Yeah that would be awesome hairjunkie :) Still trying to decide whether to give resty a go, i wonder if i could purchase 1ml and have it done in 2 separate settings.....i dont want to make it look too obvious that ive had something done lol
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had fat in my lips ..actually it was placed along lip line top and bottom and it made my lips look great. perfect not too big but def noticable. i want more lol. i will post pics if u would like.
I made an interesting observation this week re: my new lips.
I was looking thru a box of old family pics a few months ago and I was admiring some teen pics of my lips. Even though, this year, I am actually the happiest I have ever been w/ my looks --- in those old pics, my mouth looked sooooooooo much better and I couldn't put my finger on why exactly. I was thinking maybe it was my teeth. ?????. So, anyway, after my Resty my smile has the same 'look' that I was admiring in the pics. Now I realize I had lost some ( a lot of?) forward projection and it was making my smile flat. Oh, I really like this stuff. Just thought I'd share that if any over 35's are interested.
A .8 is not obvious. I really notice it on myself and it is a big improvement but I bet if I hadn't told the world, it wouldn't be obvious to them. Yes they are bigger but not hugely so. Just enough to make a big differencein over all appearance. I bet they are 30% bigger. Since you are younger than me you may get more result b/c no 'correction' needed yet for you, ya know?
Maggie,
I am looking at collagen b/c I can get it a lot cheaper than Resty so I may give it a try. Did you get 1 cc and how many months did you get out if it?
Edited by lucky chick - July 06 2006 at 12:37pm
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with collagen I got the best results and it last for a long time, but make sure you are not allergic to it! a friend of my was not able to walk out for several days!
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Thanks for that update lucky chick :) im glad it worked out well for you!Yeah im still trying to decide whether to go for restylane or not...its about $300NZ for 0.5ml and $550NZ for 1.0ml so its pretty cheap. I just dont want it to look like ive had the injections lol would you say youve increased your lip size by about 50% with the 0.8ml or less/more?
ok, I am finally gettting back about my Resty. I love it! I had .4 syringe to start and it was enough to even out my lips and add a touch of volume at the outer/upper area. Of course, I decided I wanted more oomph so I went back after 2 weeks for another .4. I would have been better off to get a whole syringe at the beginning b/c I now have a .8 rather than a 1.0 and paid a bit more. My doc warned me that would happen but I didn't listen--hehe.
The swelling is bad for 2 days, I was a bit ducky for about 4 days, and is gone at one week. I am hooked. Hooked, hooked hooked!
Thank gawd I now save $$$ by wearing clip on hair extensions and I now color my own hair b/c that money saved now will be injected into my lips every few months!
What I like best is how the Resty firmed up my lips. I am 40 and suddenly my lips remind me of how they were at 25 only a little better.
I just love what is possible w/ injectables. I now have better cheeks than I did in my 20's, too. And better hair--HA !
I'll keep you posted on how long it lasts.
edit to say that my original lips are small so if someone w/ small lips wants big lips, I feel that one syringe would not be enough. They are just a touch bigger than they were at their prime.
Edited by lucky chick - June 29 2006 at 11:52pm
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I had restylane put in a few months ago....and I can tell you I won't waste another $500.00 on it..... didn't last for me....but a month or so. Not worth that pain of that needle....even with the numbing stuff. Nope...now I'm looking for a Dr. here that does great lip implants.
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well I just had a consult with a different PS, and I said 1 syringe would definitely be enough. He told me it is quite painful and I'd have the choice of numbing injections (which can bruise) or ice. I'd love to know about your experience, lucky chick.
hmmm, sounds like a lot for one lip. I would think one syringe would be enough for one lip??? I'll let you know about mine and if I get any result from one half syringe.
well I just had a consult for restylane. I only want to do my top lip, and the PS recommended 2 syringes for my top lip at $500 each. I was expecting to need only one syringe just to make the top lip a little fuller. He says he does not do less than 2 syringes on his patients because they are never happy with the results once the swelling goes down. I'm kind of disappointed now as I can't afford $1000 each session. Any thoughts?
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Youre lucky you have someone you can trust! lol im not sure that my cosmetic surgeon does restylane lips (i think he works on the invasive side of things).
I think i will go ahead with the restylane, why the heck not! i will probably take your approach and do it in stages, 1/3 syringe at a time. Then it wont be as obvious and i think it will give a better result in the end. Am thinking i will definitely get the local anaestetic injections!!! im a wuss when it comes to needles.
I also enquired about sculptra, but will get the lips done first :P
Would be awesome to see how your lips turn out in the end :)
I am glad you are 95% happy w/ your nose. 95% is perfect since, 'are we ever really 100% satisfied?'
I feel very comfortable w/ my injector--she is who did my cheeks and I know someone who has seen her for lips. Also, she is a national trainer of injectables. I would have booked a consult first but we consulted for the lips during one of my cheek appts. I am going to bring pic of lips I like. I like Cloe Sevigny's lips. They are still small but better than mine. I am probably only going to get 1/2 syringe to start b/c I really don't want much. I may add more later, though....
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Yeah that would be my concern as well. When im 50 i dont want to have these thin wrinkly lips because of something i used to plump my lips up in my 20's! Id say its good for a quick fix, but not something you could use long term.
They say the result of resty is in the hands of the person doing it, which makes sense. I am going to request lots of before and after pics before going ahead with it if i decide to do so (atm looks like a good/only option lol). I liked Meg Ryans lips before the implants, now they just look fake...there is definitely a thin line between natural and fake in the lip enhancement sector!
95% happy with my nose (id say im harder to please than your average joe lol) its only been 2 1/2 months since i had it done, so will have to wait at least 6 for it to settle properly. It is definitely better than my original nose though! I hated it since i was 11. Besides lips or cheeks, theres nothing else i would want done. Bigger boobs would be nice, but i wouldnt get implants they just wouldnt feel right. Like you said, when the time comes for face lifts, bring it on i say! i dont see anything wrong with altering yourself in moderation its when you start obsessing and going OTT that everything starts to look yick.
I think i might investigate the resty option more thoroughly, are you going to have a pre-appt? and discuss what you want done? or does that just happen on the day you go to have it done?
Today I am wondering if I will keep the pump. I am still a little concerned that is will cause damage to tissues from the suctioning every day, plus the poofing and de-poofing every day. But I wonder if resty would cause that, too.
Today when I pumped my lips, I thought it looked a little strange between my nose and upper lip--hard to explain. Almost like the area about one inch out from my lips was sunken in. Or the plump started too far out--I bet that is it. So then I looked on www.yestheyrefake.net on the lips page they had it listed and mentioned the same concerns: the big question of tissue damage and then the wierd look it can cause on a narrow face. I have a narrowish face so maybe that is why I thought it looked wierd today. Oh, cr*p, I think I am going to return it and get resty.
Also, I saw that IGIA has one for $18.00 or so. Hmmmm...I'll take pics before I box it up. It does work, though! And I bet it is great for some people!
Yep, you can widen some lips w/ resty. An example would be comparing Meg Ryan's lips in, say, 1988 or so (when Harry Met Sally) to Meg Ryans lips in 2000 or so (Kate and Leopold, or, better yet, that one movie where her husband gets kidnapped in some country, the movie w/ oh, I forgot his name!!! OH! Russel Crowe--ack, I forget the name of the movie) or so. (Not the current Meg Ryan lip implant look) I guess they can be widened (or appear so) if the outer top edges are thinish pre filler. I would get as much filler as Meg Ryan did and also not the current lip implant look she has currently.
Are you happy w/ your nose? I agree, ps should be done w/ extreme caution. I don't want any 'real' ps-- just cheek fillers and lip fillers. I will be first in line for a face lift , though, when the time comes!
OMG, that is terrible about your hair ext! Ugh! I hate that you lost all of that $$$. I just love the clip ins. No grow out to deal w/ b/c they are put in each day--it is quick and easy, too!
ok, I have made up my mind--the pump goes back. I am glad I didn't cancel my resty appt on the 20th yet!
Edited by lucky chick - May 19 2006 at 8:31pm
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Wow it actually worked! lol im always sceptical about this sorta stuff, bought some Stung off ebay and it does work but it stings too much to reapply every few hours :/ Pics would be awesome if you find the time =)
I didnt know it came with a money back guarantee? thats always a good thing, problem with that is i dont live in the states so by the time it would get to me 2 weeks would already be up! i didnt even check if they would post worldwide, im sure they will though.
I think theres vanity in everyone Im on a quest to look as "perfect" as i can lol theres no such thing as perfection but im gonna try to get as close as possible. Had my nose done a couple of months ago, and while i wouldnt go overboard with plastic surgery lips would be something else i would consider! I didnt actually know you could widen lips with restalyne-good to know though in case the luscious lips dont work out. I wonder if with time it will actually help you grow more lip tissue lol you know like the brava breast enlargement system works?? now that would be great!
Changing hair length is fun, though ive had quite long hair for the last 5 years (all one length-very boring and its always tied up! lol).
Yeah i was looking at clip ins as well cos i intend to colour my hair and regrowth will be hard to re-dye if i have extensions in, but im going to have to work around it lol I did lose out when i had mine done, i could have complained and gotten a full or partial refund (i went to a salon that does great lengths for a 2nd opinion and they told me to go back and complain) but im not the complaining sort, i dont really like making a fuss lol so i acted like i liked them and went back the next day and had them taken out, told them it was because i was going blonde (which i am) and the extensions would have died if they had been bleached. I have a few hairdresser friends so i'll make sure they know to tell their clients if they want extensions to go to the place that does greatlengths and not anywhere else (we only have two extension salons in my town).
You live and learn though =) so im asking lots of questions about this next set im going to have put in!!
omg, hehehehe!! The lip device arrived yesterday! I had it sent to work (own a salon/spa/clothing boutique so it wasn't toooo toooo wierd to my coworkers since we work in the beauty biz) and we all had a good laugh about it. Omg, we were rolling on the floor laughing, it just was so funny.
Funniness aside, the thing works! I did it at work (w/ a captive audience, hahha) w/ no result at all. I didn't expect anything for 2 weeks so I wasn't worried. THEN, ***drum roll*** I did it at home last night--longer pulls that I am supposed to do during the conditioning phase--and sure enough, my lips plumped up. Lasted for an hour and a half and then I was going to bed so who knows how long it really lasted.
This morning I did the conditioning pulls w/ barley any result. I don't want to over do the longer pulls yet but it sure did work last night. I will keep you posted and when hubby gets home from his trip (he has the camera) I'll take pics.
I have a slightly narrow mouth and I was going to have my injector sort of widen my mouth (omg, I sound so vain. oh well! ) w/ the resty injections at the outer parts on my upper lip and that isn't possible w/ this thing. I am going to put off the resty though for awhile and give this thing a shot.
The cool thing is the 30 day money back garantee.
I liked the fusion ext but only had fusion once. I had damage from other methods b/c my hair texture is just so baby fine. So I stick w/ clip ons now. It is fun--an inverted bob one day, 20 inch hair the next!
I am sorry you had bad hair for your ext!!!! That is no fun. Did you lose $$$ b/c of that? I mean, was there no refund?
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Im on a quest to look as "perfect" as i can lol theres no such thing as perfection but im gonna try to get as close as possible. Had my nose done a couple of months ago, and while i wouldnt go overboard with plastic surgery lips would be something else i would consider! I didnt actually know you could widen lips with restalyne-good to know though in case the luscious lips dont work out. I wonder if with time it will actually help you grow more lip tissue lol you know like the brava breast enlargement system works?? now that would be great!
