I've always wanted bigger lips, ever since I was in my teens. I always looked in the mirror and wished I had an upper lip. When I wore lipstick I felt very self conscious that there mostly just lip color on the bottom. I am now 27 and finally just did restylane injections and I am very happy! To eliminate swelling, I started eating pineapple a week before the procedure. I also took bromalan tablets and Arnacia tablets by Hyland. I had no bruising or swelling after the procedure. Updated on 7 Nov 2015: I used a dental block for numbing, this was applied 30 minutes before the procedure. The procedure is not bad. On a scale 1-10 the pain level was probably about a 5. I do have a high pain tolerance. When the needle enters it feels like a bee sting and there is lidocaine mixed with restylane so once it starts injecting into that area you cannot feel it. He used a small needle so I do have about four incesion spots. Fresh pineapple contains bromalan which helps with bruising and swelling. I also took straight bromalan tablets to be on the safe side.
One star for the terrible waste of time this office put me through. They recommended I take accutane even though I didn’t need it and it made absolutely no difference for six months. Really messed with my vitals - gave me high cholesterol. Requires you to get bloodwork monthly and visit monthly just so they can collect. Additionally, I went in to the office ten days before my wedding under stress because my skin was displaying new issues. Dr. Spurlin did not have the patience to deal with a stressed out bride so he walked out in the middle of my 5 minutes with him. Then he made it a point to come back and ask his assistant to leave the room because apparently he was “done with me”. Fairly unprofessional and inconsiderate; not what you’d expect from a real medical professional. I would not refer anyone I know to this man. After doing some research online, I realize that I am not the only patient he has mistreated. He develops an opinion about patients and it is not a professional health care provider opinion. It's a matter of if he likes you or not. Regardless, I never once felt like I was under the care of someone I could trust. It is my fault for not knowing and leaving his care sooner. But I really don't want anyone else to go through a similar or worse experience.
