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Lip and Cheek Enhancement - Portland, OR

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I've always felt my lips needed help and after...

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KatieWrenBirdJune 17, 2016
WORTH IT$1,550
I've always felt my lips needed help and after years of wasting money on every plumper on the market, i finally decided to do the real thing. I also wanted to improve the appearance of my undereyes. It was suggested that enhancing the area in the apples of my cheeks would improve the contour around my eyes so we are going to do that first with the option of adding more filler either in the cheeks or in the tear troughs later.

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Dr Bensimon Center for Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine. Dr Bensimon himself seems very kind, however, Amber... While I am totally an injections convert, I will not go back to Amber for my lips. She is very strong willed and borderline rude when the other doctors are out of sight. She seemed to take it as a personal affront when I asked questions about the procedure ("Dont worry about it, you're in good hands") or when I was specific with my requests; she wanted me to just let her do whatever she wanted. She had the same attitude when I was unhappy with my second round of results, and even though we specifically agreed on the smallest amount of dissolver possible, she injected it twice on each side and then massaged it into my entire lip. I felt like she was taking her frustration out on my face and wanted to teach me a lesson. Repeatedly said "Well you asked for more volume and you got more volume..." Altering someones face is an art. You can't just shove a needle anywhere and call it good. And the clients own personal asthetic should be the most important- I'm the one that has to live with this face!! Also... she also has dildos in her office??? Just sitting on the desk??? Twice I've noticed this. Maybe she uses the vibrating feature for some medical application (I'm trying to find a possible non-creepy explanation here) but surely there is another option besides bright pink rubber dildos. Very unprofessional.

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PetitePDX
June 20, 2016
You look amazing! Did you end up doing your lips only?
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KatieWrenBird
June 20, 2016
I did also get one syringe split between the apple of the cheek area /cheekbones. It's very subtle and she wanted to do two syringes but I decided to be on a budget and see if I liked the effect before going further. I'll try to find an angle that shows my cheeks more. I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I love the small difference! I feel like it does make me look more refreshed and, as a side bonus, my dimples are a little more pronounced and even. When I go back for my follow-up appointment on July 8th I think I will get another syringe on my cheekbones.
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jnetterface
June 21, 2016
you look amazing! I've done the same, and I cannot imagine not having it now! the cheeks really does help the eye area, I just tried volumaXC recently, I had no bruising !! congrats, you look beautiful ;)
jayellen
July 9, 2016
Congratulations - you look amazing!
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GymGirly
July 10, 2016
You look fantastic! I'm getting it done this week so I'm not scared. Did your cheeks bruise?
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KatieWrenBird
July 12, 2016
Cheeks did not bruise at all. The injections slightly higher up(nearer my temples) hurt more than the ones on the apples of my cheeks and I had a slight headache after having those ones done(I had two sessions). There was a slight feeling of heaviness (don't know how else to describe) for a few days which was relived with some gentle massage.
photogirl107
January 19, 2017
What filler did they use for your lips and cheeks?
UPDATED FROM KatieWrenBird
2 days post

Day 3

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KatieWrenBirdJune 18, 2016
The swelling is starting to go down but I still feel (and look) like I got punched in the face. I can feel the extra fluid in my lips and cheeks but again it's not as tight and swollen as yesterday.

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RealSelfChris
June 19, 2016

You look lovely, thank you for sharing your experience and pics at RealSelf! What fillers did you have?

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KatieWrenBird
June 21, 2016
I can't find my paperwork but I think she used juvederm in my lips and restylane for the cheeks. I know we had a conversation choosing the formulas(I just can't recall the sciencey bits right at this moment) Amber suggested using a firmer formula on my cheeks to be sure that it didn't move around and make my cheeks look saggy(the opposite of the intended effect!) while a thinner, softer formula was used for my lips to make them feel as natural as possible and reduce irritation. I will doublecheck that information for you guys when I update on July 8th after the followup appointment and possible further enhancement.
UPDATED FROM KatieWrenBird
4 days post

Swelling almost gone

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KatieWrenBirdJune 20, 2016
Still a bit of bruising on the left side of my lips and a bit of swelling on the left bottom side but I can talk normally again, yay! Haha. I feel like I'm very close to my final result as the tenderness and stiff "injected " feelings are almost gone. I did develop some small bumps on the underside of my top lip which from what I've read are not uncommon and should also go away within a few days so I'll be keeping an eye on that. Meanwhile they really don't show at all especially if I am wearing any kind of lip tint; which I am anyways due to the bruising.

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