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46 Years Old Wanted to Add Fullness Back to my Face and Lips That I Have Lost over Time and Weight Loss - Dallas, TX

Name: 46 Years Old Wanted to Add Fullness Back to my Face and Lips That I Have Lost over Time and Weight Loss - Dallas, TX
Item: David G. Genecov, MD (in memoriam)
Rating: 4
Author: Jewel46

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I had been noticing that my face had lost its...

Jewel46January 25, 2016

$4,600

I had been noticing that my face had lost its volume in many areas, including under eyes, cheeks, chin (looking too prominent ) and deep folds around nose and thin down turned mouth. I saw fat transfer and started researching it. I chose my Dr for many reasons. He is board certified, He was in my price range, he didn't use anesthesia, (I like that idea of being partially awake), He is a craniofacial surgeon for children who have birth defects ect.

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David G. Genecov, MD (in memoriam)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (23)

Done here

January 26, 2016

Please tell me how you are doing.

Jewel46

January 26, 2016

I am on day 5 and my lips are still huge. The bottom lip especially. I don't see any signs of it going down. I will see the Dr in a couple days and talk to him about it. I will update after that appt.

Crypt Keeper

January 27, 2016

Did you have fat around your eyes too? If so...how is it doing in that area so far?

Try not to worry too much about your lips just yet....I know easier said than done...but I have a friend who had fat transfer to her lips a few years ago and they were really swollen for a few weeks in the beginning...but she ended up absorbing most of it within a year and it didn't last. That is one area...as well as the nasolabial folds that don't take well. So...I'm sure it will go down! :)

Jewel46

January 27, 2016

Thanks for the encouraging words regarding my BIG lips. The Dr did not put it under my eyes but at the very top of my cheek bone. He thought adding the volume to my cheek bone area would be sufficient. I thought I needed that area done, but trusted his judgement.

Crypt Keeper

January 27, 2016

Thanks...I'm mainly only looking into having fat grafted around my eyes after too much was removed during my bleph so I'm trying to find a doctor with expertise in that area.

Again....I know it's hark not to panic in the healing stages but I am sure your lips will settle in soon enough! ;)

Jewel46

January 27, 2016

I hope you find a great Dr. and that your results are amazing!

Crypt Keeper

January 27, 2016

Awww....thank you! I hope everything settles in for you and that you have amazing results as well! :)

crazydiamond89

January 27, 2016

Just my two cents, a doctor I had a consult with offered to do my lips, but I turned it down. He specifically said that the swelling in lips takes a while to go down, and if I did choose to do that, my recovery time (until I can go out in public and look normal) would be extended by a week or a couple weeks. So I actually wouldn't worry about that at all, at least for the next few weeks. It sounds normal.

Jewel46

January 27, 2016

Thank you for the input. I wish I had gotten a little more information regarding how swollen my lips would be. I don't have to go to work out in the public eye, but I still don't want anyone to see me looking so absurd. I am tired of feeling like I can't go anywhere because of my appearance.

HappyOne123

January 28, 2016

Keep us posted.

HappyOne123

January 30, 2016

keep us posted I had mine done around the same time and it is much fuller than i want. My whole face is really swollen

Jewel46

January 30, 2016

The rest of my face is not that swollen so makes me wonder why my lips are so big. I guess that area swells more. If I absorb 30% of the fat from my face I might wish it had more. My Dr is conservative in his approach. Which also made me wonder why my lips are so big. I would love to see pics. Keep me posted how you are doing. I saw my doc 2 days ago he said give my lips another week and to message them. I haven't seen much change but I will keep you updated.

Jewel46

March 27, 2016

Just wondering how you are doing with your fat transfer results?

UPDATED FROM Jewel46

6 days post

Added pictures to my review

Jewel46January 27, 2016

It will be a week since my procedure tomorrow. I am adding photos so you can see what I look like so far.

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littletreesprite

February 6, 2016

It will come down

diane61

February 12, 2016

Call me weird, but I love your lips! You look beautiful!

Jewel46

February 12, 2016

Thank you so much.

dewi schroeder

February 22, 2016

thank u for sharing your experience.looking forward todo the same thing .just wondering how many fat will survive and stay permanent .

Jewel46

February 22, 2016

They say up to 30 % depending on the area. Some areas stay better then others. I will post more pictures soon.

dms65

March 16, 2016

You look beautiful! How did you keep from not bruising ?

Jewel46

March 16, 2016

I took bromelain with quercetin by vitaMedica and arnica montana 30x HPUS by the same company. My dr carried it in his office and bought it there. I took a few days before and a couple weeks after procedure. I did bruise a little but it was minimal. The area where they took the fat bruised in certain spots though.

Jewel46

March 16, 2016

Thank you for the wonderful complement by the way!

Jewel46

March 16, 2016

"Compliment" rather.

UPDATED FROM Jewel46

6 days post

BEFORE picture without make up. Had fat added to cheeks, folds around mouth , mouth and chin

Jewel46January 27, 2016

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Fixerupperd

February 7, 2016

You look great in your after pic. Put a little foundation on your lips and they will look smaller. That way you will be less self conscious for now. They will come down. Any sort of gloss will draw attention to them. How long is it supposed to last in the lips? A year? Forever?

Jewel46

February 7, 2016

Thanks for the tip. I actually did put foundation and a neutral liner and then a soft lipstick that just has a sheen no gloss. I am going to have to look up make up ideas for my new lips HEE I see different answers on how long the lips will last. Some say they will last a long time, others say it doesn't last. My doc said he has good success with the lips lasting. I guess only time will tell.

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