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Fat transfer to lips

UPDATED FROM siplyak
9 months post

9 months post op

$1,600
9 months postop and my lips are still nice and full and haven’t changed. Almost a year already!

siplyak's provider

Douglas W. Reavie, MD (retired)

Douglas W. Reavie, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (4)

Your lips look great thanks for the update please update again and let's know if they have stayed full
Great results. A lot of fat is needed to plump up the lips a little. I am glad you stated the amount of cc's of fat transferred.
Thank u! Yes that is true. Maybe one day I might do it one more time. It’s a long recovery tho. Takes forever for them to settle
Im sorry you had negative comments initially but I’m glad you kept updating in such detail. Your lips look amazing!! Your nose too
Thank you! Just did an update on my nose :)
thanks so much for posting your review and healing journey! It really helps others going through the same thing, I agree that with fat transfers its always super swollen for the first month or 2 as they overfill because 50% approx of the fat doesn't take/ anyway really appreciate your post, lips & your nose look great:)
UPDATED FROM siplyak
7 months post

Almost 7 months

Still good!!

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Thank you for continuing your review I want to fat transfers to my lips you lips are beautiful just like you thank you again
Thank you :) I’m definitely happy I did my lips. Good luck to you if you do it!
You look gorgeous
yep. your lips look great! very natural when you have nothing on but very wow when you dress them up. Congrats! and so much better than fillers! thanks for sharing!
your lips look fantastic! I would love to have a fat transfer procedure to my lips done. Do you mind me asking.... Where did the doctor harvest the fat from? Did it hurt? Were you sedated, asleep, during the procedure or were you fully awake? Thank you for your post. It is very helpful for those of us considering this procedure.
Thank you! They harvested the fat around my bellybutton area. I was fully awake but he numbed the area completely and I could only feel some pressure. I’m a big baby when it comes to pain, it was not painful at all. I hate even going to the dentist and this was easier than that. My lips looked super crazy for the first month then slowly they started to look normal. It’s all about how the doctor takes the fat and the way he injects it into the lips on whether or not it will stay permanently. He said there’s a 70% chance that it would be permanent. For a while I thought it would all dissipate since I have a high metabolism but so far they’ve stayed nice and full and I am very happy with the results.
Thank you so much for answering my questions! You are a wealth of information and I really appreciate your candor. It is so nice to know what to expect with fat transfer and your information regarding the doctor and the harvesting of the fat is very informative. I hope my lips look as good as yours when I finally get brave enough to have this done. Thanks again!
UPDATED FROM siplyak
4 months post

4 months!

2 more days and it will be 4 months postop. Nothing has changed, and my lips look amazing. I’m actually glad they’re not bigger as I feel I would look weird. I think my lips are perfect! Here’s some more pics..

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I think they really look great and just ignore the mean women can you please update from time to time because I would like to add a little fat to my lips next year thank you for sharing
Your lips look wonderful. Subtle but makes a big difference! I want the same thing. I just worry about losing all the fat because the lips are so mobile. Did you have to be mindful of how much you were moving your lips post-op? Did you have to talk less for a period of time? Thank you
I just noticed “Rancho Bernardo” are it in San Diego? I’m in SD too! Do you mind sharing how much you paid for the lips? I’m totally interested!
Hi, his name is Dr. Reavie. And I think I paid around $2000. It might’ve been a little bit more I can’t remember exactly but about that.