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My Lips Didn't Match. Baltimore, MD

UPDATED FROM summerlym125
10 months post

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summerlym125
$3,200
Just took some pics for those that asked about my nose etc . You can slightly see the raised scar-had concealer on but rubbed some off for the pic. I'm the pics they don't show as much. They don't bother me in person much either, I just put make up. But mine did raise and I want to see if I can get laser or something done for it. I did try the scar tape but it made me itch so bad I always remove it. Also I have lipstick on, it is slightly overdrawn as I usually do. But you can get an idea of how it looks now. Will try to get some pics with nothing on my lips as well but my lips are so light in color it's hard to tell. Also my nose-do you see that tip in the middle of the nostrils? Do not know the proper name of it. Anyhow it has always gone down like that but I feel like it hasn't 'fully' gone down in swelling making it appear a tiny bit bigger(more noticeable). I don't know what else. Some days it looks fine, other days I notice it. As far as the rest of my nose it is feeling more and more like my old nose :D At first I felt like my nostrils were most visible but as I did excersizes and masaged it I think it went back to normal. Also I think the swelling made it appear that way. I also don't have my smile back 100%. The scar is putting pressure and makes it a little right still. I've included some pics with the camera angled underneath as well as straight, as well as me slightly smirking lol Also you can see with my mouth open my teeth are still covered by my top lip. I do have tiny teeth also. But right after the surgery I did have a little tooth show. I do think it did 'drop' a little and would love to get more out but the gruesome recovery is just too much for me. I also am afraid of damaging my nose as I did feel like I got a nose job after the way it felt lol Any questions feel free to ask.

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January 27, 2017
I forgot to say some days I feel like the old me but some days my top lip looks bigger. However this surgery was to shorten that distance between nose and lip which it did. Before the surgery my top lip pretty much hid under my bottom lip when they were closed if that makes sense. It was like an M. Now when they are closed at least my lip shows. The top lip is still small though but I think only fillers can fix that and getting a revision which idk about. Too scared to do that. When I look at my side profile the distance does look smaller and I am happy about that :) You almost forget what it used to look like as time goes by. So I tend to look at my old pics and remember how much I hated it and how I can wear lipstick now. I am thinking of getting more taken off but that is just a thought right now. My recovery was a lot for me. I also need to speak with the doc and see what he says. Overall I am happy I did it. I used to HATE how my lip looked before. So it is an improvement. I just wish my nose be rest of my face didn't suffer so much haha Too much pain, couldn't talk, laugh like normal for a long time!
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January 27, 2017
When you say exercises your nostrils, what do you mean? Im 3 weeks into my recovery and I feel like my nostrils are so big. I need good advice on how to make them go back to normal.
January 27, 2017
Yours will go down with time. I'm 10 months after and it's now that I see my nose looking normalish. But what I do sometimes is massage right under the nose where the scar is and kind of push my nostrils together(like pinch them). Also massage the bridge of nose as well. I think you are way to early to do it though, you need to wait a little
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January 27, 2017
Ok thank you so much!
April 4, 2017
What is your upper lip measurement now?
March 25, 2018
not sure, id have to measure but im sure it dropped some. no tooth show anymore :/
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December 20, 2017
Amazing! I think it looks natural and beautiful and wouldn't do anything to it. Thanks
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December 26, 2017
I know what you mean about the nose, mine was uneven before the LL,but I was ready for this since my doctor told me that it will look more crooked and it is! but I planned to get a nose job revision anyhow so it really didnt bother me.In your case ,since yours was even,did it ever get back to how it was before the LL?And I feel you how you want more cut out lol,I also have small teeth and they nevr showed when mouth was just at rest,they dont after LL either,did right after the surgery tough,Maybe its casue they went down like almost 2 mm,bummer. I do however think its better to have less take out than too much, I look better,even tough my teeth dont show at mouth rest,so it was worth it, one day maybe ill do a revision,but Ill wait till it drops more .I know the recovery is hard for such small procedure, but in the long run it might be worth it and it might improve the scar if there ever will be a big one.
March 25, 2018
I am happy with the outcome of the LL. It came out even even though i have a pronounced M shape on my top lip. I was worried about that. As for my nose the tip never came out the same. I have a bigger tip which shows when i smile or look down. I can see it and feel it. I spoke to the doctor about this and he said it may be because my sutures or something 'fell'. I hate it and i want to have it fixed. I miss my old nose. When i smile it elongates my nostrils and makes my nose look bigger which it wasn't like that before. My nostrils look okay when i am serious but the bump at the tip is still there. I am happy about my lips but not the change to my nose
UPDATED FROM summerlym125
10 months post

Update-on nose mostly

summerlym125
So since I got the lip lift I feel like my nose hasn't gone back to 100% normal. Others say it has but i know my self and it still feels off. I don't know if I have more tissue inside or what but the tip feels bigger. I hear swelling can take up to a year to go down and it's been almost 9 months. I still have a raised scar under the nose, it has gone down a lot but still there. Als my smile is not back yet but I think the scar is putting pressure on it and not letting me smile fully. Someone I spoke to said I might be allergic to dissolvable sutures, that may why my scar is raised(and I'm thinking the sutures inside may have raised tissue as well?). I will have to ask the scoot about that.
Another thing that is happening ever since the surgery. Btw these are not terrible-just things to notice if you are planning on getting the surgery. I don't know what's up with my sinuses. Since I got the surgery my nose runs a lot, i constantly feel like I have to clear my nose. When I massage the scar in a certain spot my nose runs or tickles inside. Super weird. Anyhow tons of the swelling went down and I see the final result-except for my nose tip not being back to normal. I would totally do it again to get more taken out but super afraid of changing my nose further, and the healing process is so long and dreadful. And painful!

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January 7, 2017
Hi! Can u please post your nose photos? Thanks I know the pictures do not tell the complete story but woul like to see your result at 9 months
January 7, 2017
Yes I will get some pics, I will try today thanks
January 8, 2017
Thanks! Your result looks great from the old photos!!
January 7, 2017
Interesting observations. I wonder if the raised scar is pushing the tip a little? Also id love to see updated pics of the scar and nose too! Thanks for continued updates.
January 7, 2017
Thnx I'll get some pics up
January 27, 2017
Just posted!
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January 9, 2017
I think it looks great but I have read here a long recovery hang in there I hope you will post at a year the nose tip maybe back to normal. I think I will be doing this procedure this year
January 23, 2017
Yes a long recovery indeed. And it varies. Some people heal really quickly! I'm jealous for them lol
January 23, 2017
Do you think you can post some pictures? Your lips pre-op look so similar to mine I wonder how it's turned out. Thanks for sharing very informative.
January 27, 2017
Just posted!
January 27, 2017
Hi just did!
UPDATED FROM summerlym125
12 days post

Even more recent pics

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I'm trying to post them in order so bare with me :) in the mornings( like someone else mentioned) swelling is a bit more so lips look a little fuller. Then it goes away as the day goes by. My Cupid's bow is more prominent, for anyone that wanted to know. It's very point and I don't like that so I change it a little with lip liner. The space between my nose and top lip is prettier now though :) one nostril is still a little rounder than the other but they are slowly going back to normal. The tip however is still swollen and feels weird to touch. It still feels sorta numb . Is that normal?

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April 12, 2016
Your lips are lovely and make me want to have this procedure.
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April 12, 2016
Congrats! Great result!
April 12, 2016
Thanks
April 16, 2016
Hi, it looks great! Are you using makeup to cover up the scar when you're at work?
April 16, 2016
Thanks! No I'm trying not to. Right now it is irritated and red :( I used a little concealer a few times but I'm really trying not to put makeup on it, just cream. I also got a little bump(pimple) on it
April 20, 2016
how is the redness and bump healing? hang in there. It takes a bit of time....:)
April 20, 2016
Still a little red. I was in the sun on vacation but wearing sunscreen and a hat as much as possible. It's hard to the touch but doesn't stick out or anything. My friends say they don't notice it but in pics I see it's still red
April 21, 2016
you look amazing!!!