I recently had Verafil lip enhancement (about 3 weeks ago). After 6 days I noticed that when I smiled I had a crooked smile and on the same side I could feel the plastic part of the implant. I went to the doctors in which he said to come back in 2 weeks to see if the swelling came down. He said that he never had seen this but it might be from the swelling. I never made it 2 weeks; I went back to him 5 days later and explained that I could feel the plastic implant on my top upper left lip as well. You could see the implant protruding out making my lip very uneven on the top. He smiled to me and said that it was a surgical error and that the top lip implant had buckled. He admitted that it was his fault and that what he could do is schedule me to get them taken out this Friday. Of course he said that he would refund my money and that he was sorry that it didn’t work out. What I’m worried about is the effects of reversing the lip implant. Will I ever have the same smile again? I did my research on the implant and the doctor, however this is a very new procedure, and unfortunately I became his guinea pig.
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Fillers that are permanent in the lips have had issues. Temporary fillers are the most common and popular and have a great history of success. For more permanent options you might want to consider goretex implants, silicone implants, fat injections, the YoungVolumizer, Tissue implants (from your...
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There are several permanent options for lip augmentation, including:
1. Permalip solid silicone implants. These come in 3 sizes, 3mm, 4 mm and 5 mm depending on desired "plumpage."
2. GoreTex. This is a synthetic material that can be implanted, it is generally less predictable and...
Lip implants are not difficult to remove and usually doesn't leave the lips much worst off without the implant since a lot of fibrous tissue usually keeps the lips looking somewhat filled in on its own. You can usually get fillers about a month later.