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Bye Bye Thin Lips - Des Moines, IA
UPDATED FROM jj1959
5 months post
Just shy of 5 months
jj1959December 9, 2016
WORTH IT$1,200
No change in mm length but some nice changes in the scar. I don't have to hide it now since it is nearly non detectable. I don't notice the stiffness under my nose unless I really concentrate on it. I would change my review title from bye bye to thin lips tho. I think my top lip is a smidge fuller but not what I was expecting. What I did get tho was something I didn't even know I wanted. and needed...A cupids bow!!! I think it was dr Rodriguez who said in one of his videos, even thinner lips look beautiful with a smaller filtrum length and a nice cupids bow.
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UPDATED FROM jj1959
2 months post
10 weeks
jj1959September 26, 2016
It's been 10 weeks since my surgery. This will be my last update unless something changes since everything has been pretty much the same for some time. The scar is doing great. Just some redness which covers well with concealer. MM seems to be holding steady at 13 which is where it started so no dropping. I still notice the stiffness in the scar area but it is getting less noticeable. Still putting lipstick on almost everyday whether I'm going out or not. It's just nice to have a lip shape that makes it fun. I had lunch with a good friend that I hadn't seen since the surgery who usually will notice even a small change on people but couldn't quite figure out what was going on with me. After an hour and a half I finally told her. It wasn't until I showed her the before and after pics that she really saw it. She thought I was looking younger but she thought it was just my tan. (Which was only bronzer ) then for the rest of the lunch she kept saying sorry for staring but wow that looks great. Thats the results I was hoping for. So glad I had the lip lift. Couldn't be happier.
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September 26, 2016
At 10 months out, my lip lift hadn't yet dropped. It dropped about 1.5mm at the 5 month mark. Would you mind getting back to us at 6 months and one year give the final, final result? So glad it is working out for you.
September 26, 2016
Becoming Stronger, I haven't given it to much thought lately, but after your comment about how much your LL fell I think I would consider a second LL too. I follow your reviews and think you are looking great. I have about 4mm of tooth show when my lips are parted now so we will see what I end up with. Hoping for the best.
September 27, 2016
I have zero tooth show, which is why I am tempted to have a second LL. Tooth show seems to be a hallmark of a youthful mouth. My previous note to you had typos. I meant to write, "At 1 month out, my LL hadn't yet dropped." My current upper lip distance is 16mm which is longer than yours. You are looking good!
September 26, 2016
Could you give more info about your doctor? I only see his or her last name.
September 26, 2016
His name is Brenton Koch. He's a facial plastic surgeon in Des Moines. Not sure how long he's been in practice but I know it's been over 10 years. He was the partner of the plastic surgeon I used 10 years ago and has retired. I was so happy when I heard he did lip lifts. He's a very good surgeon.
September 28, 2016
You look gorgeous. I'm always so happy when someone has a great outcome from their procedure, and yours looks amazing.
UPDATED FROM jj1959
23 days post
Day 21 picture
jj1959August 10, 2016
Not much to update. Today I felt an interior stich give way. It was weird. I was eating ice cream and my lip was moving in a downward motion and I felt for lack of a better word slight "tear" right under my nose. I ran to the mirror and made sure everything was good and it was. I guess the dissolvable stich dissolved. I could move my lip alot better after. No difference in the scar or the mm length. Scar is red. Covers great with concealer. I see my PS tomorrow for a follow up. I will have him put a small amount of juvederm in my lips to even out the asymmetry that I have from my previous juvederm injections I had in march. My lips ate the stuff unevenly I guess. I love the shape of my lips and don't know if I'll even continue to use juvederm after things settle down.
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August 10, 2016
You look great! Have any of your friends or family commented on how much younger you look?
August 10, 2016
Thank you. All my family except my son live out of town so they haven't seen me yet. I have been laying low and avoiding my friends for the most part. I'll be getting back in society next week. but I have seen one of my good friends who I can count on to speak her mind good or bad and I got 2 thumbs up from her. she said it made me look 10 year younger. I would love for my other friends to notice something is different on me but not know what. Except for my family and a few friends I didn't advertise that I was having this done.
August 11, 2016
I have been wanting this procedure ever since my rhinoplasty. It is amazing how the lip lift can take years off of your face. Your results are beautiful. Have you had anything else done? Thank you for sharing
August 11, 2016
Yes 10 years ago I had a neck to brow face lift done including chin implant. I was only 46 at the time but after years and years of being stupid in the sun it needed to be done. Several times after I had that done and I was all healed, I was standing next to my then 22 year old son and was asked if I was his wife. Lol. He was mortified. I took it as a compliment that I looked that young. Or maybe he just looked old.
August 21, 2016
I really like the way your results came out. For me specifically I am seeking an upper lip like Blondies' Debbie Harry when she was younger. I think you have that look and I must say it's really wonderful! Any updates will be appreciated. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
August 21, 2016
Everything is going smoothly. I haven't posted any new pics because nothing has changed. I do love the shape of my lips now. Thanks for the compliment. I loved Debbie Harry back in the day. I had my PS add a little juvaderm at my follow up,a few weeks ago. Not for volume so much but to even them out since I had had fillers once before and each side of my lip ate it at a different rate. Mostly only noticeable to me. I haven't decided if i will continue with fillers since I have the shape I want now. It's still a little stiff under my nose but nothing that interferes with smiling or speech. The scar is so well placed and is healing so well that it just looks like it is the bottom of my nasal sill. I use scar guard every night still I think it has helped. So all and all for me this has been a great procedure.
August 22, 2016
It looks like it helped with the nasalabiol lines , or did u have filler as well? Great results!
August 22, 2016
No I didn't get fillers in those lines. I have in the past but it's been awhile.
August 29, 2016
Loved your review <3 Thank you.
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I hope mine turns out this great