Mini Facelift and Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing and Lateral Brow Lift

I am 31 years old and had early signs of aging in the lower half of my face which included jowling. With the type of jaw structure I have, the amount of jowling contributed to a masculine appearance. Despite my young age, I was routinely assumed much older and this has contributed to some difficulty in social situations with peers of my same age group. I wanted to do something for myself to make me feel better about my appearance and to hopefully stave off a few years of aging going into my 30s. In addition, I am a former smoker, and had years of issues with acne from my teens into adulthood. I felt co2 laser resurfacing would help to refresh my skin and give it a restart.

Pros: Dr. Chan and his staff are friendly, caring and understanding. Out of previous providers I consulted with, Dr. Chan was the only one who took the time to listen to my concerns, and who took me seriously. Given my young age, previous providers refused to even consider a min lift, and never really examined the condition of my skin. Dr. Chan did examine my skin, and although I had wanted an upper and lower lift, he felt it was more suitable to go for the lower lift at this time. He is conservative in his approach and professional.

Cons: I really have no cons regarding Dr. Chan and his staff, it's more along the lines of post operative healing. I have had significant swelling due to having 3 procedures at the same time. I would say going forward to anyone considering getting these procedures done, make sure you are not expecting perfection, and that you are mentally prepared for the initial appearance of your face. You will look like a burnt puffed up balloon for a minute.

This will be an ongoing review I will continue to update results of the healing process.

Swelling still present, but with the pist laser balm, icing and taking prescribed medications it is slowly going down and the dead skin is slowly coming off. There are lumps present even 6 days after which is why I say to please be mentally prepared for the full results of this kind of surgery to not be seen immediately. I'm also very young to even have had this procedure and this may contribute to the prolonged swelling and lumps present. It takes a while for your tissues to resettle and connect and for your glands to also settle and drain everything completely.

So on day six I will say that the swelling is still present at on the sides of my face where the facelift incisions are. I would say the swelling has gone down in this area by about 15% compared to the day of surgery. I can try to mask this with makeup and putting my hair down, but this does not camouflage the lumps or swelling in situations like if I'm outside and the wind blows my hair back.
On a positive note, front view of my face and sides of my jawline are actually in a position it was about 7 years ago. I'm hoping that the swelling improves by 50% atleast by week 2 or 3 and 80% by one month out. I'm also hoping that when the swelling goes away that it will not have stretched my skin so much that the lift isn't very noticeable afterward.