megan111

Fat Grafting + Open Rhinoplasty Journey - Turkey

Hey!

err... in the beginning I felt there was lumps at my extended temples... but as the days passed fat literally disappeared from there - the only place where I didnt like my fat :))

no irregularities now - but as I mentioned above I had horrible "double cheek" on each side effect.. which was more prominent in my profile than frontile view. It still bugs me - but it has reduced a lot... plus Im losing weight like damn! So I think I lost my facial fat before it would have developed those damn blood vessels that would have made my grafts permanent-ish.

NOw I look great in my frontile view .. but Im bothered a tad when I smile as seen from profile. But considering that it hasnt even been a month since my grafting and that I still have swelling a bit - Im gonna wait and see how much more my grafts dissipate.

Hey!

Im not from Turkey, Im from India :) And I cant post the name of my surgeon because he did my fat grafting for free and asked me not to advertise that he did this - he did as a personal favour and wouldnt want his prospective patients to get greedy/ unnecessarily hopeful with him in this regard.

Im 5 feet 7 and a half or 8... thats tall actually- for an Indian girl that is.

Nearly all my swelling and pain is gone except my forhead- still cant apply liquid foundation rigorously there - nor can use harsh wiping, cleansing motions on my face.

I still suggest you should try losing weight.

Hey Quno!

Things are soooo much better now! My nose looks great! I am forever greatful to my doctor for returning my original face to me :) As far as the fat grafts are concerned - well, the frontal view is great - I look like myself again - only with a fuller face like when I was a teenager ... it makes my face look near perfect when I put makeup on because all the fine lines seem "filled" :))

And for the profile view now - depending on how much I smile - I do or do not have double cheeks on each side showing ... but I have a feeling that my odd profile while smiling has something to do with my nose job as well - because almost all of my nose is swollen and my upper lip is still not "normal" looking when I smile.

My dark circles have improved as well... now they are darkish, not dark

But a very important note here - I was so scared that my facial fat was going to stay where I didnt want it to stay .. and since I was worried I had too much fat grafted - I went on a diet soon after surgery and started taking "Xenical" pills for weight loss...

So the reason my face is coming back to normal may be that Im losing weight (thats an arguable point). I am 5 feet 8 inches nearly ...and weigh 53 kilos.. that accounts for a very slim body ... you should keep that in mind when reading my progress.

I had grafting done on my forehead because two huge, green veins started to show through above my left eye brow every time I smiled ... it was weird... there is a specific term for those veins I cant remember right now ... but when they showed - I looked older than I actually am ..and that irritated me..

Have you tried losing weight? I know many people say it doesnt work - but what if it does? Even if a little ... I mean I would have given anything a few days ago to get my "fatty" face even a little close to normal..

Yeah, I have considerable swelling because I cant really put liquid foundation on as it hurts .. Im using powder makeup for now because applying with a brush doesnt hurt.

Hope things turn out better for you too, my wishes..

Update - 16th July -

My nose looks great! It is as if my old nose has resurrected but only slimmer :)) I still cant feel my nose much - it is quite numb .. when I do touch it - I feel like an ant is crawling on it :P

I have considerable swelling on the nose - even though with all this swelling my nose looks great ... day by day my nose is getting slimmer, just as the doctor had predicted.

The fat grafting is giving my issues. The frontal view is great - I really did need some fullness - and I suddenly do look like 19 :)) But when I smile - from the side view - you see two chunks of cheeks where one cheek should be. WHy thid bothers me is because now while taking pics I need to be at my best angle - previously, all my angles were great :))

Why it shouldnt bother me is because I have to be unusually stretching my smile to get this odd profile ... if Im smiling normal, it isnt that noticeable. ANd not to people who are meeting me for the first time.

What bugs me the most is that there is much swelling at the outer corner and underneath my left eye... the right side is okey- but this swelling pretty much looks the same everyday.. seemingly not improving. But I have read swelling from fat grafting can take a lloooonnnng time to resolve .. so I am going to be patient and wait.

I cant apply foundation or concealer make up yet without hurting myself... it hurts when I move my fingers on the treated area.

I have now developed dark circles - I know they are temporary- but they are there. I am having a hard time dealing with them because I havent had them ever in my life.

I hope in the coming few days, all my expectations would have been met :))

Im on a diet regime now - sometimes I wonder if my swelling is going down or just the weight loss is showing on the face. Sadly, I live in a foreign country and have no clue where to find a weighinh machine :P As soon as I locate one - I will start tracking my weight loss and the relevant swelling relief.

Happy recovery to all!

Thanks for your response! I wasnt expecting such a quick reply :P

Well, it ias the 6th day and my face now looks like at least it remotely belongs to me :))

I like the taught skin feeling, but I hate the roundness of my face - ı wanted a fuller face, true but did not want to lose the incredible proportions and cuts of my face ... Right now, I am concentrating on losing weight.. if anything, it may only help with the reduction of fat on my face.

I hope thing will get better- looks like my doctor has done a great job with my nose (my cast isnt off yet, but my nostrils look great - that was my main concern anyways). I would be surprised if my doctor who made great judgement with my nose would make poor one with my face.

I swear, Im loving myself after this and never getting under the knife again - this fear has only made me realize how God has naturally blessed me with much that I choose to ignore. Serves me right for being ignorant and greedy.

I will keep you posted with my progress.

Yes, I did see your videos - but your initial swelling is no where close to mine - my face literally swelled twice its size (with NO BRUİSİNG!!!).. thats why I wanted to know your cc and where it was put .. may be swelling has got something to do with that...