Lip Lift and 5mm Surgisil Lip Implants Top and Bottom - Charleston, SC

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Incision Care

  • 7 Sep 2016
  • 8 days post
So, I forgot this part. I am to continue using the cleanser given to me morning and night, followed by the application of a layer of squalane. Both the cleanser and the squalane were provided by my surgeon and he asked that I use nothing else on my incisions until the scars are fully mature - about a year.

Day 7 - Stitches Out

  • 7 Sep 2016
  • 8 days post
I had my 7 day follow-up yesterday and my stitches were removed. It stung a bit, but wasn't too uncomfortable. My cell phone camera sucks (sorry about that) and you can't see it too well but the incision is healing well and the bumps between the sutures will flatten over the next few days as the fluid can now absorb into the surrounding tissue. There is, as I thought, a lot of swelling in my chin and jowl area from the chin implant and it makes my jawline look really really weird. Doc said it will take several weeks for my new jawline to emerge. My chin is still entirely numb on the right side and probably will be for some time to come.

I do have make-up on in the pic, but nothing on my lips or the incision. For anyone that cares, I am wearing Too Faced Born This Way foundation in the shade Vanilla. This is seriously the BEST foundation ever for us more mature ladies. Highly recommend!

Day 6 - All is well

  • 4 Sep 2016
  • 5 days post
I pretty much slept all day. I finished my Medrol pack this morning and crashed and burned a few hours later - steroids make me hyper, then I crash for about 10 solid hours after I finish them. I took whiterobin's advice and wrapped some frozen peas in a scarf, put the peas under my neck and wrapped the scarf around my head before I went to sleep. That helped a lot with the bone pain from chin and jaw where the bone was scraped to make a pocket for the chin implant. So no pain meds today. Lips are still stiff and tight and I can't smile worth a darn, but they don't hurt. I don't talk funny, either. I know some people seem to have problems with certain letters for awhile, but I'm A-ok there. My incisions are healing nicely, but they do itch at times. I get them out in 2 days but they really aren't bothering me. Doc gave me a special cleanser that I use to clean the incisions twice a day, followed by an application of Aquafor. I'm not allowed to use anything else - no antibacterial ointment or scar gel or anything like that. After the sutures come out I will continue to use the special cleanser and begin using a different product given to me by doc in place of the Aquafor. It's upstairs and I don't feel like going up there to get it, so I'll talk about it tomorrow. He was adamant that I use no other products in addition to the ones given to me, so that is what I shall do. I tell you, I am in love with this man and in love with my results and postop progress. He is amazing and gave my lower face balance that I thought I would never see again. I cannot thank him enough.

Provider Review

Marcelo Hochman, MD
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
2097 Henry Tecklenburg Dr., Charleston, South Carolina
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  • 1 Sep 2016

I cannot say enough good things about Dr Hochman and his staff. They are warm and caring and friendly and willing to help with anything. His nurse, Kim, really went the extra mile for me trying to sort out pain relief options. I abhor narcotics, they make me violently ill and I certainly didn't need to be vomiting with a mouth and nose full of stitches. Kim did a lot of research and came up with a combo (Zofran and Nucynta) that solves that problem for most people. We did a trial run on a Saturday two weeks before my procedure when I could afford to be ill for a few hours, but the combo worked like a charm. No nausea, no vomiting, no dizziness. She really went the extra mile for me. As for Dr Hochman, the man is brilliant. He's a good listener, very receptive and welcoming, and seems to have a personal stake in creating a perfect outcome. His sutures are tiny, meticulous and even. I will never go to anyone else for facial surgery!