AboutAlan M. Engler, MD, FACS Expertise Dr. Engler has answered over 2700 plastic surgery questions for Allexperts. His expertise is in cosmetic plastic surgery including breast surgery (breast enlargement with implants, breast reduction, breast lifts), liposuction, eyelid surgery, tummy tucks, facelifts etc.
Dr. Engler has been listed as one New York`s Top Doctors, and as "One of the World's Most Famous Aesthetic Surgeons" (Aesthetic Surgery, TASCHEN Books, Angelika Taschen, Editor). He is the author of 4 books, including "BodySculpture" (a best-selling plastic surgery book on breast surgery, liposuction and tummy tucks), "EyeScapes" (Plastic Surgery of the Eyelids), "Restylane," and "The Slim Book of Liposuction."
Dr. Engler has two US Patents for surgical instruments that he's designed, and has appeared on numerous television shows, including The Tyra Banks Show, The Ricki Lake Show (four times), and the Dr. Keith Ablow Show. Videos of his appearances are available on YouTube (SEARCH FOR "DR. ENGLER"). His website is www.bodysculpture.com.
Experience Dr. Alan Engler is a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York and the author of BodySculpture - Plastic Surgery of the Body for Men and Women (ISBN 0966382749) one of the top-selling plastic surgery books on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc.
Education/Credentials Dr. Engler graduated from Yale University (undergraduate) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (medical school). He did his residency training in General Surgery and, after that, Plastic Surgery, at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He is on the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Question Hello,
I've had restylane injected to my lips three times by three different doctors and it has never lasted longer than four days. It simply used to disapear and my lips would get back to normal size. How is that possible? I really want to have full lips but I am just afraid to try something different as restylane, which is one of the longest lasting fillers, didn't work with me. Any comments or advises would be really appreciated. Thank you.
Answer from Dr. Alan Engler
www.bodysculpture.com
Hi Jasmine,
I'm sorry to hear that the injections have not been lasting very long in you.
It is certainly true, in my experience, that these injections last a much shorter period of time in the lips than in other areas, such as the nasolabial folds. However, four days sounds like a very short period of time.
How much is being injected? Most people need at least 1 cc for their lips, and sometimes more (there is a limit to how much can be put in at any one time; if more is desired it can be done a week or so later.
However, if you've been getting that much, then the only other possiblity that I can think of is that it is being injected too deeply. Again, though, with three different doctors, it's hard to imagine why it hasn't been working!
The only though, therefore, is to make sure you've been getting enough material for your treatment.
