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42 Year Old Ready to Be Done with my Double Chin! Boulder, CO
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I started this journey back in October when one of...
lysslamasMarch 2, 2016
WORTH IT$1,500
I started this journey back in October when one of my clients and friend, who works with Dr. Justin Maxhimer, a plastic surgeon, mentioned the procedure.
I have always hated my neck. It doesn't matter how thin I get, I've never had any definition and never liked my profile because of it. I would love to seriously consider a neck lift, but since I've never won the lottery, that's out for me.
I went in for a consultation where Dr. Maxhimer explained everything I could expect, down to the very fine details. He showed me exactly what I was going to look like in a few weeks when I will be right in the middle of vacation. I opted to invest in a few scarves, and thank goodness I did! So a week later I was back getting my first series of injections.
He started with putting a wipe off tattoo with 36 dots on the target area of my neck. Each dot was an injection site. The best way to describe the pain was like a rubber band being snapped hard on my skin. It wasn't as bad as getting laser hair removal done though. There was a burn with each injection, and that was probably the worst part, and it lasted for a few days, ugh.
I puffed up like a giant bullfrog. It was sore and slightly painful, but somehow tingly and totally numb. When I would pluck a whisker it would burn. But the strangest sensation was shaking my head "no", and I could feel the waddle jiggling, but I couldn't feel it. It makes no sense! The swelling started to really go down around week 6-7, and I gotta say, I wasn't too impressed so far.
At my follow up appointment 8 weeks later, we decided to do 1 more round. This time it hurt quite a bit more. I think because I was still getting that burning sensation a lot, so it was kinda a double burn. I puffed up way worse this time also, maybe because I was starting out with a much slimmer neck. The numbness and full feeling didn't last nearly as long this time around, however I noticed a lot more bumpiness. I was actually starting to get nervous that it wasn't going away, but I'm now 11 weeks out of the last treatment and it's almost gone. Dr.Maxhimer and I decided that where I've ended up is a great place.
For the first time ever I feel like I don't have to have my tongue on the roof of my mouth, or make sure that I'm doing the "turtle" neck when pictures are taken! I love it and I couldn't be happier! I highly recommend getting it done before you go under the knife!
The pictures the doc's office took are way better, I tried to do my hair and make-up the same, and wore the same shirt so we could really see the difference. Sadly, my weight also stayed the same. But until I can figure out how to get them uploaded, these will have to do.
I have always hated my neck. It doesn't matter how thin I get, I've never had any definition and never liked my profile because of it. I would love to seriously consider a neck lift, but since I've never won the lottery, that's out for me.
I went in for a consultation where Dr. Maxhimer explained everything I could expect, down to the very fine details. He showed me exactly what I was going to look like in a few weeks when I will be right in the middle of vacation. I opted to invest in a few scarves, and thank goodness I did! So a week later I was back getting my first series of injections.
He started with putting a wipe off tattoo with 36 dots on the target area of my neck. Each dot was an injection site. The best way to describe the pain was like a rubber band being snapped hard on my skin. It wasn't as bad as getting laser hair removal done though. There was a burn with each injection, and that was probably the worst part, and it lasted for a few days, ugh.
I puffed up like a giant bullfrog. It was sore and slightly painful, but somehow tingly and totally numb. When I would pluck a whisker it would burn. But the strangest sensation was shaking my head "no", and I could feel the waddle jiggling, but I couldn't feel it. It makes no sense! The swelling started to really go down around week 6-7, and I gotta say, I wasn't too impressed so far.
At my follow up appointment 8 weeks later, we decided to do 1 more round. This time it hurt quite a bit more. I think because I was still getting that burning sensation a lot, so it was kinda a double burn. I puffed up way worse this time also, maybe because I was starting out with a much slimmer neck. The numbness and full feeling didn't last nearly as long this time around, however I noticed a lot more bumpiness. I was actually starting to get nervous that it wasn't going away, but I'm now 11 weeks out of the last treatment and it's almost gone. Dr.Maxhimer and I decided that where I've ended up is a great place.
For the first time ever I feel like I don't have to have my tongue on the roof of my mouth, or make sure that I'm doing the "turtle" neck when pictures are taken! I love it and I couldn't be happier! I highly recommend getting it done before you go under the knife!
The pictures the doc's office took are way better, I tried to do my hair and make-up the same, and wore the same shirt so we could really see the difference. Sadly, my weight also stayed the same. But until I can figure out how to get them uploaded, these will have to do.
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Replies (8)
March 3, 2016
I am almost 3 weeks out from the first injection and I am still not back to baseline. Starting to freak out a little that I won't even get back to normal. Having some regrets at this point and feeling very self conscious! Hoping things improve soon!
March 3, 2016
I was totally feeling the same way...I can remember telling my friend, who started this whole thing, that pretty much when it was time to go back for the 2nd round was about when I was feeling like I was almost back to the way I looked before we started the whole process, and if this was it, why bother. Give it some time, and pay attention to how it feels when you touch your neck. I can't keep my hands off my neck now...it strangely feels almost longer.
March 3, 2016
You've made me feel a lot better! I was thinking that I was going to be the one person who ended up looking worse than before the procedure! Excellent review! Thanks so much for sharing!
March 3, 2016
You got amazing results. Looks great with only 1 treatment. Waiting for my results to come in,
March 4, 2016
I did get great results, but it took 2 treatments. I was told in the very beginning that it could take up to 6 treatments to get the results I want...At the end of the first round, I can't say I was all that impressed, but many weeks after the 2nd treatment, I couldn't be happier. And I gotta say, I almost wanted to go 1 more treatment, but Dr. Mahimer convinced me to wait and see, and since then, 4 weeks later, I'm so glad I didn't do another one. I would've been left with a big hole in my throat, there is no more fat left! I'm really hoping this treatment will be approved for other problem areas soon, like that damn band around my hips. ;)
Thanks for writing about your entire experience in detail and for posting pics! Your chin looks great.