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Implants are out! Thank god!
Implants were removed about an hour ago. I feel and look a million times better. The vermilion advancement on the bottom even looks more minimal Bc it isn't being all stretched out so maybe I won't need a revision of the bottom after all. The suture lines on the bottom also look less pronounced Bc they aren't being so stressed.
So, what happened is that the implants were too long for my lips (the surgeon should have measured my lips rather than just using the longest implant) and so the bulges on the sides were not the ends of the implants, but were actually places where the implant had buckled because it was too long and could not lay flat. So you can imagine how painful that was. The top one seemed to be fine. My surgeon was reluctant to remove it, but to me they just seem like a ticking time bomb and also did not feel natural to the touch so out they came.
For the removal in case anyone else wants to have permalip implants removed at some point: very easy. Took about twenty minutes including the time it took the numb me. Surgeon cut a very small incision on the inside of the middle of each lip (unlike in placement where I had four incisions in he corners of my mouth, top and bottom. I have one dissolvable stitch in each lip. They are not visible with my mouth closed. My lips are still swollen from the initial procedure but they are also stretched out from having the implant inside. As I heal, they will go down. The surgeon said it's possible I will have scar tissue inside my lips from the implants which would cause them to be larger than before. Well, that's just fine with me.
I will continue to update, but weekly I think and eventually do a six month check in. At this point, I would say, do not go to Dr. Eppley for lip implants. The procedure for the implants is that you measure the length of the patients mouth. This was never done. You cannot use the longest size implants for the very reason of what happened to me. Additionally, his "fixes" for the buckling implant were to go in and snip out a portion of the middle of the implant so it would bend more easily. He also said (after the implants were already in) that he always orders the longest size and then just cuts off the ends of they need to be shorter. This is not what you are supposed to do (and if you read some reviews on here about permalip there are a few where the doctors cut the implants shorter and it caused a bunch of issues).
I am upset because I basically threw away $3500 for the implants. Also more than that because I had my initial plane ticket and then my emergency removal ticket. Plus hotels and rental cars. The ordeal ended up costing me thousands of dollars. While I do think the vermilion advancement will turn out well and I think Dr. Eppley did a good job with that, I could have saved a lot of money just doing that alone. So that is really disappointing. All in all, I am so relieved to have the implants out and no longer look and feel like I'm disfigured.
So, what happened is that the implants were too long for my lips (the surgeon should have measured my lips rather than just using the longest implant) and so the bulges on the sides were not the ends of the implants, but were actually places where the implant had buckled because it was too long and could not lay flat. So you can imagine how painful that was. The top one seemed to be fine. My surgeon was reluctant to remove it, but to me they just seem like a ticking time bomb and also did not feel natural to the touch so out they came.
For the removal in case anyone else wants to have permalip implants removed at some point: very easy. Took about twenty minutes including the time it took the numb me. Surgeon cut a very small incision on the inside of the middle of each lip (unlike in placement where I had four incisions in he corners of my mouth, top and bottom. I have one dissolvable stitch in each lip. They are not visible with my mouth closed. My lips are still swollen from the initial procedure but they are also stretched out from having the implant inside. As I heal, they will go down. The surgeon said it's possible I will have scar tissue inside my lips from the implants which would cause them to be larger than before. Well, that's just fine with me.
I will continue to update, but weekly I think and eventually do a six month check in. At this point, I would say, do not go to Dr. Eppley for lip implants. The procedure for the implants is that you measure the length of the patients mouth. This was never done. You cannot use the longest size implants for the very reason of what happened to me. Additionally, his "fixes" for the buckling implant were to go in and snip out a portion of the middle of the implant so it would bend more easily. He also said (after the implants were already in) that he always orders the longest size and then just cuts off the ends of they need to be shorter. This is not what you are supposed to do (and if you read some reviews on here about permalip there are a few where the doctors cut the implants shorter and it caused a bunch of issues).
I am upset because I basically threw away $3500 for the implants. Also more than that because I had my initial plane ticket and then my emergency removal ticket. Plus hotels and rental cars. The ordeal ended up costing me thousands of dollars. While I do think the vermilion advancement will turn out well and I think Dr. Eppley did a good job with that, I could have saved a lot of money just doing that alone. So that is really disappointing. All in all, I am so relieved to have the implants out and no longer look and feel like I'm disfigured.
Day 11
Going back to Indianapolis Friday to have both implants removed. By this time enough swelling has gone down to show that the lower implant is protruding on both sides. I have attached a picture looking downwards to show how lopsided and lumpy my lip is. I decided to have the top removed as well Bc since most of the swelling subsided I can move it from side to side slightly and feel that that can only mean complications like the bottom in the future. Also, they do not feel natural at all. The top one is placed properly- at the wet dry border- but even if it softens in the future, I do not see this feeling natural. To me, it would be obvious that there is something in the lip, and who wants to have to worry about that when they're kissing someone? FYI- the protruding edges are painful- if I smile at all I get sharp pains where the ends are.
Before and immediately after
Received these photos from my surgeon and thought they may be useful as they show my lips (without any makeup) before the procedure.