Becca Goodwyn

Hi DLissette --are you still happy with your results since you had your fat transfer done? I sure hope so!

In 2007, I "lost" my right jaw bone and my right cheek collapsed. I thought maybe I was going to get collagen but the surgeon explained this new technology called SCAG (fat transfer-I think in 2007 they were not doing the PRP yet in this clinic but they do now). I got out of that surgery with just a little bruising. I also asked them to lipo my left cheek as it seemed too fat when I smiled. They agreed to do that so they took out from my left and added to my right but I was told that the fat for the transfer came from my armpits:). But the result is so dramatic and it gave me back my smile. When I was "dented" I did not want to have any photos taken. I was lopsided, in my view. Looking back at those photos, it looked like a dimple that "aged." :)

You look terrific and I know the boost great results can give! I have an appointment this coming February 2012 for fat transfer to my frown line (I have botox but the "11" between the brows have formed ridges that bothers me) and to my naso labial folds. I am quite excited about this and hope to have great results as well.

So my right cheek for those interested - the results is such that it is not dented, but I do not look like a chipmunked or stuffed. There is no lump. I look normal. Whatever I need to do from hereon are not major but maintenance procedures only.

I interested to know if you are still happy with your results and of course I do understand, we age everyday so our looks will change.

I so agree with Robin,Jewel sounds bitter. I am happy for Dallaslissette. I will have to ask her though if she is still happy with her results now, 2012. Plastic surgery is tricky- it can give awesome results to some people and for some people there is dissapointment.

I have an appointment for fat transfer/SCAG for my lower eyelid and in between my eyebrows. In 2007, I had a "minor" fat transfer to my right cheek that collapsed due to medication side effect. I lost my jaw bone. I walked around for a year with a sunken right cheek. It was fixed by fat transfer. It is now 2012, (and fat transfers peak at 5th year and it can then dissolve) and I will consult if I need a booster. Again, happy that Dallas is having a time of her life with her great results!

@femalemind: I disagree! You can subscribe and perpetuate what you believe that the media is peddling. Today there are Hallie Berrys, Michele Obama, Zoe Saldaña,Queen Latifah--all gorgeous and accomplished women. There are Latinas and Asians, whites and olive skinned women. What makes you believe that it is the men in control (partner to be) to choose a partner? If you love yourself, then you will exude confidence. If you have confidence, you can choose whoever you want and make the first move. I know I did and I ended up with someone who is not only educated, successful, and wealthy to boot. And I know I was the one who made the first move from the first date to proposing marriage.

Someone can wallow all she wants in the notion that one is doomedbecause she is dark skinned. Perhaps these negative and all so consuming thought should just be posted in this forum but shared with profession who can help somoene love and respect herself a little bit more and take pride in who you are.

I came here dark as a bean with an accent as a young woman. Three decades later, I am still Asian, brown, and with the help of a great team of plastic surgeons have maintained my youthful looks to match the joy of life I feel within. But I never sought any remedy to whiten my skin. That would be a betrayal of my origin.

But if you are so inclined, you can buy a plane ticket to Manila and get yourself some shots of glutathione. I asked my dermatologist there what were the billboards touting glutathione was. It costs $1000 a shot. You need at least 3 shots in the beginning and you need to get maintenance shots. Your skin will become lighter. Airline ticket at the very least is $1500 economy round trip, hotels and food not included. Glutathione they say is an anti-oxidant but the side effect of the shot is that it prevents your body to produce melanin, which gives you your color and your God-given sun protection. But here is the catch, you can be white but your features will still give away your origin. I do not know about you but I do not want to look like a clown.

PS: Every plastic surgeon will tell you that you are not a good candidate for plastic surgery if your problem is not physical but in your view of yourself.

That said, good luck!

Errata: I mean, "then it is not OUR problem, it is theirs!" Thanks.

I am Asian with brown skin and I am married to a white guy. And he wishes he did not have his light skin because he has been getting cancer on on his face, neck, forehead through the years. Last week, our dermatologist removed pre cancer cells on his face.

I understand how critical we are of ourselves but at some point, I think skin color is just that, skin color. Through the skin color must come through our love of life, our personality, our sense of humor, intelligence, and hope. We are entitled to all these and many more whether we are black, white, or in my case toasted almond!

Growing up in Asia, I would lather myself with cocunut oil and Coca Cola in the belief that it would make my skin darker (not lighter). Then my USA based siblings would send me Coppertone so that I do not get fried. Never in my life did I want to be white as paper. What I wanted was a clear skin and I had to go through a bad case of teen-age acne. Living here in the West has made me love my skin color even more because then I am not just ordinary - white or black I am not. I am in the middle but when given a choice, I opt to be darker.

When I visit my country of birth, every cosmetic counter is touting something to make someone's skin lighter, whitener. They have billboards of Asian women with white skin, thanks to an intravaneous injection of glutatahione that they get from their doctors. But I tell you, they all look like VAMPIRES roaming around. How can they explain a Malay stock woman, of very average height with that deathly color. Everyone wants a white skin--they say papaya makes your skin whiter. I think it makes it clearer but not whiter. Lemon makes your skin whiter again, I do not believe it, it makes it clearer. (applied by making a paste out of oatmeal/lemon/honey/milk). I do this myself for a quick facial pack.

However, skin color is all about our genes and the melanin we have in our skin/system. And my research told me that glutathione inhibits melanin. I am afraid all these women will get cancer, them being inhabitants of a country near the equator. And ironically, they are surrounded by beaches where they would not swim in the water for fear of getting tanned/dark. Such is the irony of it all.

My point in my diatribe is that maybe instead of our skin color, we can focus on how healthy our skin, hair and heart is. Are we dark but healthy--are we eating healthy food, pursuing education, a career; are we making the right choices for ourselves. If we are taking care of ourselves and nourishing our body and spirit, then we will have a glow. I mean eating a good diet, drinking lots of water and staying positive, thinking happy thougts and not subjecting ourselves to self abuse or otherwise. Whether that glow is emanating from brown or white or black skin is something we can control by our choices. If someone is interested in us, they see our souls, not the color of our skin and vice versa. And if they fail to see how awesome we truly are, then it is not their problem, it is theirs! Let's love ourselves a little bit more!