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8 Weeks Post Rhinoplasty, Upper & Lower Bleph, Lower Face and necklift
UPDATED FROM mindspringcarolyn
2 months post
I'm going to call this "A Study in How Long NOT to Wait Before Fixing Your Face"
WORTH IT$26,000
Normally I wouldn't put hideous photos of myself in public but this is more like a science experiment. LOL!
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UPDATED FROM mindspringcarolyn
2 months post
Saw my surgeon today...
I stopped in to see Dr. DeJoseph today. He is so awesome and hilarious! I had to miss my follow-up appointment last week when I wasn't feeling well - nothing surgery related, just tired. I was a little bit worried that one one of my incisions - on scalp from face lift - might be infected. He said everything normal. Just irritation where the hair is growing through it. He looked at all the other parts and said everything healing really well. What I was really wanting to know was how much swelling he thought was still in nose, eyes, neck. Luckily he said swelling still in nose from tip up to between my eyes. I'm glad because I was hoping there would be less nose in my future. He had a new fellow (as in specialty medical training) working with him and it was hilarious listening to Dr. DJ describing what he had done to my nose - and face. It sounded like he was talking about how to de-fat and slice corned beef. I didn't mind it at all. Better out than in! Also glad to hear how he had really pulled in tip cartilage and fastened it down tight! I'll just keep thinking shrinking nose thoughts.
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UPDATED FROM mindspringcarolyn
2 months post
About 8 weeks post
Slowly losing swelling in nose. It's hard to tell what is swelling and what is final result in the bridge. Tip is definitely swollen. Hopefully nostrils are still swollen.
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July 10, 2014
Your nose is very cute after!! You must love it. Looks like swelling has gone way down.
July 11, 2014
Thanks! I love the look of your nose! I'm very impressed with the reshaping from the bottom view. And it looks so much smoother and streamlined from the front - and yes! Immediate gratification from nose hump loss is intoxicating!
July 11, 2014
Hi, Carolyn. Your nose looks so good, looks like much of the swelling has gone. How are you doing? I still have good and not so good "nose days." Your eyes- wow! :)
July 11, 2014
Hey! Good to hear from you! You look great yourself! I love the hair! It's shorter, right? Looks really healthy! I got needed confirmation from my doctor today that there's more swelling to go down in the upper part of my nose - knew the tip is still bad. Do you feel like you are close to the final product? Take care!
July 11, 2014
Thanks, I just used curlers for a change. As far as my nose, I think most of the swelling has gone but the Dr. says it takes time for the skin to shrink up and adhere to the bones/ cartilage which should create a more refined look in the tip- which looks smaller some days than others. Probably the same is true for you since we had surgery on the same day. Your before &after photos really show how much progress you have made. Not that you looked bad before, but you look so much younger! I have tried Botox between my eyes and I think that losing the awful crease/wrinkle I had there had made me feel better and more confident too.
July 11, 2014
My sister tried Botox recently and loved it! I can see how people get hooked on this cosmetic stuff. I think she might come to Atlanta to have the surgeon I went to re-do her eyes. She got blepharoplasty but her results weren't great.
July 11, 2014
Well I admit- I'm not hating it! Lol. It was free the first time for surgical patients so I went for it. I will probably keep it up, as long as it's feasable with my finances. I have kids, so it's not always possible for me to spend on myself. Good luck to your sister, you seem to have chosen a great surgeon so hopefully she will get a better result if she decides to try again.
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