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Flattened lip after 3 days of procedure - is this supposed to happen?

SunriseCAApr 7, 2018
Hi, I had lip lift 3 days ago and today the swollen almost gone but my lips flattened a lot than yesterday. Is is spouse to flatten? I want it to look big that’s the purpose of the surgery

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