My before lips, and my after lips. (Tom Medvedich)
I want to say that I got lip injections because I felt it would boost my confidence or address a long-suffered insecurity. I feel it would make this whole story a bit more righteous?stirring, even. “Lip Injections Inject Insecure Area Woman with Newfound Confidence.” “This Girl Got Lip Fillers ? and What Happened After Will Warm Your Heart.”
But that would be a lie, and I’m not a liar. I’ve never had any significant issue with the way my lips look?I have a small mouth, but the lips themselves are well-shaped and full enough. I wouldn’t call them plump, but they’re not thin. They’re fine, actually! Which leads us to the question: Why did I get lip injections if I didn’t really “need” them" Well, because I wanted them, and I wanted to know what it would be like to have them. And once I get my heart set on something, I am unstoppable. I also hate when people are having fun without me, and Kylie Jenner seemed like she was having a lot of fun with her lip injections. I wanted to be a part of it, even if only tangentially. That’s how I found myself in the chair of board-certified dermatologist Dr. Jennifer MacGregor, MD, at Union Square Laser Dermatology. She’s smart, nice, pretty, and wears a lab coat with her name embroidered on it, so I trusted her immediately. Still, that doesn’t mean I let her opinion that I had no real aesthetic u...