Tired of Looking Tired! - Asheville, NC

I am continuing to heal.... Slower than I would like, but I guess that makes me normal. After ten days of using Bio-oil on my scars, I was unimpressed. I tried mederma but don't like it. It's too sticky. I am currently using steri-strips at night and making more progress than I did with the oil. I just bought ScarAway and will start using it tonight. I saw a review on here that showed someone with similar scars after three weeks that looked far better than mine, and she was using ScarAway. If my scars stay exactly as they are now, it would still be worth it for the fewer wrinkles, but I'm hoping for tiny, white scars as opposed to the pink ones I now have. My crows feet have improved as more swelling has subsided. My eyelids are still numb but are less tight feeling than they were last week. I'm going to ask Dr. Harley when I can Botox my crows feet. They don't look too bad, but a little Botox never hurts! I went ahead and had Botox on my 11's two weeks after surgery, but that was too soon to do the crows feet. I will keep posting to let you know when I can have the crows feet done and how it looks. Also, I need to get an updated picture of my chin scar. I forgot to do it this morning and it has makeup on it now. Today, I took pic's to show my eye scars and the scars in front of my ears. I couldn't get a pic behind my ear. But, they're still lumpy. I still use the oil there to facilitate massaging them, hoping to get rid of the bulbous feeling scar tissue - but no one can see it. In fact, I'm sure they feel worse than they look. I know people fear the bleph surgery, and I did, too. I just want to say that I absolutely love the way it opened my eyes! They look very natural but so much better! I love my Biltmore lift, but I LOVE my upper bleph! Thank you, Dr. Harley!

I had been doing so well - and I messed up! Two days ago I decided to stop taking the bromelain and arnica Montana. I believe the bromelaine is for bruising and my bruising is long gone. The arnica is for swelling and mine was nearly gone - until this morning. Just below my temples on both sides was very very swollen this morning. I have not eaten anything different and I am still sleeping on the wedge pillow and using the neck pillow. I'm actually hooked on my neck pillow - that's a keeper. So, the only thing I've done differently is that I stopped the herbal remedies. It took me a few hours to figure this out and I took the arnica after my lunch and after a snack. The swelling has gone down a bit since this morning, so the picture doesn't show what I faced in the mirror first thing today. In fact, my first thought was "no RS. update today, I look awful!" Then, when I realized why, I knew I needed to warn you all not to stop your arnica, or the bromelain if you're still bruised. I'm hoping things look even better tomorrow.
For those of you following, my lump is getting smaller very slowly, but definitely getting smaller. Since the surgical tape came off, I've been using bio-oil on my scars. I'm amazed how quickly the bulbous scars are smoothing out - with massage. Kelly told me that the scar product you choose is not as important as the massage. I've been working on those knotty scars several times each day. And each day they're a little smaller.

I think my lump is a bit smaller than it was initially. It was present when the compression bandage was removed. It is soft. It is a whitish, raised area about 1/4" in diameter about 1 1/2" above my right jawline. Dr. Harley says it is blood that my body will dissolve, given time. I am not worried about it. I am posting about it because several people have asked about it, in order to compare it to their own lumps. Apparently, a common affliction post PS.