Recovery Time for Bullhorn Lip Lift?

The short answer:
Swelling: 1-3 weeks (depends on individual factors and degree of dissection during surgery)Bruising: 1-2 weeksAble to apply makeup: 7-10 days

Thank you for your question. The Lip Lift procedure is
performed to accentuate the size and/or shape of the upper lip by removing skin
from the region underneath the nose. As the distance is decreased between the
nose and the lip, the red lip is 'lifted'. In appropriate individuals,
shortening this distance may impart or restore a more favorable balance to lips
and face. Most women notice substantial progress in their healing and
improvement in their swelling by 1 week. By 2 weeks, most women report that
they feel confident in most social and working environments with the aid of
makeup to conceal any residual early pink discoloration of the scar. However, each person's healing is unique and is influenced by many factors including her aftercare regimen. Full scar maturation is expected to take up to 12 months.

I use absorbable sutures and fibrin glue at the scar line, because so many of my patients are from out of town, I hardly ever get to see them at a week postop to remove sutures.
The key is for the deep sutures to shoulder all the tension. That way there is no distortion of the nostrils or columella and there is minimal need for surface sutures.
Although scars are hard to see even at a week out, and swelling is quickly gone, the lip looks a little overdone until the third or fourth week.
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