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68 Years Old, Tired of Looking Like a Soviet-Era Bus Conductor - Asheville, NC
UPDATED FROM Geezer Hottie
3 years post
3 Years Post-Surgery
WORTH IT$9,000
This picture was taken exactly three years after surgery at a Christmas Party. Although conventional wisdom dictates that cosmetic surgery won't change your life, it changed mine. (Still haven't passed the road test, tho!)
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UPDATED FROM Geezer Hottie
2 years post
December 2018 picture
None of my iPad efforts indicated results worthy of Dr. Harley, but I did manage to crop my brother out of this picture taken with a dedicated camera (not an app) just about a year after surgery. I'm looking so much better than the previous, pre-surgery year. Hope y'all agree!
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You look fabulous.
Beautiful!!
Thank u for takng time to share your experience. You look fabulous.
Well worth it
Well worth it
You look great - and deliciously happy!
Have followed your journey the entire way. Miss your articulate posts! You look fabulous!
UPDATED FROM Geezer Hottie
4 months post
3 months plus
After all my kvetching about not getting an appropriately gushing response from members of the public to my new look, I received an email from a friend (she didn't know about the ps) whom I hadn't seen for a while. I am excerpting this not to be boastful, but to demonstrate that sometimes we give up too soon: "It's been soooo long...I barely recognized you. You look fabulous! ...Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. It's working like gangbusters."
So I'm happy. It's one thing when I went through the rigors of surgery and recovery and saw a far more pleasing reflection in the mirror, but after time passed and so few people noticed, I begin to question my ability to see myself realistically and began to think that maybe I was operating out of a sense of self-delusion, only thinking I looked better because I didn't want to admit it was simply too late to make a difference, that I was doomed to resemble a Soviet-era bus conductor no matter how much weight I lost, no matter how much cosmetic surgery I had. If I have to take a long view, it is probably better that I saw this reaction in writing almost four months after surgery, because it's so much more meaningful to receive it after so much self-doubt.
I'm attaching some recent photos so people can see that I did take the advice of the "haters" here and cut my hair!
So I'm happy. It's one thing when I went through the rigors of surgery and recovery and saw a far more pleasing reflection in the mirror, but after time passed and so few people noticed, I begin to question my ability to see myself realistically and began to think that maybe I was operating out of a sense of self-delusion, only thinking I looked better because I didn't want to admit it was simply too late to make a difference, that I was doomed to resemble a Soviet-era bus conductor no matter how much weight I lost, no matter how much cosmetic surgery I had. If I have to take a long view, it is probably better that I saw this reaction in writing almost four months after surgery, because it's so much more meaningful to receive it after so much self-doubt.
I'm attaching some recent photos so people can see that I did take the advice of the "haters" here and cut my hair!
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I have followed your postings. You look fabulous!
Thank you. Are you planning on having any work done?
You look fantastic! Love the new do!
Thank you. I'm the kind of person who hates change, but I am getting used to a far less labor-intensive hairdo!
Wow, when I look at your before and after, with your wonderful hair cut, I see a new person! Congratulations!
Thank you. Dr. Harley is indeed a miracle worker!
So happy your friend was able to convince you of what we've known all along!! You look marvelous!
Thanks. I bet she had no idea when she sent me the email how meaningful it would be to me, and that it would serve as a kind of "afternoon special" to the community on the value of patience.
OMG you look fabulous and i love the new hair too. you have had a long journey and i was touched by your wondering if it was too late etc. your whole story could be published as u brought your readers so humorously through the battle with the mirror and self naming. Finally u have come to a place of peace that you richly deserve. so many reminders here! always tell your friends when u think they look wonderful! also have patience with the process of healing both emotional and physical and keep your sense of humor no matter what. you my dear are one of a kind. so many thanks, barbydoll
Thank you so much. Your support throughout this process has meant a lot to me and I hope you proceed and have a wonderful result.
thanks gh all the best, bd
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