Nobody could tell me I have a double chin now

Where to begin? I have always been underweight or on the low end of normal weight. Still, my double chin was so prominent. No matter how much weight I lost it wouldn't budge. I tried EVERYTHING. The little chin workout exercise devices, the diets, makeup, even Kybella! *Side note: In my personal experience, 3 vials of Kybella did a TEENY TINY bit of slimming (I'd say 5-10% fat reduction), but nowhere near what I was expecting. Not a fan.* This fat on my face made me so insecure, especially since I do quite a bit of on-camera work as a singer/actress and I've had to consult with camera people before shooting to specifically instruct them to only shoot me from a certain height so as not to get the unflattering angles. The camera tricks only went so far; my double chin almost always found a way to pop out. My career is why I'm not posting before and after photos here, but I am being completely transparent and honest when I tell you this: Now my fat is gone and I feel like my true self can shine. I knew beneath the bubble was a jawline queen somewhere. I look at videos and photos of myself from the recent pre-op past and see just how much of a difference there is 3 months post-op. Worth. Every. Penny. The awesome part is this didn't just enhance my profile, it also enhanced the frontal view of my face! I am so much more at peace now with the way I look. Now for the not-so-sexy parts: 1. The procedure was more painful than I'd anticipated. I cried very hard during it even though I was half out of it. I used local anesthesia which really hurt going in. If you are someone who cannot tolerate pain, spend the money on general anesthesia. Personally, I have been through so much in my life and wanted this procedure done so badly that if I had to go through that pain again to know that I would be satisfied, I would. It was nothing compared to the pain of feeling insecure about my face for my entire life. 2. On the bright side, the post-op recovery was much LESS painful than I'd anticipated. I was a little sore, but the kind of sore you feel after a workout. I didn't even need the painkiller pills after Day 1. I want to stop here and emphasize that what I have just described is MY PERSONAL experience and this stuff varies immensely from patient to patient! 3. Wearing the compression garment SUCKED for me. I'm pretty sensitive to comfort and the garment was NOT my cup of tea. I did well keeping it on 24/7 for the first 3 days and then I wore it as much as I could after that but boy was it not fun. At times in the middle of the night I would take it off and set an alarm to put it back on just so I could get a few hours of decent sleep. 4. Okay readers, now it is time for the most important thing I will say in this entire blurb: MY RECOVERY WAS NOT LINEAR. The swelling got worse before it got better. Immediately after the surgery when I got home, I lifted the garment and peeked in the mirror and I was so impressed with what I saw. Two days later, I was puffy and swollen. Six days later, I looked worse than I had looked before the procedure! That insane swelling lasted for over a week and a half. I called the clinic multiple times expressing my concern, and was told to keep waiting. I had several panic attacks and I cried a lot because even 4 weeks in I was still puffy (most resources I came across online said the swelling would go down to normal and I'd see results within 2 weeks) and I was beginning to think it wasn't swelling but rather fat that was still there. I was terrified that this was it, this was my result, that I had just spend $3,400 and weeks of my time recovering for.... Nothing. Now that enough time had passed after the procedure, I was invited back to the clinic for some steroid injections to help the swelling go down. Within a few days of the steroid injections, I finally saw it. I saw my jawline. It WAS worth it. If you are reading this and considering getting the procedure or you just got it and are wondering why you're not seeing results, I want you to know that it WILL happen. Swelling is different for everyone. 3 months post-op and I am thrilled with the results. I still don't have an Ariana Grande/Angelina Jolie jawline with the fierce geometry and perfect chiseled lines, but nobody could tell me I have a double chin now and that's what matters. There's still a bit of slight "softness" there but I don't mind it as there is no bulge ;) I can't say getting lipo transformed my life into sunshine and rainbows and all my problems went away, because they didn't. I am still working on being a better and happier person and no cosmetic enhancement can wipe away work that the soul needs to do. Still, as I navigate life's challenges, I know I am doing it looking gorgeous. Thank you so much, Dr. Lu!!!!