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hihihi ....
No I'm not AfroAmerican (as you can see on this pics) ... However, I love the natural fullness of AfroAmerican lips. My bottom lip was something different. I was born with misshapen bottom lip. Later when I was 8 yrs old, I had a correction surgery, but when I was in puberty I noticed that the surgeon didn’t make good job and I couldn't be satisfied with it. However, almost a decade later I decided to reduce my bottom lip, or to make it just to looks better. Here is one of biggest and nearest photo shots of my bottom lip before:
To be honest, the final results you can see only when the swelling is completely gone. In my case it happen 3-4 weeks after surgery. Of course I came back to work right after 10 days. My bottom lip was swollen, but it was not markedly. It looked better and smaller then before surgery 
Ivory, thanks for your wish to vote for me, and yes you need to post I think 10 or 20 posts until you can vote  However, I wish you all the best, and I hope you'll find the right surgeon and take the right decision. It's not easy to decide to make surgery when you're completely healthy, but if you think this will make you happy, then just do it. Believe me, now I'm very happy and satisfied lady and I wish you the same!!!
Talk to you soon ...
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| Posted: 06/07/05 - 16:22 Post subject: p.s. |
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| what is the name of your doc?..u said u did it in Canada, but the pic u provided is from a doc in NY, i saw that picture today as i did more research |
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ayeesha
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| Posted: 03/03/06 - 19:05 Post subject: lip reduction |
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| I had a upper and lower lip reduction 3 weeks ago and i don't see any difference. The surgeon told me that it takes 3 months to see the results. Is that true they will be smaller within 3 months or he is lying because i don't understand why they will smaller than they look now that i don't have anymore swelling. |
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Jenny
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| Posted: 03/05/06 - 16:26 Post subject: Re: lip reduction |
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| ayeesha wrote: | | I had a upper and lower lip reduction 3 weeks ago and i don't see any difference. The surgeon told me that it takes 3 months to see the results. Is that true they will be smaller within 3 months or he is lying because i don't understand why they will smaller than they look now that i don't have anymore swelling. |
Hi there! I don’t think your surgeon was lying because I got the same answer when I had consultation for lip reduction. I haven’t decided yet and haven’t come up with all the money but I have had troubles with my upper lip being too big and sticking put too much. It makes me look funny and I was always teased about when I was little.
Anyway, I suppose you need to be patient to see your results. I know that 3-4 months sound too long but at least it will great when you finally see it.
I have a couple of questions for you. I was wondering if your surgeon used dissolvable or non-dissolvable stitches, if it hurt at any point, how long it took your face to actually get rid of the swelling and bruising? Did you use anything too speed up the healing?
I was reading about this product called SinEcch. It is some sort of herbal product that aids in post op swelling and bruising! |
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ayeesha
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| Posted: 03/06/06 - 02:26 Post subject: |
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Hi Jenny,
Mysurgeon used dissolvable stitches. The surgery doesn't really hurt but the stitches and the swelling will be unconfortable for 4 days but after that the stitches will start to dissolve; within 7 to 10 days everything will be gone. I think you should do because like i had very big lips , i used to suck my tongue and i have been teased a lot when i was young so i always had this complex. Good luck and i can't wait to see the final result. |
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| Posted: 03/07/06 - 21:33 Post subject: |
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| ayeesha wrote: | Hi Jenny,
Mysurgeon used dissolvable stitches. The surgery doesn't really hurt but the stitches and the swelling will be unconfortable for 4 days but after that the stitches will start to dissolve; within 7 to 10 days everything will be gone. I think you should do because like i had very big lips , i used to suck my tongue and i have been teased a lot when i was young so i always had this complex. Good luck and i can't wait to see the final result. |
Hi and thanx heaps for your reply and your help!
I hope your lips turn out the way you want them to!
Best Regards
Jenny |
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| Posted: 03/08/06 - 23:25 Post subject: Hi |
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Ayeesha... who was the doctor that performed your lip reduction surgery? Does he/she have a website? Also, how much did you pay to get your lips reduced?
I too am thinking about undergoing this procedure over the summer and really want a drastic change in the size of my lips. It worries me sometimes because there have been numerous people claiming that after undergoing the surgery, they saw very little reduction in size which defeats the whole purpose of having lip reduction surgery done in the first place (especially for us who want to see a big change). Then again, i've seen photos of patients who benefited greatly with the procedure, having noticably smaller lips months after surgery. What I believe is that because there aren't many surgeons around that actually perform the procedure, it's best to choose wise and go with someone who is well-known and highly respected as a cosmetic surgeon, even if that means forking out more $$$. |
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| Posted: 03/09/06 - 12:24 Post subject: |
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Hi Sadsquead,
I did my surgery in Atlanta GA with Dr Whiteman, he is very good but like you said i don't really see a big difference in size right now. SOme people claim that it takes 3 months to see the final result. My lips are smaller but i think they are still too big compare to what i have seen on the internet and what i was expecting too. I spent $2,800 for both lips. Do it if that is what you really want. I don't regret at all but it's just that i wanted them very samll. |
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| Posted: 03/09/06 - 22:19 Post subject: |
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Hey Ayeesha
During your consultation w/ Dr.Whiteman, did you make it clear to him that you wanted a drastic change in your lip size? If so, did he/she give you his/her word that it was going to be done and that is what you'd receive? |
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| Posted: 03/10/06 - 12:51 Post subject: |
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| Hi Sadsquared, of corse i told him that's why i wanted them done at the first please. It's not like if they are big because i see a big change but i think they could be smaller. Maybe it depends also on the shape of your lips. When i ask my boyfriend and friends of mine they all guarantee me that my lips look smaller; maybe it's just in my head. |
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