Getting 4mm Permalip - Austin, TX

I have been getting Juvederm in my lips for almost 2 years now and I am sick of messing with it so I have decided to get Permalip. I have recently moved to a new city and went to a different injector. She did such a bad job that it was really the push I needed to do the surgery. My normal injector was AMAZING, but it is just too hard for me to drive 3 hours just to get my lips done so I was trying to find someone new and that was a huge mistake.

My surgery is set for this Wednesday (January 25th) and I am extremely terrified. I had gotten Alloderm put in my lips many years ago (they perform this surgery the exact same way) and it has scarred me mentally as the dr I went to was absolutely horrible and I felt the last half of the surgery including being sewn up. When I told him, he just said "can you just wait? I'm almost done". The dr I chose this time is absolutely amazing and very sensitive to the trama I have going forward with this procedure. He has been nothing but kind, understanding and sympathetic with me.

Normally, I get about 1 1/2 syringes of Juvederm in my lips, but we decided on the 4mm top and bottom because I have a very small face and he thinks the 5mm will just be too big.

I have tried to find pics of my lips before I have done anything to them and I hope you can tell the difference because now my lips don't look as small as they used to. I don't know if I have scar tissue or what. I got the filler dissolved recently to do the surgery, and they also look slightly stretched out to me. I am also posting pics of that. Also note that my lips are a little asymmetric and always have been. I just want to make note of that before I get the implant because I know it will not change that.

I will update as I heal along the way. Although I am so scared and nervous, I am also so excited at the thought to not mess with my lips anymore.

I just got home from the procedure. That was not as painless for me as it has been for others! The numbing injections have completely worn off and my lips are THROBING. Going to take my pain meds and rest.

Since I'm feeling so much better today, I thought I should share more about the procedure itself. First of all, I have a VERY high pain tolerance. I've had all 3 of my kids naturally with absolutely no pain meds--just a measure of pain I can tolerate just fine. Let me tell you, this was not pleasant or as painless as I was made to believe. I did not feel the dental block at all. They were completely painless, but the pulling and tugging was horrible. It felt like he was going to pull my lips right off. They said I had a lot of scar tissue in my lips so it was harder than normal. For some reason, the numbing injections kept wearing off so he had to stop 3 times for more shots that he gave in my lips--I felt those just fine. I left the office less than 5 minutes after the procedure and the numbing was wearing off fast. By the time I got to my car, my lips were throbbing in pain. Yesterday was very painful even with medication. Eating and drinking was impossible. All in all, the procedure took about an hour from start to finish. If I were to do it again, I think I'd opt to be asleep.