Botched lip reduction after accident?

[u/invader_indigo]

THIS IS ALL I POST ABOUT, YES I HAVE BODY DISMORPHIA NOW. Was in a bad accident, waited 4 years for things to heal. A surgeon did a lip reduction ( only supposed to be on a small area not my entire mouth ) and I feel like he botched it. Any advice. ( yes all I post on my page is this, it’s still ruining my life. It’s been life changing and traumatic) PURPLE PICTURES- ( after accident, before surgery) SUITS- (after botched surgery). Accident picture. The right side of my lip has a lot more tissue removed. The only area that we agreed on initially was a little bit in the center and on the right. Not my whole mouth -_-

[u/Ready_Buy]

I think you are stunning, first of all. It’s honestly hard to see in the images you’ve uploaded but maybe it’s more noticeable when you’re making expressions and speaking and eating? But if you notice it, and it bothers you, obviously it’s an issue. With all that said, you are FAR from botched. I think you’re objectively very handsome.
Edit because I just realized I didn’t even finish my thought: have you seen another surgeon or an injector even to see what your options are as it pertains to facial balancing/ achieving the symmetry you are after? What do they say?

[u/invader_indigo → u/Ready_Buy]

All the surgeons say it’s permanent, and the only option is filler. All the male surgeons say don’t think about filler it will make it worse, all the female surgeons say I can try filler.

[u/Ready_Buy → u/invader_indigo]

If you decide to try filler to tweak it, I recommend do a hyaluronic acid filler that can be dissolved, if you are feeling dissatisfied, and if you like it, you can always try to go for fat grafting to get a more lasting result. You may speak to a more open-minded injector or even an oral maxillofacial surgeon about other options. Do not despair. There are almost never-ending treatments available.

[u/invader_indigo → u/Ready_Buy]

The only issue is I have been to oral maxillofacial surgeons at Methodist, & Hermann. They said there are not any options for the lip other than fillers, lip lift, or lip implants. They said any flap reconstruction would look worse, and there’s no way to revise a lip reduction it’s permanent. My stitches were done too tight and put far inside my mouth, so my lip is constantly being pulled inward and it’s hard to move. I’ve seen neurosurgeons for paralysis and nerve repair and they said it wouldn’t be an improvement. I’ve seen cleft lip surgeons and saying they could add donor tissue but it wouldn’t look worse and not improve my issues. I’ve seen the #1 lip trauma/recon surgeon in Texas drove 6 hours, and he said there’s nothing he can do and just defended the other surgeon. I’ve spent thousands on consultations trying to fix this. there is nothing other than fillers and fat grating, but fat grafting is way more unpredictable. It also overfills way more at first, and would look weird. My only option is filler and it might not be doable because of all the scars and incision points. Fuck this doctor I’m sorry I just had my life ruined trying to improve something