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Lip Lift Surgery - Boston, MA
UPDATED FROM lip2011
It's winter....waiting for my skin to even out to get my scar "inked"
$3,000
It will cost me $100.00 and I'm hoping it will go well. Will update once it's set and done. Thanks to all who have commented and good luck!
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June 19, 2011
Hey Lip2011,
Congratulations on your lip lift! I had a lip lift also about two weeks ago,I totally understand when you said that the experience is emotionally draining. By the way, I was looking at your picture, and the one that shows the before and after picture of your nose. I am no expert, but just want to put my two cents on my own experience. I think what might have happened to you is that your doctor have sewed your philtrum sideways to the center of your nostrls. It happened to me too. I had to go to my doctor and ask him to redo three days after the surgery. According to my doctor, the nose is untouched during the whole surgery, but for some bazzar reason, he sewed my mouth sideways, which made my nose look crooked. I don't know if you are happy with your nose now. If not, you should talk to your doctor again, or ask another surgoen for a second opinion... Good luck!
Congratulations on your lip lift! I had a lip lift also about two weeks ago,I totally understand when you said that the experience is emotionally draining. By the way, I was looking at your picture, and the one that shows the before and after picture of your nose. I am no expert, but just want to put my two cents on my own experience. I think what might have happened to you is that your doctor have sewed your philtrum sideways to the center of your nostrls. It happened to me too. I had to go to my doctor and ask him to redo three days after the surgery. According to my doctor, the nose is untouched during the whole surgery, but for some bazzar reason, he sewed my mouth sideways, which made my nose look crooked. I don't know if you are happy with your nose now. If not, you should talk to your doctor again, or ask another surgoen for a second opinion... Good luck!
June 20, 2011
Wow.. thank you for that comment because I thought it was in my head because I did mention it to the surgeon and he said it was because of the swelling and for me to massage it and it should look better. I believe I still have some slight deviation but more noticeable to me then anyone else. I had told the surgeon I would be willing to come in again if I needed it to be repaired but again, he said it was normal. At this point it's been 3 months and I am looking 99 percent as myself because that is so slight. At this point in time I don't have the money to go to another surgeon but might send him an email to see what his reply would be. Thanks again and I am really happy that your surgeon was so much more open to you then mine was with me.
July 20, 2011
Thanks for sharing your pictures with us. Glad to hear you're feeling better about your results. I don't think you look weird at all. The scar appears barely noticeable.
July 26, 2011
Thank you Ville331.... I am feeling more like myself now. I think I was very self conscious about how I looked and that is why I went through all that chaos but thank God that I am now back to my self :)
Thank you for your comment and have a great one!
Thank you for your comment and have a great one!
August 30, 2011
Hi lip2011, thanks for sharing your experience with us. People like you make this site extremely valuable.
Is the skin direction problem much better now? Could you update?
Zoe
Is the skin direction problem much better now? Could you update?
Zoe
September 4, 2011
Hi Zoe:
It is so much better now, I saw pictures of myself from before and it was slightly deviated. I think from a car accident I was involved in a looong time ago but the swelling just made it so much more visable. I can say I am back to normal. Took some time, was traumatized for a while lol. Now the scar is visable. The scar can be seen on one side only, the other side is very nice. At this point, I am thinking about going to a tatoo place where they can "color" in the scar since it's whiter then my skin so they can put in a color that blends in. I would not recommend my surgeon though.
It is so much better now, I saw pictures of myself from before and it was slightly deviated. I think from a car accident I was involved in a looong time ago but the swelling just made it so much more visable. I can say I am back to normal. Took some time, was traumatized for a while lol. Now the scar is visable. The scar can be seen on one side only, the other side is very nice. At this point, I am thinking about going to a tatoo place where they can "color" in the scar since it's whiter then my skin so they can put in a color that blends in. I would not recommend my surgeon though.
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Feeling down, ppl have told me I look...
Feeling down, ppl have told me I look "weird". I could take "different" but "weird" to me sounds like some kind of freak show. I look different, I wanted to change my lip, not my look. I can't pin point it but it's somewhere around my nose area and also my lip changed at the corners which I am now considering the corner lip lift or botox to even it up.That might me one of the things I am also noticing. If you have tiny teeth like me, this isn't worth doing. I'm hating the choice I made, really am. This didn't solve my issue, it just created a new one. Always trust your gut instinct. Learned the hard way. For fuller lips, I would have done something different. I just wanted to have a smile, have my teeth to show but as they say sometimes the remedy is worst than the illness itself.
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April 18, 2011
I would think twice about getting a corner lift. I haven't heard good things about that procedure.
April 19, 2011
Really?? I haven't read anything negative but the price did surprise me. I thought it would cost less then a lip lift. I'm going to give this some time. I feel better though because I was reading another blog and found that my nostrils will eventually go back to normal but it can take up to 5 months. I have been applying a tad of light brown eye shadow on the sides to make it less noticeable. I also spoke to someone about it and he assured me I didn't look weird, it was most likely myself noticing it more than anybody else and made me feel much better. I believe this will look much better once I take the braces off and have my veneers placed. I will just be patient now.
April 19, 2011
You are still very swollen. Your procedure is fairly new. It's very easy to get scared and upset right after getting any procedure done. We all want to see great results right away. You look fine. The corners will slightly droop (which I admit I didn't like) but eventually you will get usedd to it and not notice it. I am afraid a corner lift will make you look like "joker"...so please wait before you do anything else.
April 20, 2011
I appreciate your advise and I have thought about leaving things alone and just give this time. I did expect immediate results, the surgeons tell us 2 weeks top and they make it sound like such a simple procedure and I had really high hopes but I am feeling alot better. Today was a good day for me and I hope it continues.
April 21, 2011
Hi Lip2011,
congratulations!! Woww, it looks great. But you have to be more patient! But it does not look weird at all, it looks great and I can not even see a scar...wow.... in 10 days I will get my lip lift...and your pictures give me hope...the doc wants to remove 8 mm. I hope it is not so much.
April 21, 2011
I hate to say I don't know how much that would be because I don't know how much he removed from me. I hope you have read my previous comments though. For me it's been an emotional roller coaster. The scar does not show in that picture but it is there. I will try to take a close up. It's reddish still. If you want to have fuller lips, I don't think this would be the best way to do it. If you want more teeth to show, I don't think it is either. I think the people who really benefit from this are the people that have too much space in between the nose and the top lip.
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How did this go? We'd love an update when you get a chance!