Dr Marando is the Best Surgeon I Could Have Chosen for my Lip Lift

I'm currently 6 months post op, the swelling has completely settled & my mouth is fully functioning as normal again. My lips look really nice and proportionate & I'm able to see my teeth which is what I've always wanted.

Scar wise: There is a scar but as you can see from the photo, it isn't very noticeable. Prior to surgery I admittedly already expected some sort of scar due to my ethnic background (some ethnic groups are more prone to scarring no matter how good the surgeon is). Visually, the scar is currently a little red in colour but very flat in texture and completely undetectable once covered up with a tiny bit of make-up. I've been compressing it daily & nightly with silicone scar sheets which I cut into little strips. I will stay consistent with the silicone sheets as they seem to work very well. I highly recommend doing this if you're also prone to scarring or just as a precaution. (Although, only do this once the wound is fully healed, you don't want it to tear open)

As scars take a while to improve, I will give it a full year to allow it to heal. If the colour does not improve by then, I'll plan on getting it camouflaged with a make up tattoo which should fully take care of that issue. I doubt I'll need to as it's progressively already improving but it's good to have a back up plan if needed.

Overall, I'm so thrilled with my results & I would do it all over again if I had to. It's such a subtle change, yet enhanced my entire face. I can't recommend Dr Marando enough to anyone wanting this procedure, he truly is the best of the best. I'll be forever grateful to Dr Marando & his team.

Hi everyone! I found everyone else’s reviews on here very helpful so I thought I’d share my own experience as well.
As far as I can remember, my philtrum has always been too long. My front teeth were never visible so I always smiled with my mouth closed. Whenever I tried to smile with my mouth open, it was very strained and felt unnatural.
Fillers do not fix this kind of issue so after a lot of research I decided to go with the surgical lip lift option. Going with Dr Marando for my lip lift procedure was the best decision I could have ever made. I asked him for a noticeable change and he delivered exactly that by only removing 7MM. I fully trusted his calculations and couldn’t be more thrilled with the outcome! I finally have teeth show & am loving how much fuller my lips look. Not only did it bring all my features together but it also greatly improved my side profile which I did not expect to happen.
I found the procedure to be relatively painless and did not feel the need to take any of the prescribed painkillers. I would say the worst part of the entire process was getting the stitches removed but even that wasn’t too bad & over very quickly.
I’m currently only 17 days post op, most of the swelling has gone down but my top lip still feels a little stiff. It’s too early to comment on the scar just yet but I will try and post an update once it’s fully healed.
I’m very pleased with how smoothly everything went. Mr Marando's has such an amazing team, from the reception staff to the nurses and anaesthesiologist.
Julie was the anaesthetic nurse in the operating theatre and probably one of the sweetest ladies I’ve ever met. She was so gentle and considerate, making sure my gown was still covering me when placing the heart monitor stickers on my chest etc. She made me so comfortable, my nerves dissipated to the point where I felt completely relaxed despite laying down on the cold operating table. Absolute angel!
I cannot recall the name of the anaesthesiologist but he was really great as well. I changed my sedation choice from IV to general last minute and he was very accommodating. I also have the tiniest veins which he had no issue inserting the cannula into on the very first try leaving no bruises whatsoever. Good experiences like these have helped calm down my needle phobia tremendously.
If anyone is looking into getting a lip lift, I can confidently highly recommend Dr Marando. He has amazing bedside manners, listens to your concerns thoroughly and is an incredibly skilful surgeon. Pretty much everything you’d want in someone performing a procedure as delicate as a lip lift.
Thank you for reading & please don’t hesitate to ask me any questions in the comments below.