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51yr Old Face, and Ready for a New One. - Columbus, GA
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On Feb, 17th I had a face, neck, brow, and lip...
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On Feb, 17th I had a face, neck, brow, and lip implants. Since I am only 3 days post op I can't really tell what I am going to look like. Dr Pagadala says that I am looking good, and that he thinks I will be happy with my results. My sister who went with me says that she thinks my neck is going to look really good, and she says she can tell the difference in my eyes already. She says she can already tell a difference in my brow, and neck. Right now my lips are so swollen I have no clue how they are going to look. Right now they look like a blowfish, but Dr. Pagadala assures me that they will not look like this in the end.
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UPDATED FROM msdenice
6 days post
5 days post op
I am having some tightness on one side of my face. Hoping this is normal. I go back tomorrow to have stitches taken out. So I will find out what my doctor has to say on my recovery. It will be 7 days tomorrow.
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February 24, 2014
Good luck with your doctor. I go see my doctor tomorrow too. It is 7 weeks for me. I had the tightness at times on one side or the other. It is part of the healing process. Did you have a smas or deep plane fave lift?
February 24, 2014
I had asked him about a smas just cause the plastic surgeon I had used in MX told me to ask, and he told me that he did a deep tissue that some call smas but after 25yrs of doing facelifts he also said that each doctor pretty well had their own technic of doing them. I didn't know what all he was saying other than the fact that I just felt comfortable in whatever way he was going to do it. I also asked him about why he did my brow lift at the hairline when I had one doctor who wanted to cut the crease in the eyelid. And he told me that he did both but he felt like because my eyes were deep set and the fact that I didn't really have any crows feet that I would do better with just a lift. And like I said before he just seemed to be real honest about what he thought would look good for me, and I just felt like he was real honest. I felt comfortable with him.
February 24, 2014
I'm sorry, Mexico. I had a complete bodylift done in 2010. I still talk to the surgeon who did it today Dr Carlos Castaneda in Tijuana.
February 24, 2014
Your face should be very numb --- so normal -- actually for quite a while!!
February 24, 2014
Swelling aside, you look great! Did you have your upper eyes lifted in the past? I know in your b4 your kind of furrowing your brow and maybe making your eyes look heavier on the outer edges but was just wondering about any prior surgery? thanks, grace
February 24, 2014
Best wishes to you for a speedy recovery! I'm sure it's quite an experience the first 10 days after surgery. From what I can see, it appears he did a great job and I bet you'll be pleased.
February 24, 2014
If this comment is to me I had an upper bleph in my 40's. So, the furrowing is just me always looking at my kids with the "really look" :) Fat injection in that area -- love -- tired of botox all the time and gets expensive.
February 24, 2014
Msdenise.....I forgot to be specific as to which person I was asking and I confused everybody so I'll ask Msdenise.....Swelling aside, you look great! Did you have your upper eyes lifted in the past? I know in your b4 your kind of furrowing your brow and maybe making your eyes look heavier on the outer edges but was just wondering about any prior surgery? thanks, grace
February 24, 2014
No I hadn't had anything done to my eyes before. I have some pictures that I took about a week before surgery that I need to post. I will try to post them today.
UPDATED FROM msdenice
7 days post
New before pictures
Thought I would add some pictures I took about a week before my surgery.
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February 25, 2014
I'm so glad you started your story here on RealSelf! I cannot wait to see your photos as you continue to heal. It is still early days, so hang in there. Do you know what size lip implants you got?
February 25, 2014
My lip implants are the SurgiSil Facial Implant. Surgisil.com. My lips measured a 6 top and bottom. He said he would use a medium size implant.
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