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Important Correction!
All of the question marks in my review are because I put specific emoji's in there and now I see that Real Self's techie guy doesn't recognize my emoji's so I end up looking like an indecisive idiot stating one thing then looking bi-polar with the multiple question marks! And unfortunately they won't let me go back and edit it out! It's very exasperating that they would choose to put in question marks verses just putting in nothing.
Regardless ~ I hope I was able to be of some help to all of you beautiful ladies and gentlemen. I'll try again to post pics today!
I genuinely appreciate all of the beautiful women...
I genuinely appreciate all of the beautiful women on this site that gave of their time and revealed private and very personal photos for the sake of women like me who obsessively researched and explored the novel idea of getting a Lip Lift done.
I had literally never known such a thing could existed and I feel that I'm pretty well educated in the aesthetic arena being that I am an Aesthetician. But I always knew that I did not like how long my face was, I just didn't realize such a procedure existed that could literally shorten my face so dramatically!
Enter Dr. Talei! ????
So I labored hard on which PS was the absolute, undeniably BEST, most qualified...and who's artistic appeal mirrored my preferences so that I knew we were on the same page in regards to my aesthetic desires.
Keep in mind ~ I was willing to fly anywhere!
At the end of the day ~ Dr. Talei ended up being "The One" to go to for this particular procedure!
It's imperative that women understand how one millimeter off can ultimately ruin a perfect outcome so you must never settle or compromise when it comes to your face or Plastic Surgeon.
So my thorough and relentless research led me to Dr. Talei! Absolute God ~ send!
??????
His office in Bev Hills is basically equivalent to an art museum with high tech equipment everywhere. Immaculate and O.C.D clean throughout - it was above and beyond what I expected.
The moment I met Dr. Talei ~ I felt instantly at ease. He did not have one ounce of an air of superiority about him ~ he was actually very laid back, down to earth and quite handsome!
I liked him instantly and I felt great chemistry with him within minutes of being in his presence.
The procedure ~ I will not lie to any of you. ????
The numbing shots hurt. But as soon as they were felt - he was done. Yet it was enough to make my eyes water. And I did bruise subtly around my jawline and this was from those shots I believe. When evaluating my philtrum - he stated he thought he should take 7.5 off but I felt like it wasn't quite enough so he compromised (thank God) and he took 8 mm off. He's exceptionally good eyeballing you - he'll tell you the measurements off the top of his head and then he'll measure it with his tool = and be DEAD ON! ????
I was elated that he agreed to 8 mm because I know my face and what I like and I knew that I needed that much off and I would not be okay if I had gone to a different surgeon and he was super conservative! I've read endless reviews where girls have had to do revision after revision because their PS was tooooo conservative!
I told Dr. Talei ~ I want to be One & Done!
So I am very grateful and relieved that he actually got it right THE FIRST TIME!
Thank God! ????
So after the very short lived procedure, which was quite entertaining as he kept me amused the entire time all the while putting in work... it was over within 20-30 minutes and throughout - no pain.
But as soon as it ended.... here came the pain! But I was tough. I stuck to my guns. And I did NOT take one pain pill. Nothing!
AND I drove home. And it took me 5.5 hours because of the Cali traffic!
I remember I stopped at Panera and I used the surgical mask (thank God) Dr.Talei gave me one and I got a turkey croissant and I could barely open my mouth to bite into it.
When I finally got home ~ I applied medi honey and I used my Red Light Therapy machine to help with the swelling. I didn't start icing until the next day and it made a huge difference!
4 days later ~ I was back in Dr. Talei's office to remove the stitches! He was so wonderful to take mine out then cuz I didn't want to leave them in too long! I think he may have even come in on his day off! One thing I will say is that every time I texted him ~ he always responded immediately and when I needed to get in to see him - he always fit me in!
That's so crucial that you have a PS that continues to make you a priority regardless of it being before the procedure OR after.
I'm going for my follow up with him this upcoming Monday. I have a laundry list of questions for him and I'm hoping he'll give me steroid shots! ????
Right now I am almost 4 weeks out.
My upper lip is still swollen as well as my philtrum and my nose a bit.
The only uncomfortable part is the philtrum.
It's stiff and very hard to the touch. My Cupid's bow is much prettier, I just wish my swelling would go down like yesterday! My incision is healing - it's not entirely gone yet but I am using this great scar gel called Biocorneum. The area around my incision is still red but hopefully that will diminish soon!
I just want my upper lip to diminish in swelling and for me to be able to smile!
Right now my smile is still tight, restricted and I look like a chipmunk when I smile. Hopefully that will disappear soon!
I'll keep you posted on my outcome and as it evolves... God bless all of you Angels... ????
I had literally never known such a thing could existed and I feel that I'm pretty well educated in the aesthetic arena being that I am an Aesthetician. But I always knew that I did not like how long my face was, I just didn't realize such a procedure existed that could literally shorten my face so dramatically!
Enter Dr. Talei! ????
So I labored hard on which PS was the absolute, undeniably BEST, most qualified...and who's artistic appeal mirrored my preferences so that I knew we were on the same page in regards to my aesthetic desires.
Keep in mind ~ I was willing to fly anywhere!
At the end of the day ~ Dr. Talei ended up being "The One" to go to for this particular procedure!
It's imperative that women understand how one millimeter off can ultimately ruin a perfect outcome so you must never settle or compromise when it comes to your face or Plastic Surgeon.
So my thorough and relentless research led me to Dr. Talei! Absolute God ~ send!
??????
His office in Bev Hills is basically equivalent to an art museum with high tech equipment everywhere. Immaculate and O.C.D clean throughout - it was above and beyond what I expected.
The moment I met Dr. Talei ~ I felt instantly at ease. He did not have one ounce of an air of superiority about him ~ he was actually very laid back, down to earth and quite handsome!
I liked him instantly and I felt great chemistry with him within minutes of being in his presence.
The procedure ~ I will not lie to any of you. ????
The numbing shots hurt. But as soon as they were felt - he was done. Yet it was enough to make my eyes water. And I did bruise subtly around my jawline and this was from those shots I believe. When evaluating my philtrum - he stated he thought he should take 7.5 off but I felt like it wasn't quite enough so he compromised (thank God) and he took 8 mm off. He's exceptionally good eyeballing you - he'll tell you the measurements off the top of his head and then he'll measure it with his tool = and be DEAD ON! ????
I was elated that he agreed to 8 mm because I know my face and what I like and I knew that I needed that much off and I would not be okay if I had gone to a different surgeon and he was super conservative! I've read endless reviews where girls have had to do revision after revision because their PS was tooooo conservative!
I told Dr. Talei ~ I want to be One & Done!
So I am very grateful and relieved that he actually got it right THE FIRST TIME!
Thank God! ????
So after the very short lived procedure, which was quite entertaining as he kept me amused the entire time all the while putting in work... it was over within 20-30 minutes and throughout - no pain.
But as soon as it ended.... here came the pain! But I was tough. I stuck to my guns. And I did NOT take one pain pill. Nothing!
AND I drove home. And it took me 5.5 hours because of the Cali traffic!
I remember I stopped at Panera and I used the surgical mask (thank God) Dr.Talei gave me one and I got a turkey croissant and I could barely open my mouth to bite into it.
When I finally got home ~ I applied medi honey and I used my Red Light Therapy machine to help with the swelling. I didn't start icing until the next day and it made a huge difference!
4 days later ~ I was back in Dr. Talei's office to remove the stitches! He was so wonderful to take mine out then cuz I didn't want to leave them in too long! I think he may have even come in on his day off! One thing I will say is that every time I texted him ~ he always responded immediately and when I needed to get in to see him - he always fit me in!
That's so crucial that you have a PS that continues to make you a priority regardless of it being before the procedure OR after.
I'm going for my follow up with him this upcoming Monday. I have a laundry list of questions for him and I'm hoping he'll give me steroid shots! ????
Right now I am almost 4 weeks out.
My upper lip is still swollen as well as my philtrum and my nose a bit.
The only uncomfortable part is the philtrum.
It's stiff and very hard to the touch. My Cupid's bow is much prettier, I just wish my swelling would go down like yesterday! My incision is healing - it's not entirely gone yet but I am using this great scar gel called Biocorneum. The area around my incision is still red but hopefully that will diminish soon!
I just want my upper lip to diminish in swelling and for me to be able to smile!
Right now my smile is still tight, restricted and I look like a chipmunk when I smile. Hopefully that will disappear soon!
I'll keep you posted on my outcome and as it evolves... God bless all of you Angels... ????
Provider Review
Dr. Ben Talei impressed me with his warm and congenial manner. He is very charismatic and exceedingly educated and experienced in this arena. I chose him for this procedure because he does I believe up to 25 Lip Lift's a week! Experience is everything! He also is a revision specialist so I felt reassured that he would be Uber competent so as to "prevent" another procedure down the line. I respect his honesty - he didn't embellish anything in order to persuade me one way or another and I do believe his modified Lip Lift is the ultimate "key" to preventing an eternal scar at the base of the nose. I'm eagerly waiting for my final outcome and I am so grateful to God that I found Dr.Talei...