i am so happy

I have been wearing the compression band at night (8-10 hours) for the past two weeks and trying to remember to massage it daily. My neck is still somewhat swollen, sore, and stiff. But it is definitely slowly easing.

I am one week post surgery. I am wearing the compression garment as much as I can which is about 12 hours per day. I will start the self massage next week. Arnicare gel and tablets worked to get rid of the bruises. I’m not taking any pain medicine, and I am using Sente cream twice a day. I saw the doctor for a follow up and was pleased to hear I should see continued improvements.

I was increasingly sad every time I looked in the mirror as I aged. I couldn’t see past my sagging neck, double chin, and jowls.
After several years of reading about kybella and sculpture I saw an advertisement that my dermatologist was offering a cosmetic surgery fair with free consultations. I went in asking for kybella. She convinced me the smarter option was a more effective (and cheaper!) package of treatments I had never heard of. There would be a long weekend of downtime but this was one and done instead of returning multiple times. I signed up for a combination package of facetite on my neck, accutite on my jowls, neck/chin lipo and morpheous8 on my entire face and neck. I had to wait 3 months for the next available appointment.
I had a pre-surgical visit with a physician assistant two weeks before.
I had the procedures done as an outpatient in the dermatologists office with local anesthesia only. It was pain free. I had to have a family member there to drive me home after. The whole thing took 4 hours. I’m i