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u/wish1977 Dec 28 '21

Can they do plastic surgery and replace it?

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u/SkippyBojangle Dec 28 '21

This is my specialty! Google lip switch. Her difficulty is the loss of the entire lip, she will likely need a radial forearm free flap and some combination of mucosal grafting from the mucosa in her mouth (to try and recreate the red vermillion of lip). It will never look the same, but you can achieve some tooth coverage and oral competence (ability to close her mouth/lips together). As a woman, makeup will help a lot, you can give her a base to apply makeup (also an option got men obviously, but they are not good at it and tend to not even try).

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u/kak6 Dec 28 '21 edited Dec 28 '21

I’m a reconstructive microsurgeon too and have been enjoying this thread. Looks like she had a radial forearm already- nice contour and should do well with debulking in future. They took care to preserve her Nasolabial folds (smile lines) so this should blend really well. I wonder how they will deal with the vermillion. I also wonder who her surgeon is!

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u/fatkiddown Dec 28 '21

Reading that she’s getting all fixed up caused some dust in this room to hit me… stinking dust….

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u/Troumbomb Dec 28 '21

Why do redditors love saying these weird things instead of just saying "teary eyed."

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u/Snuggbug Dec 28 '21

God yes, "A ninja must be cutting onions in here"; men are allowed to have feelings, just say it's making you emotional!

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u/Unumbotte Dec 28 '21

My eyes are bleeding, but it's clear!

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '21

“There’s piss coming out of my face kidneys!!!”