A Brit in Athens. Neck, Mid Facelift & Upper Blepharoplasty. Also fat transfer to the temples- Athens, Greece

Hello Grace60, yes I had neck & mid face. The stitches were in front of my ears, & also staples & stitches behind the ears. I didn't have lower eye lids done....I had lower & upper done six years ago, but I felt upper needed more help. No videoing at home, just pre, during surgery & so far on only one of my visits two days after surgery. My husband also said that I am at the stage now where people wouldn't notice, but I do feel quite self conscious with not being able to smile properly & my eyes being a little odd.....I want to wait a few more days. Even though recovery not going exactly to plan, I wouldn't go back to looking like my 'before' pictures for anything!

Thank you lilygirl14, you must be 2 days out....I hope you are feeling ok. I felt the same as you, just wanted to get it over with...& now you are on the 'other side' too. Yes! ...& yes, Athens is perfect at the moment, not too hot....loads of sping flowers out...really pretty!

Greetings Sal, hope you're doing well. I am on day 4 now. Here's hoping all goes well for me. I would like to venture out tomorrow. It is beautiful in the North Carolina mountains this time of year. My neck, especially on the right side, is swollen. You look great!

Thank you Linda, I was thinking of you earlier. How are YOU? I hope the pain was short lived? I am getting there...slowly...but that's fine. Today my neck is tingling & my left ear still feels like a cauliflower stuck on my head... all these great sensations you have to look forward to! What sugery did you have yesterday? Neck & face?....I will go on to your review now.

Yes, it was face and neck. I have updated my review.No picpictures as yet though. I will have to put a BIG thank you on my review to everyone for their support, as like you I am normally a very private person. But without all the support I am not sure I would have gone through with it.

Hi MlMomBA, you are the second person here who said I look I look like them. Maybe we are long lost sisters! I felt the same as you, I booked my lift back in November & couldn't wait to get on with it. I look forward to following your journey!

Thanks. Talk to you soon. M

Oh my goodness...2 hours out of surgery!!...Good for you!...you are amazing! You are going to be fine!. I send you loads of best wishes!. Yes, expect to feel a little uncomfortable...but..CONGRATULATIONS!...you did it!...you are on the other side!. A hug for you!

Thanks you, I will now have to start nagging my husband to sort out our computer so I can post some pics. Oh, told the sur about this site and the fact I was do a review, thought it might help his motivation!!!. Thanks for the hugs really feel lth the need for them at the moment.

Yes, would love to see pictures...but all in time. Main thing now is for you to try to relax & rest! I am really excited for you.

Don't worry, that wide-mouth thing just seems to be part of the deal! And also be prepared for the swelling to get worse before it gets better... if you can avoid mirrors (and not look too closely at the tablet reflection which is always the worst anyway that is probably the best. Now it is time for you to rest and heal!

Thank you!...I think I am coming along slowly, then I look at 'before' shots & then think 'Yes!, I am so pleased I did this!'

It's never as speedy as we want, I guess, but we're getting there! I also have to laugh about taking so many pictures of one's own head... I am not a big selfie taker by any means but on this I am becoming a documentarian. It's so much easier to see what is happening by setting the pics next to one another, as opposed to trying to side-eye into the mirror and remember what yesterday and the day before were like. It would be hugely helpful for some enterprising PS to make a "time lapse" movie showing how the morphing goes over the recovery days, weeks, and months to the final result as opposed to just the "before" and "after". Sal9, maybe you could suggest that to your doc as a future project since he is doing video of your experience! BTW remember how we said the fact he wanted you for a video indicated you would be a great patient with a beautiful result? Et voila, it is coming right along! :)

Thank you A to Z, you made me smile! & I was thinking this morning how I always hated having my picture taken, would always avoid a camera if I could. There are very few photographs of me in existence .....& yet here, on the internet I am posting close up, no make up, hair needing roots touching up..raw pictures of me! Ha! I know of course all in the cause of helping other! This forum is great isn't it?...I have never used anything like this before. To be able to be so personal with each other & yet annoymous at the same time. I couldn't' ve got through the bad days without it. Yes, even though things aren't going exactly as planned in my recovery I do trust my PS. He does want a good result for the video.... ( although it would be easy to scrap my video & start with another patient)... & also that he mentioned a revision of my chin scar..which as I said I really am not concerned about & he isn't ignoring stuff that I am concerned about. My new worry is that I do still have the staples in behind my ears...& imagine them having to be gouged out of my head .......I am not going to think about it! We were invited out this afternoon.... I am not ready to face people yet so sent hubby alone. When out walking I am dressed as if escaping the paparazzi...baseball cap pulled down, sunglasses, scarf. I can't see a damn thing, surpised I didn't fall over! Ha!

I think the paparazzi line is a great one, will have to use that with my building staff! :)