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Now almost 5 weeks
So, nothing much to report, except those two areas troubling me remain completely unchanged.
I have a follow up with the doctor in 5 days so I will have him look at them and give me his advice.
I may be paranoid, but it SEEMS like there is more "fat" (?) or swelling or just tissue there than there was even last week. It doesn't feel like swelling. But is it fat? It seems that week 1 was the best, apart from the bruising and lower face swelling. Week 2 was also very good. Week 3 wasn't so good in terms of how trim my chin / neck looked, and week 4 seems about the same, but perhaps even LESS trim.
There also seems to be a very tight and a bit tender area right under my chin and going down to my neck, but then midway down my neck it seems to get fatty or tissue-y and it looks as if the neck itself is swollen now, starting halfway down. But it doesn't feel swollen in the slightest down that far. Maybe my entire NECK was fat and that far down didn't have anything removed. :(
It does all feel and look more "contained" and firm and neat and less fatty after wearing my compression garment for several hours. What does that mean? Do I have to wear it for the rest of my life cause if I don't, the fat re-appears? lol
I have a follow up with the doctor in 5 days so I will have him look at them and give me his advice.
I may be paranoid, but it SEEMS like there is more "fat" (?) or swelling or just tissue there than there was even last week. It doesn't feel like swelling. But is it fat? It seems that week 1 was the best, apart from the bruising and lower face swelling. Week 2 was also very good. Week 3 wasn't so good in terms of how trim my chin / neck looked, and week 4 seems about the same, but perhaps even LESS trim.
There also seems to be a very tight and a bit tender area right under my chin and going down to my neck, but then midway down my neck it seems to get fatty or tissue-y and it looks as if the neck itself is swollen now, starting halfway down. But it doesn't feel swollen in the slightest down that far. Maybe my entire NECK was fat and that far down didn't have anything removed. :(
It does all feel and look more "contained" and firm and neat and less fatty after wearing my compression garment for several hours. What does that mean? Do I have to wear it for the rest of my life cause if I don't, the fat re-appears? lol
Just some more pics I forgot to upload before...still 3 weeks
There are two areas bothering me in terms of the swelling and hardness, which are my left side beside my mouth, which feels like a ripple of lump under the skin. There is a bruise on that too after the massage.
The other area is on the right side just under my jawline where a jowl used to run from my lower face down into my neck. I HOPE this goes away as it is currently disrupting the smooth line of my jaw on that side.
The other area is on the right side just under my jawline where a jowl used to run from my lower face down into my neck. I HOPE this goes away as it is currently disrupting the smooth line of my jaw on that side.
3 weeks now
I had my last lymphatic / vacuum massage yesterday, yay! Much better than the previous one. Still a bit painful, still left me a bit bruised and swollen but it felt much better.
Some more photos for you. I am wearing my compression garment for about 10 hours a day (I had stopped wearing it entirely about a week ago because I was just SO over it, but now I find it feels better if I wear it) and I think it helps with the more longer term swelling.
Some more photos for you. I am wearing my compression garment for about 10 hours a day (I had stopped wearing it entirely about a week ago because I was just SO over it, but now I find it feels better if I wear it) and I think it helps with the more longer term swelling.