Upper Lip Lift. Montreal, QC

I've always hated how thin my upper lip was, especially in comparison to my moderately full lower lip. I am small and have more petite features (for the most part...), so I'm not looking for huge, blown up massive lips. That would look ridiculous as my mouth is quite small/petite as it is.
But I never understood why dark lipstick colours never looked good on me. The second I'd put on any coloured shade beyond nude- be it mauve, red, coral, dark pink, you name it.... I instantly look tired, angry, and it adds about a good 25 years to my face. Not the look I'm going for.
I tried getting Volbella injections, but those did NOTHING. Just gave me trout mouth that last 5 days, then just disintegrated.
Needless to say, I was thrilled when I actually realized that an upper lip lift was actually...a THING! I went into the closest facility to me, walking distance, and put my deposit down.
I finally got it done today. I was really nervous and just wanted to get it over with! I didn't think I could lie there awake with just local anaesthesia, so I asked for light IV sedation, but the effects of that worried me too, from past experiences. I was expecting the procedure to be 45 mins long, but after popping an Ativan they gave me, I finally began to relax mid-way through the procedure (the freezing needle was BY FAR the WORST part). Everything else after that was a walk in the park. But the entire thing felt like it lasted 10 mins or less. I knew and know I'm in good hands. I relaxed reclined on a bed for maybe 15-20 after while they gave me water and my post-op info.
Before I knew it, I was well enough to get dressed and head home. Thankfully I live 5 mins walking distance from the facility! Lucky me indeed! So grateful for that convenience!
Since coming home, the area has stung a bit intermittently, but it's seemed to have stopped. I won't be taking any painkillers til I absolutely have to, probably right before bed. I'm trying to keep my head elevated and using the ice packs intermittently. Not sure how I'm gonna get through a week of "hiding away" in my apt (I live solo), but I'll make it work, I guess! Time to catch up on TV, movies, reading and other not-so-fun stuff... I won't have an excuse, so this time off will force me to.
How do you think my wound looks for day 1? I am pleasantly surprised and am looking fwd to seeing how it evolves throughout the next week. I reallllly hope I can get my stitches taken out by next Friday morning, because after a week of not going out, I will have gone crazy. Have tickets to see a show with friends out of town, so I'm praying I can get the stitches out within a week's time,...so far the answer is up in the air.
We'll see. I'll post more pics of my recovery as the days pass!

It's Day 2, about 26 hours post op... I slept well, but the Ativan yesterday did make me a bit loopy and thrown off, and i had slept during the day and only felt the need to go to bed at 3am :O I have not taken ANY pain meds (no Tylenol, not the Codeine Rx), because I haven't had to! Hopefully this will be the case. I'm impatient and just excited to see the final result once the swelling goes down and can't wait to see what it looks like with makeup/lipstick. I think the biggest challenge is getting through the next week, waiting to heal... without being able to go out and see people and be seen, especially with the weather getting warmer! I have to take it day by day. I'm feeling a bit swollen today... maybe slightly more so than yesterday. I'm using the ice packs here and there and just trying to relax.

Today is Day 3 and so far so good. I'm realizing how swollen my nose has gotten- the tip of my nose and nostrils are so wide and bulbous compared to before! But I guess it makes sense. I just hope the swelling goes down soon, I'm going to place ice packs on my nose more today.

Other than that, the healing's going well, I'm happy with what I see so far, and just can't wait to get these stitches out. I'm curious to see what the scar will look like next weekend.

It does hurt when I laugh, grin and smile, which is unfortunate! but a small price to pay I guess! Hope my smile will be back to normal by Friday which is when I will be resuming my social life and activities!