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HShoemakerMarch 23, 2017
WORTH IT$15,000
There has been a bit of softening, not tight as a drum (which, admittedly, I miss). Still very happy and wouldn't change a thing...feel like I made the right decision for the right reasons.
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November 11, 2016
You look absolutely beautiful! Can I ask what the mini lift involved?
November 11, 2016
Thank you! I had a mini lift, peel, forehead lift and lower bleph and rhino. There was an incision in the underside of my chin and above and behind my ears. Does that answer your question?
November 12, 2016
What makeup works best to hide the incisions? You look fabulous!!
November 13, 2016
Initially, I found both the incision line and bruising warranted camouflage. For the red incision line, I use a product from Chanel called Le Blanc which is a yellow make up base...the yellow neutralizes the redness. For purple/blue bruising I used a rose colored base because red neutralizes blue.
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HShoemakerOctober 15, 2016
No need to clarify which is before and which is after :)
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October 29, 2016
You look great! You sure had a lot of work done at once. You look natural not done, very rested and youthful. Congratulations!
November 6, 2016
Thank you! Dr. Winslow gets 100% credit.
Now that I'm 6 weeks out, I'm glad that I knocked it all out at once, but man that first week was rough.
Now that I'm 6 weeks out, I'm glad that I knocked it all out at once, but man that first week was rough.
November 6, 2016
Got to love how strong we really are.....the money and the surgery is one thing but the first week of recovery brings out the best?worst? of us. I'm all but excited but still nervous about the end result. I wonder what my friends and family will say. They know what I've done, to them its just a FL, are they going to be different to me? Meaning are they going to judge me? I'm not sure when I can reveal myself. Also what do I say or how will I take what they say or how will they act in front of me or behind my back? I know I'm just over analyzing everything.
November 6, 2016
The first month was definitely a roller coaster - both physically and emotionally. Both before and after the surgery, I woke up in a panic thinking "what have I done?" For me, the reactions of others have varied, but in the end all that matters is what I think and how I feel about it. I can see it for the extreme measure that it is, but also know that it is ultimately my choice to make. Because I feel more confident without makeup, I now feel less superficial. Like I am not thinking about my appearance as much, it's weird.
People have definitely judged me but that's ok. It's not for everyone. The things that brought me to this decision are complicated and culminated over a lifetime. Just like someone who decides to get heavily tattooed or pierced (I'm guessing) we don't do it for anyone but ourselves.
As an aside, my boyfriend told me later that because I was SO TIGHT those first 2 weeks, he was afraid I'd been botched :) You cannot judge the final result by the mess you are in the beginning!
People have definitely judged me but that's ok. It's not for everyone. The things that brought me to this decision are complicated and culminated over a lifetime. Just like someone who decides to get heavily tattooed or pierced (I'm guessing) we don't do it for anyone but ourselves.
As an aside, my boyfriend told me later that because I was SO TIGHT those first 2 weeks, he was afraid I'd been botched :) You cannot judge the final result by the mess you are in the beginning!
November 7, 2016
I'm trying hard to stay upbeat and I've read your last line more then a couple times, thank you.
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