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Feel Like the Love Child of the Joker, a Fish and a Bunny

UPDATED FROM wheretheredpengrows
5 months post

6 months post and I've spent thousands of dollars to try to fix this

wheretheredpengrows
$4,084
Now that I'm back in my country of residence and will be unable to go to The States for Christmas for any kind of revision, I have spent thousands of dollars on filler and Laser skin tightening, temporary solutions and so not why I spent nearly $15,000. I still don't look like myself and my face looks like 2 different people, but I do look better than a couple months ago! I really hope that Dr. Nima will be able to do a revision on all of it. I would like to add that Dr. Nima is a wonderful man and very honest and accountable plastic surgeon. He told me that the results were not what he was expecting or hoping for, but he had to open up the right side after he already closed because my BP spiked and I started bleeding. He's consulted with colleagues about my case and he's never made me feel like I was complaining unnecessarily, being high maintenance or had unrealistic expectations. I can't the same about communication from management staff who became curt with me when problems started to present and she charged me for lip filler to try to fix the lift lip situation. Dr. Nima did not charge me for the subsequent 3 rounds of filler thwt didn't even last a day, because as he said, you pay for a result.
I have had filler from South Korea injected into my jawline, the deep crease on the nasal labial fold and my lips to help make things look better. My jawlines still look totally different, I still have jowls and it feels like my muscles were pulled too tight and my skin wasn't pulled enough.
I hope Dr. Nima will be able to do something this summer.

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Nima Shemirani

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Dr Nima Shemirani is a very nice man and honest and accountable doctor. He always took time to answer all of my questions, we talked about current events and our families. He never made me feel like I was being high maintenance or had unreasonable expectations. He said my results were not what he wanted or expected and I'm hoping he will do whatever he can to fix me when I can get back to the States. Certain members of his office staff did not make me feel this way and the coldness and curtness that was shown when I started having problems is only added to my anxiety and is why I gave the low star rating.

Replies (5)

November 24, 2020
I think you lips look great. I did not see you before or the way your lips used to move when you spoke, but what I see in your video looks TOTALLY FINE to me. Indeed a very sexy look, I would say and it looks even better in video than in photos. You look like you are barely in your 30s, and a HUGE difference with you pre-pictures.
November 25, 2020
Hi, how much actually you paid for procedures? The amount 3651€ sounds so little that it would make me think twice. Anyway I really hope that you will find a solution.
December 8, 2020
I paid close to $15,000 I'm not sure why that number is coming up... And it won't let me change currency for some reason...
November 25, 2020
PS I think you look nice but I can see your concern.
November 28, 2020
I think you look beautiful.
December 1, 2020
We always see ourselves as worse than other people see us. I think you look good. But, I also feel your pain and frustration. I just had a face, neck, and forehead lift with less than desirable results. I searched for years for the "right" surgeon and narrowed it down to 2. In the end I went with the more expensive one even though I am on a tight budget. So, of course, that makes the poor results even that much more devastating. And the bad thing is that the PS is so arrogant that he pretends that his work is fabulous even though my neck looks worse than before, with muscles pulled too tight, adam's apple bulging, but skin still loose. And my jowls are still there. I am beyond frustrated and depressed. I can't believe I went through all of this pain, lost hair (from the stitches all throughout the scalp), spent way too much money, had a horrible recovery, only to look like a worse version of myself and to have a PS that doesn't give a rip. I will be posting a review after my 8 week follow-up tomorrow.
December 5, 2020
I'm so sorry you are going through this... I feel your pain!
UPDATED FROM wheretheredpengrows
3 months post

It keeps getting worse

wheretheredpengrows
13 and a half weeks later things are getting worse. As the swelling goes down my neck and right side of my face are only getting worse. My chin looks horrible, my neck looks horrible. I catch myself in the mirror and don't recognize myself. My neck and chin and the entire right side of my face are a mess. I'm out of the country now so I don't even know what can be done.. And this post isn't even about my lips... I'm wearing lip contour, liner and lipstick...

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September 2, 2020
I think it looks good, if you want to tight your neck more, perhaps you should talk to the doctor, he might be able to tight it a bit more
September 17, 2020
i went for a consult for a facelift and the doc who specializes in lip lifts told me no way can i have a lip lift as i will get the bunny lip...mind you that is literally what he does all day long..lip lifts. I appreciated his honesty. But as i get older that entire area has dropped and i have never had filler and do not throw money out and for now will do nothing and skip the fl until i find the right doc. Too many women are NOT happy with their FL results because too many docs are just not skilled enough
December 8, 2020
Dr mascaro is the master of lip lifts! Wish I had waited and gone to him!
September 23, 2020
I definitely can see why people go under the knife to enhance their appearance. It's because the limit to what they can bear when looking into the mirror has crossed. I was at such a point but Thank God I walked against a (hardly known) facial exercise device which saved me from all the "hassle" I now read: the perfect example of a facelift reality. How can being "flayed" not have all the issues we read here? How can we expect perfect balanced contours and skin then? A plastic surgeon in my country is very skilled when it comes to performing facelifts but this were his exact words about the surgery "Disrespectfully said, it's in fact putting a sticking plaster on a wooden leg or trying to empty the ocean with a thimble".
I wouldn't have told you all this if I had no option other than surgery - I can see how desperately I would go back and forth in the decision to Go or not-Go for it. But there is, read my review and look for this scientific research about the PAO (on NCBI) device (get it for a few bucks in china, definitely no need for the original - this is NOT about money!) to train the facial muscles, such an obvious but unseen blessing for a more youthful appearance which refused to penetrate the sagging community. It is too sad. I can only hope some bell rings now here or there... you can always contact me for help. Free free free.. hehe :)
Share your experiences with it. Should be an interesting and fun share of perfect facelifts without any risk.
UPDATED FROM wheretheredpengrows
2 months post

Neck is getting worse

wheretheredpengrows
12 weeks after surgery my neck looks worse than before my surgery. The skin is still crepey and hanging ofd the muscles that are now sticking out. My chin is 2 different different shapes and my jawline is tight on the left and still have laxity on the right. I wanted lipo under my chin but was told it wasn't necessary (although 3 other surgeons said otherwise) and I would get the result I wanted without it...

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August 24, 2020
I like your lip lift. It take ages off your face. The neck lift is a clear failure though. What exactly did he do?
August 25, 2020
Wow, kissekatt’s right, your lips look damn good...and you’re beautiful and didn’t need work (just a few tweaks
August 25, 2020
It was a deep plane face and neck lift...he admitted to taking too much off for the lip lift...it's most notable when I talk...and this is AFTER 3 vials of filler...
August 25, 2020
Is that a complain? I think it looks real good.
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August 26, 2020
I'm so sorry! I'm in the same bad spot with you - failed surgery and devastated. I hope you can get some resolution.
August 28, 2020
Thanks... You too!
August 27, 2020
Hey, I just wanted to say that I think you look beautiful. I think your neck looks natural and you can't tell that there ever was an adam's apple. The PS I used does a lot of FFS and he's REALLY good at it. DM if you need a reference. :)
August 28, 2020
LOL!