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Fat Transfer to Lower Lip, Philtrum, Side of Nose, and Mental Crease - New York, NY
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I have a very long upper lip. Although I'd like to...
Becoming StrongerMay 14, 2015
$2,000
I have a very long upper lip. Although I'd like to get an upper and corner lip lift, I wasn't ready to shell out the 25K that one famous doctor wanted to do the 3 procedures he recommended I need. (Corner, upper lip lift and V-Y Plasty on lower lip.)
I decided to try a preliminary step of getting a small fat transfer to my lower lip, which I hoped would give the top and lower lip better proportions. (I had read that a natural proportion for upper to lower lip is 1:3) In addition, I have a flat philtrum. The doctor to whom I went suggested she could try to create a modest philtrum using fat transfer.
The procedure was done on 12th.
I am told it will take 3 weeks before the lower lip looks somewhat presentable. Here is the start of my journey. (Side note: I had small amounts of fat put into the side dents in my nose to try to hide a previous rhinoplasty and some filler in the crease between my chin and lower lip and a tiny amount in the corner of my eyes to hide the dark circles.)
I decided to try a preliminary step of getting a small fat transfer to my lower lip, which I hoped would give the top and lower lip better proportions. (I had read that a natural proportion for upper to lower lip is 1:3) In addition, I have a flat philtrum. The doctor to whom I went suggested she could try to create a modest philtrum using fat transfer.
The procedure was done on 12th.
I am told it will take 3 weeks before the lower lip looks somewhat presentable. Here is the start of my journey. (Side note: I had small amounts of fat put into the side dents in my nose to try to hide a previous rhinoplasty and some filler in the crease between my chin and lower lip and a tiny amount in the corner of my eyes to hide the dark circles.)
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Replies (10)
May 19, 2015
Looks excellent so far! Keep us posted. Thank you.
May 19, 2015
Thank you. I am hopeful that the end result will look natural and in proportion. My next step is lip lift, if I get the courage to do that.
May 20, 2015
Wow...It looks great. I hope you are thrilled with the outcome.
Actually, I really like the fullness of your bottom lip after it was done, but you are the one that has to be satisfied.
UPDATED FROM Becoming Stronger
6 days post
Day 6 post operation
Becoming StrongerMay 18, 2015
Lips are hard and bruises are still there. I should amend my original post to say that the ratio of top to bottom lip is supposed to be 1 to 1.6. I had asked my Dr to be conservative and said I was simply going for a natural ratio and that I was planning on going to for an upper lip lift. I am hopeful that when the swelling comes down, it will look natural. But worried that my decision to do this will end up looking unnatural. And if it does look unnatural, I will need to figure out if this is because I need to adjust the upper lip or because I made a poor decision to do this in the first place. Time will tell.
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May 19, 2015
Just from your photos I think your procedure turned out really well. Much more youthful look now. Hope you are healing well.
May 21, 2015
Thank you. The healing continues and it is looking better. I will post photo at 3 weeks.
UPDATED FROM Becoming Stronger
7 days post
Day 7 (post laser yesterday to the bruises)
Becoming StrongerMay 19, 2015
Impatient for the bruises to heal, I had a dermatologist zap the darker bruises. It also looks like the swelling continues to diminish on lip, side of nose and under eyes. The laser to the bruises has helped, although it is expensive and probably I should have just sucked it up and waited the 2 more weeks for everything to resolve as normal. I have been taking arnica and bromelain as instructed as well.
So you are a little less than a week out. How are you feeling now?
Thanks so much for starting your story and sharing your photos. Please keep us updated on how you continue to heal. Hoping you really like your results at the end of all this.
I see them, thanks for posting! Are you liking your results?
What terrifies you about it?
There are women who have had bad results with Dr Haworth, and their photos are available to be viewed. Here is one of a lip lift he did that left terrible scarring: http://www.realself.com/review/clinic-in-los-angeles-ca-revision-lip-lift-and-tip-plasty-dr-randal-haworth-los This same woman, Seattle2584, had a number of procedures by him, and all went wrong. See her profile for more information.
I had planned to go to Dr Haworth before I saw the shocking photos among his negative reviews. Of course no surgery is guaranteed to come out well - but for a doctor who charges 3x the normal rate, I did not expect to see such poor results. Do an *exhaustive* check of any surgeon you plan to see. Some damage is impossible to repair.