Brooklyn2521

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I Could Be Happier

I mean, they were the largest implants possible. I can see a difference but maybe...an inch of width on each side of the face. That's pretty dramatic swelling/deswelling. Like, I look like a different person than I did six months ago and not in a way that I like.

I don't think I would go to Dr Winslow for future surgeries but she is a very skilled surgeon and has a nice staff. I just don't see the point in being let down by the same person twice.

The options (worth it, not worth it) aren't great. I don't regret it. I don't remember how much it cost. I was wiser when I got a second, different procedure with a different surgeon. Worth it, not worth it...I feel permanently stuck in allergy season. Otherwise, I don't think about it very much except for the bone graft which I'm annoyed at having to redo via revision or fake with fillers. Grafts reabsorb to some level. I did not know this going in. It's something the surgeon used in his defense when I noticed I looked pretty much the same after a month. Again, worth it or not worth it...it is more like an ankle tattoo. I really don't think about it that often. I got very little done and what I got done reabsorbed. I think rhinoplasty is worth it if you're unhappy with your nose but it is a gamble of a procedure. Someone is cutting into the center of your face. Lots of wiggle room for things to go awry. Also, facial surgery recovery is...emotionally stressful. The first week is rough. I posted a photo somewhere on this site when I was four months postoperative and really has been no change despite being two years post op now.
If I had to go back in time, I would've chosen Dr Winslow, and I'll probably go to her for my revision.
I can still feel the bone graft. I think rhinoplasty is so difficult to understand which is why I don't regret it. I simply wish I had gone to Dr Winslow instead of the jackass I chose.
Plastic surgery is still surgery. I realize this is not what anyone wants to hear.

Thanks. Unfortunately, I see why rhinoplasty is such a gamble. My surgeon admitted to not doing a great job, i can't breathe through my nose, and the graft has reabsorbed. Still have no tip refinement. So, a lot of money spent to end up with almost exactly what I walked in with.

yeah, the thing with cheek implants is that it isn't like boobs where you can know exactly what's going to change. the projections are difficult to do. i think that's why i haven't posted pictures. it's hard to show with a photograph if i'm not wearing makeup, which i think defeats the purpose.
again, i went as big as the skin in my face would allow and i would still go bigger. they're deep deep deep in my face. i can't explain it. i'm sorry i can't be of more help!