Dr. Beth Collins - 52 Years Young -Lower Face Lift -Fat Grafting

Well I guess I'm not very good at updating, apologizes. It's 1 month from being 1 year since I had the procedure, all is wonderful, I couldn't be happier with my results, would do it again in a heart beat, hopefully I don't have to :). It took a while to feel comfortable with the scars, especially since I wear my hair up a lot, but I'm over it now, it's like anything, time heals and the scars in my opinion look pretty good, for being scars! I appreciate all the support that realself gives and all of you, that put yourself out there, for all to see. Hope this helps someone, somewhere.

Hi All it's been 8 1/2 weeks and my life pretty much as gone back to normal. I'm still applying creams to the scars in hopes they lighten up but I think that's going to be a long road. I don't have any tightness really at all, a tiny bit at the top of my neck, I hardly notice it at all. I wasn't going to post until my 12 week checkup but I can't believe how far I've come so wanted to share some before and afters. I tried to get the exact same shots,no makeup, no nothing, not an easy task :). What an improvement, besides the scar, it looks amazing! My lips look fuller and all the extra skin is gone! You can still see a little baby jowl but big improvement for sure. After reading many reviews no one seems to "totally" get rid of their jowls, they seem to always come back a little once the swelling goes down.I'm super happy, I'll take it. I recently had the Halo laser done, Jan 9th so it's been a couple of weeks, I figured I'm already down, why not! I feel like it's given me a more refreshed look, whatever that means :). Happy Healing!

It's been exactly 1 month since I had my lowerface lift and I am extremely happy with the results especially after I just sat here looking at my before profile pictures. I can't believe how much healing has happened in 30 days, it's amazing! I had my staples removed last week, thank goodness, those sucked. I'm a side sleeper and I could feel them everynight as I hit the pillow. I still have tightness in my neck and it appears a bit bruised on my left side. On my right side cheek I had a small bump for a bit and you might still see it in the pictures it's from the fat injection, massaging it helps. My numbness has subsided to almost not at all, but my ears are still very red and senistive to the touch. My chin scar appears to healing nicely but it's very noticeable, I feel like everyone is always looking at it. I haven't been wearing makup, I really don't care who knows, but I feel like the chin scar is saying, look at me. I did my first Yoga class in 4 weeks today, very excited! I also started going back to the gym last week but only working legs lightly for now. I've made the decision to get a Halo laser on Jan 10th. I'm kinda of in a "healing" mode right now so I'm thinking it's the perfect time. I'll post again in March when I see Dr. Collins again, it will be my 3 month checkup. Happy healing everyone!!