks stunning.)
The numbness is weird but I didn't think it was that big a deal as long as you know about it in advance. It was all worth if for the tooth show and the bigger lip. I think you'll be happy. (Can't believe this but I didn't take any close-up before picture, but I know the surgeon did. I'll see if I can get them and I can show them to you.)
September 18, 2010
Thank you for giving so much feedback as I haven't been able to find a lot of good information/photos for this procedure online. The procedure really gave you a beautiful result and looks so natural! Of course you were so pretty beforehand.
I have a long upper lip that is pretty thin, as well as a longer face and was interested in doing this procedure. Do you feel that it effected the shape of your nostrils at all? This is one of my concerns. Also, realistically, when do the scars start looking better and how soon were you able to go back to work or go out in public?
Thank you!
October 14, 2010
@surfgirl...Thank you. I don't feel the lip lift procedure effected the shape of my nostrils. They were wide at first, but that was due to my face being swollen. Overall they look the same as before. As for the scars? In my opinion, the scars were visible for a while. I did cover them up with foundation but I felt they were visible still. Your nose does get "red" and it looks like you have a cold. I had the stitches on for a total of 9 days. While I had stitches on, I didn't leave my house much. I was able to take 2 weeks off from work. I looked fine by the 3rd week. But it really took around 5-6 months for me to feel like my "normal" self.
October 19, 2010
You look amazing and the lip lift turned out lovely! Who was your doctor that performed the procedure?
June 21, 2011
i would like to know the name of the specific doctor you went to. Can you provide that info?
May 30, 2012
Hi InSoCal. Do you mind emailing your doctor's name and address? I live outside the US and will visit CA next October. Wanna get the procedure done. Thank you.
November 1, 2010
Hey lp2009, just sent you a private message. I would love to see your smile with teeth before the lip ift and smile with teeth after the lip lift. My general concern is to have a toothier smile. Right now only a bit of my upper teeth show when I smile so most of my life (I am 28) I have smiled with this blue steel smile lol.
I would love to still have my closed mouth smile but also smile and have a beautiful toothy smile. Is that why you got the procedure done in the first place?
You look great btw. I am soooo scared of visible scars afterwards that is all.
Also, during the procedure were you awake? Did it hurt? Could you hear what was going on??
Thanks!!!
Cant wait to hear from you!
Robyn
I would love to still have my closed mouth smile but also smile and have a beautiful toothy smile. Is that why you got the procedure done in the first place?
You look great btw. I am soooo scared of visible scars afterwards that is all.
Also, during the procedure were you awake? Did it hurt? Could you hear what was going on??
Thanks!!!
Cant wait to hear from you!
Robyn
December 17, 2010
@Robyn...Thanks. I actually do not have many pics of me smiling before (or after my lip lift). The amount of skin the doctor removed was minimal. It did raise my lip slightly but not enough to give me a big toothy smile (I do regret not telling my doctor to remove more). The two main reasons I did this procedure was to have my teeth show a little bit more and just to make my "long" face look to thin. Yes, I was completely awake during the whole procedure & could hear everything. No it did not hurt, you just have this tight & numb feeling for a while. If you do go thru this procedure, be prepared to look swollen for months and have some redness by your nostrils for many months. Good luck!
June 21, 2011
was it hard to smile after the procedure? did it change the way your smile looked? how long until you feel you can smile normally? do you have any before and after pictures smiling? thank you! you look great
UPDATED FROM InSoCal
It has been a year and a half since I posted my...
It has been a year and a half since I posted my lip lift review. I never imagined I'd get so many comments! To be honest, I never thought anyone would even read my post. My procedure was done over 5 years ago. A time when NO ONE even knew what a lip lift was. I find everyone's story interesting and have enjoyed reading all comments. Real Self is such a great forum!
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September 8, 2011
Has anyone ever had Vitrase injected to get rid of lip fillers or if they were too bumpy? Does it hurt?! I'm going to have it done next week and I'm nervous, because I saw some lady's post who said it hurt.
September 8, 2011
Also... i am having the lip lift done in two weeks in Va. I am very nervous about it. If I think I'm going to be nervous thru the procedure, should i get more than a local? Or do they give you strong drugs to make you feel sleepy along with the local? I just do not want to be aware of what's going on. I'm too anxious.
September 9, 2011
@sjgirl...I did not have any "drugs" for my procedure. I was awake the whole time. I wasn't that anxious or nervous about the procedure, so I was okay while it was being done. But since you are an "anxious person" ask the doctor for his opinion.
September 26, 2011
Thank you! I tried looking him up in Torrance and couldn't find anything. Do you know if he's still in the area or know his office's phone # or website?
I appreciate you getting back to me :)
I appreciate you getting back to me :)
September 8, 2012
@InSoCal... I always hated the huge distance between the bottom of my nose & the upper lip! I didn't know until today that there's actually a surgery to fix that. I'm so on board! Can you please send me the name of your doctor in Torrance via private message? Thank you so much!
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Hi,
I would like to thank you for sharing your experience about your liplift. First of all you look great. I also have a long face and the space between my upper lip and my mose is huge. I retained this from my father. I never show teeth when I smile. I 'm going for surgerey on July 14 and while all the reviews I read are encouraging as to the overall improvement I'm very worried about the swelling and how weird I will look for the first two weeks.
My doctor is Rodriguez in Maryland and I trust he is good.
I went through jaw surgery to correct an underbite 3 years ago and I know that the swelling is unevitable and numbness as well. I'm hoping that by end July I will be able to see people normally. Do you think a massage can help reduce swelling? While I'm anxious and worried am very motivated when I read your comments and how you took the time and patience to respond to all the postings and questions.
thank you very much,
Ikram
good poison, this is Sandy from Texas, I haven't been to rodriguez but I had a phone consol with him.. I'm sure you have too. If he did a lip lift one you I'd love to know your results. He talks a good line but talking and doing are to different things. I had a lift done in July 2011 which turned out very bad my lift looks like an extreme tee-pee and Rodriguez acts like he can correct my problem. Let us hear how Rodriguez worked out as I'm sure we all would like to know. Thanks, sandy