Local anaesthesia in, sutures out by day 7, socially easy in a week — with a stiff-smile chapter in the middle nobody warns you about. Here's the whole calendar.
Swelling peaks day 2–3; the lip previews higher and fuller than your final result. Eat from day one (smaller bites, nothing scorching); straws are fine — that rumour belongs to dentistry. Head slightly elevated at night.
Suture removal day 5–7 in clinic, before your flight. Conversation-distance comfortable for most by the end of week one; desk work resumes easily.
The classic surprise: your smile feels restrained while swelling and early healing tension resolve. Temporary, known, loosens week by week. Makeup covers the line from now; kissing rejoins at ~2–3 weeks.
The lip descends from its swollen preview into the planned position; numb patches under the nose recalibrate; full exercise returns.
Lip position is judged at month 2–3; the scar's pale-line verdict belongs to 12–18 months under SPF and silicone. Photo reviews run through both.
No general anaesthetic to recover from, no drains, no hospital night — the surgical footprint is a few square centimetres under local. The trip is 5–7 days mostly so we can watch the early days and remove sutures, not because you'll feel unwell.
Asymmetric early swelling, a tight morning, a crust that looks dramatic — recovery's small anxieties get photo-review answers from Dr. Erdal directly, at home or here.
SPF 50 on the scar, every day it sees daylight. UV permanently darkens immature scars — sunscreen is the cheapest part of a beautiful result.
Send your dates — the calendar answer comes back with suture-removal and photo-milestone maths included.
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