Dr Harley Asheville, NC

Hi everyone. I thought I'd take a moment to post an update. I was always hoping someone would post months or years later so I will try to. I am still very happy with my results. I have gained more laxticity(sp) directly under my chin but when I look at before pics I quickly become grateful again. I highly highly recommended taking as many uncomfortable before pics that you can and keep them for afterwards. Months after surgery you will become used to seeing the "restored" you all the while swelling is going away and you start picking yourself apart again so you can refer back to these pics as a quick reality check. I was never the one to take time out to wash my face every night or wear any SPF and laid in tanning beds for years without any protection on my skin. That was before my procedure. I now wash every morning and night. Wear SPF of 50 everyday and have started learning about Retinol. I burned my skin the first attemp. :-( I am now wanting to learn about Vitamin C serum and Hyularonic acid serum. Does anyone know of a reputable company that I can order a complete set from? I also need to get more filler on my left side of my mouth and I wondered if anyone could tell me what to expect and if this is painful to get? The last time I had it done...which was the only time...I was heavily sedated as Dr Harley did it during my surgery.
Have an awesome day! :-)

I am posting a few updates pics that I promised. I would like to indicate my biggest concerns when I had this done and my feelings about it now. My biggest concern was my neck. When I would look even slightly down my fat would push up to my chin and I would get huge fat rolls. I had no definition between my jaw line and neck. The 2 me biggest thing was my marionette lines. I am extremely pleased with my neck. That's all that needs to be said. That alone was worth every dime that I spent. I am also very pleased with my jawline. Even now after some relaxing. My marionette lines...I am and have been from the beginning...concerned about these since it's only been going on 4 months. (My left side mostly) I've never had fillers so I'm not sure what I should expect for longevity. I am going to look into more in the next couple of months but I hope I can find an injectable that lasts longer as I don't have $1000 to spend every 4 months. Dr Harley used Jeuvaderm on me. He did mention that it was pretty deep on my left side. I have been asked if I have any unevenness. You will see in the pics that yes I do. However...I can tell you...as a person that's had many surgeries...this is how swelling works. It's not the quality of FL you received...it's your healing process. Even tho you are not using general anesthesia...it is still kind of major surgery. It will take a year before everything is completely settled where it is going to be. That's when you can look at unevenness and freak out. LOL! I have been asked about feeling the Lidocaine shots...yes it hurt but I am still here...alive and updating my blog. From looking at everyone else...my situation is extremely rare and I know it was due to the amount of caffeine that I take. No one should fear it. Well...this was long. I was just trying to cover things I've been asked. Here are the pics and I hope everyone has a good day. I didn't have anyone here right now to get pics of the jawline and neck but I will add those this evening.

I wanted to pop in with a little update. I am still pleased with my results tho I do see some settling which would be normal. Nothing anyone else would notice...only me. I am still only slightly numb. I do notice that my ears are still pretty sore to touch. Under my earlobes and behind them. Under my chin also if I apply pressure to it. I'm sure it will go completely away in time. I am now considering getting Restyline(sp) and Radiesse(sp). I prob jacked up the spelling. I am looking for a good Dermatologist by me that does this to get an evaluation. Does anyone have any experience with either of these injectables? I want to get it under my eyes...cheeks...and I will need a little more on my marionette lines eventually. I want my cheeks to look like they did while I was swollen from my FL. They looked sooo nice and it took away from the hollowness under my eyes wonderfully. I wonder if these fillers hurt during injection. Also how long they last. Well...I do hope everyone is well! :-)