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Lip Surgery?

I'm only 17.
At the age of, well to be honest I don't even remember, but I'll say about four.
At four I had this accident when I'm guessing my lip was torn open but a sharp corner of a shelf. After the doctors stiched my lips closed again, they left a bump. Like a radom hideous ball just sort of hanging there.
My parents say the doctors told them as I grew up it would stretch out along with my face.
They were wrong, I'm only a couple months from being 18 and it's intact.
Now it feels like I was teased all these years when I could've just have had it fix then and there.
After doing some research I found that scars on lips can be quite uncomfortable and "weird" (lack of a better word.)
Anyway, I was really hoping I could get some professional advice on this, and maybe what Kind of surgeries are out there as possible options.
This has never been something to bother me or hurt me (physically, anyway...) in any form, however I fear this will affect me in other forms such as when I wish to be employed, I am aware of the superficial world we live in today and it's tough to have a scar on my face keeping me from feeling my possible best.
I would love it if anyone can help me on this.
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I had radiesse put on upper lip a yar ago 1cc.  Another doctor said he could remove  Doctor made incision across all lip n left it uneven. Never took product out.  6 mo later re- due n it's been 5 days & looks bad. Looks different (than first surgery 6mo ago) --stitches or upper lip rather, looks pointy things coming down. Looks weird. Swelling down 20% purple. I'm worried. I realized I should of left it alone. What's the worst? I'm really worried.  I was healed n looked okay before the second. Not like I wanted.  When will sweliing go down? I have tried EVERYTHING! Please advise???? Thank you!!
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I had radiesse put on upper lip 1cc.  Doctor made incision across all lip n left it uneven. Never took product out.  6 mo later re- due n it's been 5 days & looks bad. Looks different stitches or upper lip rather, looks pointy things coming down. Looks weird. Swelling down 20% purple. I'm worried. I realized I should of left it alone. What's the worst? I'm really worried.  I was healed n looked okay before the second. Not like I wanted.  Please advise???? Thank you!!
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Well first off, no employer can turn you down based on physical appearance, as it's against the law. Scars on the lip are hard to treat, and even with some possible options of treatment, most likely will not have any significant improvement. They can reopen the wound area and stitch it again, though that can be expensive and may not even look much different at all.
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