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55yo Having Upper Lift Lift - Paramus, NJ
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I have been thinking about haaving this done for a...
WORTH IT$3,500
I have been thinking about haaving this done for a few years now. I am really nervous but excited to finally be almost there. I have had fillers in my lip many times and am nerver happy with the results as afterwards it always seems to puffed up and i feel like a fish. I have a long space between my upper lip and the bottom of my nose...my smile in the last few years has changed as I have gotten older and my teeth are not visable when I talk and barely visable with a natural smile. I think the long upper lip is hereditary and probably my smoking did not help :( . Ugh! Very nervous ...mainly about the scar but I do believethis is the best solution to looking younger and better. I love this site and am a huge fan of plastic surgery if it makes you feel better about your look. I'm going to do a daily log to help others who may be thinking of this same procedure.
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1 day pre
Upper lip lift
Tomorrow is the day! Will post as many photos as possible...
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March 11, 2015
Thank you for posting. I am following as many LL patients as I can on this to try to see if this is something I should do as well this year. In me, you will have an eager reader. Can you ask your doctor to make available to you some of the medical photos and post them before and after (allowing for changes to keep your identity confidential.
Of concern to the readers is 1) scar formation 2) nostril distortion 3) natural movement o the mouth and finally 4) whether the middle of the lip is pulled up too high relative to the corners.
Can you tell us who the doctor is that is performing the surgery and how you made the decision to go with him/her?
March 12, 2015
The dr I am using is Nebil Bill Aydin, M.D.
He part of the office of Sherwood Baxt MD who I have been going to since I am 19.
March 12, 2015
I did not do any research for other MDs
I initially went to Dr. Baxt for this but he referred me to Dr. Aydin because he is more comfortable with this procedure.
March 12, 2015
I will continue to post photos until I am back to normal for you to see and will document my progress. OMG very nervous....I hope this is worth it...I hate the way it looks now.
March 21, 2015
Those pictures are only one day pre-op? Why has the scar almost disappeared? I see a scar but it looks very faded like it's at least six months along. Also, your lip still looks very long. Did you discuss how many millimeters of skin this doctor planned to remove? One day after surgery your pictures should be showing very swollen lips, a very inflamed scar, and the lip will be short. After time this all changes, like at around six months you see the final result. Are you syre those pictures are one day post-surgery?
March 21, 2015
Excuse me... In the first line I accidentally wroye pre-op but meant post-op. In any event, the pictures are confusing as they don't appear to be from a very recent surgery.. And yes, genetics and smoking don't help. Don't smoke NOW ever again. The lip will really get long, again. If you are unhappy find a better surgeon to do the job again in six months. Make sure he measures the lip, tells you how many millimeters it is and how many millimeters he will remove to get it shorter.
March 21, 2015
Sorry I guess these are before photos. I thought I saw a scar under your nose, very faded.
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March 12, 2015
PS - I had a nose job when I was 19. I think a long philtrum is genetic in my family but I only reallystarted noticing it in the past few years...age :(.
I have been getting fillers for the last few yaers but never reallly liked how it looked. Plus it seemed more cost effective to have the lift since the fillers usually cost about $1000 and only last from 3-6months. I am a bit worried about the scar. i believe he is going to stitch in the nostrial not outside.
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