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Lip Lift - Hollywood, CA
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27 days post
27 days
poril63January 5, 2014
My stitches have not completely disolved and I have those bumbs that I read about. Does anyone know how long it takes for the stitches to completely disolve? My chin is stil giving me the blues but it appears to look a little less bulbous. I am still praying that I will like the results once swelling is gone.
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January 5, 2014
Those bumps along the incision line will go away soon. I had them too. One the Dr's nurse took off on a post op visit. How does your chin profile look ? What did Dr. Baker say about the crease? Did he say the swelling is making the crease worse? I think that if the crease doesn't dissipate, that a chin implant can be added that would cover it. I am not a Dr. but I don't see how that wouldn't help. What do you think?
January 5, 2014
I had a post op follow up appointment with Dr. Baker a week after surgery and my chin was really swollen at the time; so, he told me to give it time for the bone to heal and the swelling to go down before we discuss other options. I opted for an osteotomy because I researched and Dr. Baker agree that an implant will make the crease worse. I'm hoping and praying that, even if the crease doesn't completely go away, the osteotomy has not made it more severe. Dr. Baker did warn me that the osteotomy may not get rid of the crease but felt that it was a better choice over an implant. I have an appointment with him on the 22nd and plan to discuss fillers to lessen the crease because I really feel self conscious and can't wait 6 mos for all the swelling to go down. I am beginning to regret having the chin augmented because while I hated my chin before, I hate it more now. My profile is better than before but, unfortunately, It's the frontal view that I have to look at in the mirror every morning. As far as my lips are concerned, I'm happy with the work but the incision is taking longer to heal than I expected. I can see a few of the stitches. How long does it take for them to go away? Do you think that I should go in to have them removed?
January 5, 2014
If you see the stitches you can probably pull them out yourself. You are not quite a month post op, I would say about 6 weeks. Once I had a stitch that came out years later. It was so weird. I saw something black & thought it was a zit or something. Went to the Dr. & showed him & it was a stitch from a real long time ago. He pulled it out. Is a osteoomy the same thing as a genioplasty?
January 6, 2014
Yes. An osteotomy is a geneoplasty. The bone is cut and moved forward. A stitch on one side is peering out of the insicsion and keeping it from closing. Did you keep your insicion lubricated?
January 6, 2014
If you are talking about my lip lift incision, yes I kept it lubricated with Aquaphor
I didn't have a genioplasty.
January 7, 2014
Iporil63, I know it must be frustrating waiting for the swelling to resolve so that you will have a better idea of your results. Try to stay positive. Rooting for you, and wishing you many blessings. Thanks for sharing.
UPDATED FROM poril63
19 days post
20 -days post surgery
poril63December 28, 2013
I am very happy with LL but still hate my chin. I am extremely scared that my chin will look this way forever. I hate it more than before surgery. : (
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December 28, 2013
My heart just goes out to you, you have no idea. I suspect there is still lots of swelling, but please know that if for some reason what you are seeing does not resolve, there are expert plastic surgeons out there who specialize in surgery to the chin, so I know that you will not have to live with this forever, but I am still praying that it is swelling.
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Thank you