Always Wanted Bigger Lips - West Palm Beach, FL

I was born with pretty small mouth and thin lips. I tried fillers. Definitely wasn't worth it, they are very expensive and painful. The results weren't great either and lasted two months tops. So I am scheduled for a lip implant surgery. I met with Dr. Vinas and we discussed putting the largest implant 5mm in both upper and lower lip. I am really excited! I don't care if I will slightly feel them, I just want them to look good. My surgery is next month. I will write an update afterwards.

I had my lip implant surgery today!! I was able to get it done sooner because I decided to opt out of the surgery center and instead had it done at Dr. Vinas's office. It saved me $1,149!

The procedure itself was way better than I expected. First the nurse gave me multiple numbing shots, which really hardly hurt, then Dr. Vinas came in and we started. I think the surgery itself took about 20 minutes. I didn't feel any pain, just a lot of pulling and pressure.

In about half an hour I started feeling some pain which significantly escalated over the next hour. I would say on the scale from 1 to 10 it is 8. The lower part of my face hurts pretty much everywhere including lower teeth and tongue. Dr. Vinas gave me some prescription painkillers and even with them I am in pretty bad pain. I wonder if I even be able to sleep tonight. I try not to open my mouth too much, but I was able to have some mac&cheese for dinner. So far I am swollen, so it is hard to tell what it will end up looking like. But I am happy already. Dr. Vinas said my lips should get about 150% larger than before. Anything is better than what I had. So I am very excited to see the results. I took a photo of myself so everyone could see the progress.

So today is the day after the surgery. Pain is so much better. I think there is less swelling too. I cover my lips with vaseline and antibiotic ointment. Posting photo.