I have no doubt about Dr. Louton's expertise and I'm very excited to see the final result once the swelling goes down

At two months post-op my cheek implants now feel more like a part of me. I sleep on my side at night and only feel a little bit of pressure on them (nothing painful). My dissolvable stitches are completely out. When I smile it feels more natural now. I'm extremely happy with the results and feel grateful for having such an experienced doctor and staff!

I had my appointment to have the tape taken off yesterday. I was very excited! She put something on the tape to dissolve the glue and waited a few minutes before pulling it off. It wasn't all that bad. I just felt a little bit of achiness afterward. I wish I could remember the name of the nurse because she was very nice. So was the Dr. and receptionist. I have a teensy bit of anxiety (still getting used to being around people after social distancing for so long lol) but I'm always surprised at how relaxed and friendly everyone is at the office and it really puts me at ease. Dr. Louton looked at the stitches in my mouth and said everything is coming along nicely. He said I was still a bit swollen. I can really notice it today (day 10). I'm glad I read other people's reviews and was informed at my pre-op appointment about the swelling so I'm not too worried about it. It seems the one side of my face is more swollen than the other and my cheeks still seem really big. It must be because I had my head leaning more to that side last night. I still sleep on the wedge pillow on my back with the neck pillow so that will hopefully help keep the swelling down. I scheduled my one month post op appointment and will be getting a complimentary skin evaluation appointment afterward to determine options for what can be done about some small wrinkles and age spots.

Today was my follow-up appointment. My doctor has more than one location. To my embarrassment, I went to the wrong office for my follow up. They were great about it though and a nurse saw me there. She said everything is healing nicely. I was mistaken about the tape removal being today. I will still have the tape on until the next appointment..that will be on day 9. They said they like the tape to stay on for at least 7 days as it keeps the implants in place while your face heals. I don't mind, esp knowing it helps stabilize the implants. My pain is better today. I took my last Percocet and Tylenol seems to be doing well. I was told I could progress to soft foods today. I managed to eat some macaroni and cheese without hurting my stitches. I also found I could swallow pills whole today without feeling like they were stuck. I slept on a wedge pillow in bed with a horseshoe shaped pillow around my shoulders last night and it worked out well. I was told swelling gets worse up to day 3 and then seems to gondown. That has been the case with me. My swelling was peak yesterday and slightly better today. Each day better from here if I take it easy. I know it will take some time but I'm still very grateful I had the procedure and I'm looking forward to the final results.