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FaceTite and Morpheus with Buccal Fat Removal

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Can't Wait my for Snatched Jawline

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KittyCori80
$7,500
I had Embrace RF, which is a two part treatment of both Morpheus 8 and FaceTite on the lower face. I also consulted with Dr. Sean Paul in Austin but chose Dr. Saxon because she is sooo down to earth, approachable, and feels like you're hanging out with a friend. She was an art student since the 2nd grade and doesn't strictly adhere to the DaVinci principles of facial proportions as she believes each face is unique, this is a huge plus ladies! We don't all fit in the same box when it comes to our face shapes and outcomes. Her price was also more affordable than Dr. Paul's.
The day of my treatment I started the antibiotic and Valtrex (to avoid fever blisters) and I am 2 days post treatment currently, with no fever blisters.
She used topical lidocaine while I filled out paperwork and then injected lots of lido around my entire face when I got in the treatment room. This part burns/stings a little as lido injections are known to do. Very tolerable though and I am a big baby (not good with pain usually)!
We started with Morpheus 8, which is the deep micro-needling part of the treatment. She uses both tips on the device, one is for collagen stimulation on a deeper level and the other is the resurfacing tip for topical improvements. She goes right up under your eyes with the resurfacing tip which is awesome as it gives some revision to the sad under eye/aging situation. The needling hurts a little even with the lido, very tolerable, but you feel it (again, I'm a wuss so if I can handle it you probably won't even feel it).
The second part of the treatment is FaceTite. She goes in with Tumescent and more lidocaine to super numb the lower part of your face, you won't feel a thing! You can feel the pressure as she works the Radio Frequency rod around your lower face. The lower face is treated in three parts, from each ear toward chin and from chin down neck. She then finishes the treatment with the Morpheus8 on the entire lower neck and you are still completely numb so it doesn't hurt at all.
The whole treatment took about 3 hours, from arriving to leaving. You leave with a compression bandage wrapped around your face and some marker on your skin from the FaceTite treatment. She gives you EltaMD homecare products and small ice packs to use under the compression bandage over the next couple days.
There was some discomfort the first night, my lower face was achy and moderately painful. I recommend cannabis for this, I was super grateful to have a little after a friend suggested it may relieve the pain, he was right! My neck was the most uncomfortable and still is, it's sore from the FaceTite procedure, from having my head turned to the side for so long and the motion of the rod being gently probed into my jawline (for the record I have a bad neck and see the chiropractor regularly).

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Sarah Saxon, MD

Sarah Saxon, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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February 17, 2020
Thanks for sharing You are so encouraging
September 19, 2020
Did your Fat under skin seem to melt away. I mean the good face we need ?
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September 19, 2020
Yes I’m a little disappointed with that. I feel like my skin is loose in my lower face and I don’t remember it being like that before. My jawline is tighter for sure, but above it seems to be loose.
September 21, 2020
Hi there - question on your comment. What part of your face seems to be looser? Is your jawline/jowls tighter? I appreciate your feedback as I'm planning for this procedure in ~1 month.
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September 22, 2020
Yes my jawline is tighter but the area around my mouth seems to be looser and kind of hang in a way I don’t remember. She said it’s because my jawline is tighter and that I need buccal fat removal now. I also seem to have some “scar tissue”, on my right jawline so it’s causing a shadow and a small divet that definitely wasn’t there before the procedure. I’m currently a little disappointed in my results, it’s not terrible and I was feeling better about the whole procedure but my 7 month follow up revealed mediocre before and after results and the change to my right jawline. I’ll upload the before and after pics once I get them. I’ll post some recent photos of myself in the meantime. You can tell me what you think.
January 20, 2021
You have 50+ after pics, but zero before pics! Why won’t you show what your reasons were for the procedures??
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January 20, 2021
There are some before pics but they’re just in the wrong order and I can’t reorder them. It wont let me. They’re labeled before pics in the captions and they’re about halfway in the row of pics.
I mostly I just wanted a tighter jawline and some anti aging as I turned 40. Then it turned into a whole ordeal cause I got the contour irregularity issue after FaceTite. Which Dr S thought Buccal fat removal would improve. We’ll see!
August 23, 2021
Wow!! That's a bit rude! Has everyone lost their manners with the whole coronavirus situation??
UPDATED FROM KittyCori80
4 days post

Day Two, lots of bruising

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KittyCori80
Day two was mainly neck soreness and decreased mobility in my head and neck. I kept the bandage on with intermittent icing, I constantly refroze the ice packs she gave me and put them under the compression garment. I sat upright in bed most of the day and have been sleeping upright as well, not 90 degrees but keeping my head elevated at all times. You will need to do this for one week, I'm a side sleeper so I've been pleasantly surprised how easy it is to sleep propped up. The cannabis is helping with my sleep I've noticed.

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UPDATED FROM KittyCori80
4 days post

Day three

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Still no pain, just tight and sore. Wearing compression garment 24 hrs a day and only occasionally taking it off. Washing face with gentle cream cleanser and using the EltaMD laser balm and laser enzyme gel. Cooling and very moisturizing. The laser balm is like vaseline so its giving me some pustules around my lower face since the compression adds friction. I moved around for a few hours today. Went to a friends and tried to help her get a squirrel out from behind her fridge. We had to move a little furniture, light objects, but you're not supposed to be lifting anything heavy. I noticed after about two or three hours my neck started to ache and feel tight. I had my head down off an on during the squirrel debacle and you're supposed to keep it elevated at all times for a week. So I sat on her couch and iced my neck for about 15 minutes and then decided to go home and get propped up in bed and take it easy again. I panicked a little that I overexerted and will compromise my results. But all seems fine today.

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