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Ive always been self conscious of my thin lips...
leelee3131October 30, 2016
Ive always been self conscious of my thin lips especially my upper lip. So i had a consultation with a doctor a few days ago. He suggested 3mm in my top lip but when he felt my lips he said he believed i could accommodate 4mm in top and bottom. I'm a little worried about the fit as i dont want to look like a duck but also that if i get the 3mm you won't be able to tell a difference. I dont usually make decisions easily and am NOT a risk taker, so this is out of character for me BUT i researched this procedure a lot and since you can have them removed i figured its worth a try and if i hate them ill just have them taken out.
So before taking the leap and scheduling the surgery, I decided to google a bit more last night just to make sure i hadn't missed anything (that might make me regret ever getting the surgery) and i read a few forums where women were complaining of white spots on their lips after getting the implant.. ** I need to point out that the doctor i saw for my consultation was younger but was a facial plastic surgeon so I'm sure he knows his stuff, he never mentioned this when i ask him about the risks. All he said was that theres a chance of infection and the chance of it slipping which i was already aware of both. So anyhow i continued reading and there were several woman saying they had the same issue, they have "white spots" also known as "fordyce spots" on their lips now and that they regret the procedure & would NOT recommend the implant to anyone and they seemed quite upset that no doctor had ever warned them of this risk before.
So i decided to read more about Fordyce spots and dont quote me as i could be wrong but it seems quite common to have them. They are not an std or anything like that nor do they cause a health concern ,they are just not visually pleasing to look at oh and that since doctors dont really understand why they surface they dont know how to get rid of them! So the implants are reversible BUT the white spots/fordyce spots ARE permanent! Which is whats scaring me out of the decision to go through with this surgery.
In addition, I was looking at pictures of "fordyce spots on the lips" on google and then decided to have a closer look at my own lips, at first glance they are just normal tan lips but as i stretch my mouth really wide in an "O" shape and then take my fingers to spread the skin thin, sure enough i see the spots in certain areas, like the corners on either side of my bottom lip, and then a bit through my upper lip. But again thats ONLY when tugging and spreading the skin thin on my lip ( which i imagine an implant would do to my lip) So I'm left to wonder..
1- Do i go through with the surgery maybe get smaller implants ? or get 4mm and hope that the fordyce spots on my lips (at least i think thats what they are) dont start to grow and multiply.
2- I dont have that many when i do stretch my lip so id still be interested in the surgery but only if i knew for certain they wouldn't be extremely pronounced.. ( i read that regular people without plastic surgery that have fordyce spots on there lips notice that some notice over time it can start to multiply & even when they find a product that gets rid of it, it comes right back sometimes worse than before.
3- If i dont get the surgery am i still at risk of creating visible fordyce spots if i choose to get fillers?
I have to weigh how ill feel with tiny lips my whole life next to how ill feel with (worse case scenario) lips full of fordyce spots that will never go away! If theres anyone out there with insight or is going through/gone through any of this id love to hear from you!
*I tried to show the spots but they are so small they dont really show up in the picture. so i just added one with my lips at rest ( the spots you DO see on my lips in photo are freckles lol )
So before taking the leap and scheduling the surgery, I decided to google a bit more last night just to make sure i hadn't missed anything (that might make me regret ever getting the surgery) and i read a few forums where women were complaining of white spots on their lips after getting the implant.. ** I need to point out that the doctor i saw for my consultation was younger but was a facial plastic surgeon so I'm sure he knows his stuff, he never mentioned this when i ask him about the risks. All he said was that theres a chance of infection and the chance of it slipping which i was already aware of both. So anyhow i continued reading and there were several woman saying they had the same issue, they have "white spots" also known as "fordyce spots" on their lips now and that they regret the procedure & would NOT recommend the implant to anyone and they seemed quite upset that no doctor had ever warned them of this risk before.
So i decided to read more about Fordyce spots and dont quote me as i could be wrong but it seems quite common to have them. They are not an std or anything like that nor do they cause a health concern ,they are just not visually pleasing to look at oh and that since doctors dont really understand why they surface they dont know how to get rid of them! So the implants are reversible BUT the white spots/fordyce spots ARE permanent! Which is whats scaring me out of the decision to go through with this surgery.
In addition, I was looking at pictures of "fordyce spots on the lips" on google and then decided to have a closer look at my own lips, at first glance they are just normal tan lips but as i stretch my mouth really wide in an "O" shape and then take my fingers to spread the skin thin, sure enough i see the spots in certain areas, like the corners on either side of my bottom lip, and then a bit through my upper lip. But again thats ONLY when tugging and spreading the skin thin on my lip ( which i imagine an implant would do to my lip) So I'm left to wonder..
1- Do i go through with the surgery maybe get smaller implants ? or get 4mm and hope that the fordyce spots on my lips (at least i think thats what they are) dont start to grow and multiply.
2- I dont have that many when i do stretch my lip so id still be interested in the surgery but only if i knew for certain they wouldn't be extremely pronounced.. ( i read that regular people without plastic surgery that have fordyce spots on there lips notice that some notice over time it can start to multiply & even when they find a product that gets rid of it, it comes right back sometimes worse than before.
3- If i dont get the surgery am i still at risk of creating visible fordyce spots if i choose to get fillers?
I have to weigh how ill feel with tiny lips my whole life next to how ill feel with (worse case scenario) lips full of fordyce spots that will never go away! If theres anyone out there with insight or is going through/gone through any of this id love to hear from you!
*I tried to show the spots but they are so small they dont really show up in the picture. so i just added one with my lips at rest ( the spots you DO see on my lips in photo are freckles lol )
Replies (10)
November 2, 2016
That's intersting I have never heard of that before I am alittle over a month and so far I am very happy I got them and I guess I am lucky no spots so I guess I am not sure most people would notice the spots and I would like you might be wearing lip stick so would you see them ? My are 4 mm permlip I would like you might want to do 4 mm so there is some difference 3 mm or very small
November 5, 2016
Hi :) yeah you are lucky! Im glad you're happy with your decision. Im curious, were your natural lips about the size of mine in my photo? You say you got 4mm top and bottom right? Do you wish you had gotten the 5mm? i read some woman say even the 5mm feel too small. But maybe thats because those woman are use to getting a ton of fillers in their lips. Was the pain afterwards really bad?
November 6, 2016
Your lips looker bigger than mine I did not any fillers in my lips so woman like really large lips but larger lips on me wouldn't look like me I didn't want to change my look but my top lip ex -specially was getting smaller and it was really bothering me. I am happy with the 4mm I probably would of been fine with 5mm but as you get older,I guess my concern was woukd my face and lips match woukd it be obovious that I had implants. You can also add alittle filler if you want too. Their was pain after the shots wore off, which I took 400mg of advil in 30 mins no pain but you should not take advil because it could cause bruising but I was in an airport so that's all I had take. You will need ex strength acetamniophen for the first day honestly I think you will be fine after that I was swollen and sore but no pain really but everyone is different I have a pretty high pain thrust hold I think you would look great with 4mm .further I think some woman have had problems with the 5mm for some reason it's important the ps measures your lips so they fit correctly I hope I have helped you if you have any more questions please ask away keep me posted on what you decide
November 4, 2016
Hi.... I have a few of those spots on my lips. I tried Juvaderm in my lips for the first time in June, didn't make them worse or better. Been researching the lip implants also, and would like to go that route. From what I read, I think you either have them or don't, they are just more noticeable as your lip size increases, which makes sense. I need to stay away from that 10X magnifying mirror. Need to ask a dermatologist or PS for additional info regarding this.
November 5, 2016
Thanks for your feed back! yeah i was hoping thats the case. Im going to consult another doctor on the 21. I read that your chances of them multiplying increase as you age.. So (just a regular person not considering the implant) So in other words if you have a few spots and you get the implant... and years on down the road they multiply its most likely just because it was going to happen with or without the implant. Lol yeah girl i know what you mean about that mirror i thought the same thing when i was inspecting my lips ! what size implants are you thinking of getting?
November 7, 2016
I'd like to do the 5mm.... Iam more concerned that (after much research) the 4's won't make much difference. However, I have not gotten input from PS yet, going on the 26th...I'll see what he thinks.
Welcome to the community. Thanks for starting a review -- I look forward to your updates.