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Dear Scruffles, This is completely normal and the swelling will continue to improve If you have concerns, just visit your plastic surgeon for reassurance Best regards, Nima Shemirani
Any injection/ operation on the lips causes extensive swelling. The only way to mitigate this is by aggressive pre and post operative icing. Even with icing ,head elevation and topical and or oral steroids the swelling persists almost unabated for 3-5 days. From 1-2 weeeks the swelling decreases rather dramatically but still persists yet it can be camouflaged. By 3-4 weeks the lips will fel pretty much normal and are 90% of the ultimate size. It is best not to massage and just do oral smiling and puckering to help decrease the stiffness.
The lips are very sensitive and will swell significantly, with the swelling remaining in place for weeks or even months. I always recommend aggressive ice packs after any procedure on the lips. You will have to be very patient and wait for the swelling to recede before you can assess the result.
Fat transfer to the lip causes significant swelling for long time. wait till all the swelling goes away, About 3 months
Dear ex_pa, Is your surgeon easily available? If you can see him, he/she should see you for free as they already operated on you It does sound like scar tissue may be built up and they can recommend exercises or other medical treatments to help you Best regards, Nima Shemirani
Thank you for your question and photo! You can absolutley have a lip reduction! I advise you to seek a board certified plastic surgeon, who preforms these routinely. Best of luck!Dr Dhaval Patel Double Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Chicago Hoffman Estates Oak Brook
I would certainly speak to your surgeon about how your progress is going after surgery and to make sure that you are healing appropriately. After having multiple procedures around the mouth including dermabrasion, facelift, and fat grafting, the swelling can take a little longer than usual to go...