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Couldn't Ask for Any Better
Since the moment I got in contact with Dr. Attenello office everyone was so nice and accommodating. My first consultation went great (did it via FaceTime). Dr. Attenello answered all my questions and was very easy to talk to. I booked right after my consultation and knew she was the perfect surgeon for me.
Day before surgery: Husband and I drove to LA from Phoenix and we met with Dr. Attenello for the pre-op appt. She was just as great in person and was very warm and comforting (nerves were starting to set in). We went over what was to be expected for the day of surgery as well as drawing lines to pick a rough estimate of where I wanted to lower my hairline to. I relaxed the rest of the day by going to the beach and getting sushi then going back to hotel and watching a movie.
Day of Surgery: I woke up bright and early and had my husband drive me to the surgery center. Everything was surprisingly easy to find. The ladies at the front desk were very nice and welcoming. I waited a little bit and then the nurse called me back, this is where is took a pregnancy test and got dressed in my hospital gown. Dr. Attenello came in and gave me a warm welcome and asked how I was doing. We talked a little and she started drawing the surgery markings on my forehead. She picked the perfect placement that was proportionate with my face and I didn't even have to question or change anything and normally I'm very picky ESPECIALLY because it's a permanent decision on my face. After she was done the anesthesiologist came in and eased some of my nerves on going under. He was very nice and smiled a lot, which made me feel more comfortable. Soon after I said goodbye to my hubby and I walked back to the operating room. I laid on the table and they put a pillow under my knees and I got a blanket. They put my finger in the heart rate thingy so they could keep track of that and then Dr. Attenello came in. The anesthesiologist told me I was going to breathe in some oxygen and then would turn on the anesthetic. So they handed me the oxygen mask and I started breathing (I was so scared at this point lol) then after a couple breaths the anesthesiologist told me it was going to start to stink and I knew that meant I was about to go out. I started freaking out and saying how weird I felt to Dr. Attenello who was RIGHT by my side. She was so calming and as I was about to go under she rubbed my arm to ease my anxiety and was telling me "its going to be ok, you're ok". Before I knew it I was out and waking up in the recover room. I felt really sleepy upon waking. luckily I wasn't loopy, just dizzy. I came to pretty quickly which was the nice. I had a nurse by my side the whole time. She was so friendly and we talked about a bunch of random stuff haha. I was in recovery room for about an hour then my husband came to get me. Since I was out of state I didn't have a place to get prescriptions, one of the nurses drove and got them for me. so nice of them!
Night of surgery: I started to feel pressure and pain like an hour after leaving the surgery center, so I ate something and took one prescribed pain med. That was all I needed for the whole night besides Tylenol. I surprisingly slept pretty good for just having surgery and being elevated.
Day 1: I went back to Dr. Attenellos office and got my bandage/head wrap removed. It was a relief to get the head wrap off because it was pretty compressed under there. She showed me in the mirror and I loved it!! I was still a bit out of it so I couldn't show as much expression as I wanted to though. It felt SO weird that the top of my head was completely numb. My incision looked very clean and way better than I would have expected. Upon leaving on my 6 hour trip back to Phoenix, my head had really started to swell more from the compression wrap being off. I slept pretty good the second night but still a bit in pain. not enough to take Tylenol though.
Days 2-6: I basically just was swollen and in mild pain that would come and go at random times. I iced a bit but not as much as I should have. I thought for sure I would bruise but I surprisingly didn't get a single bruise and I didn't even take arnica. I will say that I would look in the mirror and was kind of bummed because I felt like my forehead still looked big, I didn't realize that since my head was swollen that it made it look bigger than it really was going to be.
Day 7-13 : I got my stitches out on day 7 and after that it has only healed even better than I could have imagined. I am currently on day 13 and you can barley see my incision line and it's not even red. I have had a little hair loss around the sides where the staples were but it's not noticeable because my hair covers it. Overall I got like 1.5cm off the from front and 2cm off the sides where my hair receded a little. I feel it was a very tasteful amount and was not too drastic to where it looked weird with my face shape. Overall I am very pleased. I look like a new woman baby!!
Will update at the one month
Day before surgery: Husband and I drove to LA from Phoenix and we met with Dr. Attenello for the pre-op appt. She was just as great in person and was very warm and comforting (nerves were starting to set in). We went over what was to be expected for the day of surgery as well as drawing lines to pick a rough estimate of where I wanted to lower my hairline to. I relaxed the rest of the day by going to the beach and getting sushi then going back to hotel and watching a movie.
Day of Surgery: I woke up bright and early and had my husband drive me to the surgery center. Everything was surprisingly easy to find. The ladies at the front desk were very nice and welcoming. I waited a little bit and then the nurse called me back, this is where is took a pregnancy test and got dressed in my hospital gown. Dr. Attenello came in and gave me a warm welcome and asked how I was doing. We talked a little and she started drawing the surgery markings on my forehead. She picked the perfect placement that was proportionate with my face and I didn't even have to question or change anything and normally I'm very picky ESPECIALLY because it's a permanent decision on my face. After she was done the anesthesiologist came in and eased some of my nerves on going under. He was very nice and smiled a lot, which made me feel more comfortable. Soon after I said goodbye to my hubby and I walked back to the operating room. I laid on the table and they put a pillow under my knees and I got a blanket. They put my finger in the heart rate thingy so they could keep track of that and then Dr. Attenello came in. The anesthesiologist told me I was going to breathe in some oxygen and then would turn on the anesthetic. So they handed me the oxygen mask and I started breathing (I was so scared at this point lol) then after a couple breaths the anesthesiologist told me it was going to start to stink and I knew that meant I was about to go out. I started freaking out and saying how weird I felt to Dr. Attenello who was RIGHT by my side. She was so calming and as I was about to go under she rubbed my arm to ease my anxiety and was telling me "its going to be ok, you're ok". Before I knew it I was out and waking up in the recover room. I felt really sleepy upon waking. luckily I wasn't loopy, just dizzy. I came to pretty quickly which was the nice. I had a nurse by my side the whole time. She was so friendly and we talked about a bunch of random stuff haha. I was in recovery room for about an hour then my husband came to get me. Since I was out of state I didn't have a place to get prescriptions, one of the nurses drove and got them for me. so nice of them!
Night of surgery: I started to feel pressure and pain like an hour after leaving the surgery center, so I ate something and took one prescribed pain med. That was all I needed for the whole night besides Tylenol. I surprisingly slept pretty good for just having surgery and being elevated.
Day 1: I went back to Dr. Attenellos office and got my bandage/head wrap removed. It was a relief to get the head wrap off because it was pretty compressed under there. She showed me in the mirror and I loved it!! I was still a bit out of it so I couldn't show as much expression as I wanted to though. It felt SO weird that the top of my head was completely numb. My incision looked very clean and way better than I would have expected. Upon leaving on my 6 hour trip back to Phoenix, my head had really started to swell more from the compression wrap being off. I slept pretty good the second night but still a bit in pain. not enough to take Tylenol though.
Days 2-6: I basically just was swollen and in mild pain that would come and go at random times. I iced a bit but not as much as I should have. I thought for sure I would bruise but I surprisingly didn't get a single bruise and I didn't even take arnica. I will say that I would look in the mirror and was kind of bummed because I felt like my forehead still looked big, I didn't realize that since my head was swollen that it made it look bigger than it really was going to be.
Day 7-13 : I got my stitches out on day 7 and after that it has only healed even better than I could have imagined. I am currently on day 13 and you can barley see my incision line and it's not even red. I have had a little hair loss around the sides where the staples were but it's not noticeable because my hair covers it. Overall I got like 1.5cm off the from front and 2cm off the sides where my hair receded a little. I feel it was a very tasteful amount and was not too drastic to where it looked weird with my face shape. Overall I am very pleased. I look like a new woman baby!!
Will update at the one month
Provider Review
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
9301 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California