lip lift 2023 dr Pearson hermosa beach

This has been in the works for me for two years. As Ive reached 33 I know I wanted to do something about my lips/smile/lower face but fillers were just not cutting it amymore after three years and thousands of dollars. Pro tip: fillers will *always* migrate. Which is not bad - just be prepared to have them dissolved and redone once every two years or so.

I obsessed over every before and after photo I could find about lip lift and poured over doctor reviews from all over the world for years until I was sure about a doctor.

I met with dr person once I was financially ready for the procedure which at the time was $5,600 in my case. His hermosa beach office is small but gorgeous. You see the ocean from the back room. Marylyn the secretary is an absolute joy. She's 30 years old and has a beautiful smile and great bedside manner.

Even though I knew I wanted to go through with the procedure I ended up getting cold feet for months. I knew this would alter my appearance forever. All the "what ifs" went through my mind. I thought "maybe fillers aren't so bad" versus changing my appearance for life.

It finally came to me after months that I was most certainly 100% in. I called back, and they had remembered me, but said it would be a little more costly due to demand. Sure thing. It was only another $600 or so. I asked for another consult (free) since it had been so long and they fit me in a couple weeks before my scheduled surgery date.

I had the craziest nerves the night before but was able to get through them by trusting the doctor (I had read everything you possibly could about him and his practice) and allowing myself to "have this" if you will. I've always had a silly looking smile,goofy if you will, and knew this procedure would be perfect for the results I was looking for.


To be continued!

from first hour post op to five days after
Two more day and I get stitches removed
I am ELATED
looks great so far

I am elated.

Again you have to be patient with this process. Each week is a new task; ie first week you’re laid up in a little discomfort and pain, week two stitches are out and surgical tapes are applied to the incision site of which you cannot get wet and will fall off naturally after 3-5 days. Mine stayed on for 5 days. You’ll see that in one of the pics posted with this blurb. After that, it’s a week of massaging the incision site with your fingertips. After that I see dr Pearson again on Nov 10 and we start “smiling exercises”.

You can see something under the nose, especially with my anatomy, but i can see it changing DAILY and am looking forward to seeing where I am two weeks from now. It hasn’t even been three full weeks and recovery is truly about three months so hang in there if you get scared Everytime you look in the mirror during recovery. It will absolutely evolve and improve daily.

I took 5mm off. Each case will be different, but yeah that’s how much I wanted to take off.

The healing journey continues.

The scar is still stiff and I can’t smile from ear to ear YET (no it’s not painful just tight in the healing process) but by thanksgiving i should have those muscles fully adapted to my new look!

Update again in a couple weeks :)