Almost 53 and Getting a Facelift and Browlift. Very Excited and Nervous Too - La Jolla, CA

I am very pleased. Initially I was not sure of results. I had a prior lipo on my chin/neck (same DR) and that caused delayed healing. I still get some swelling in the mornings, but not much. Scars have healed well. LOVE LOVE my doctor.

I have felt critical about the results, but I think this was unfounded, as I am constantly scrutinizing myself in the mirror. Magnifying mirror---I hate you! I love you!

I have had numerous experiences that suggest that I look better. I went to the seamstress and she had not seen me in several months. She told me that she loved my haircut and it made me look much younger. In the same week, I went to a restaurant I used to frequent (but have not been to in several months) and the waitress said...."you look great---your haircut makes you look much younger." I have the SAME haircut.

I went on a dating site, and was messaged by a guy and we were chatting and he asked if I was really 53. Was he flattering me? Maybe. But I do have a nice picture.

The surgeon is so key in how this turns out. I have a borderline bleeding disorder....and my DR was very concerned and took all precautions. I hardly had any bleeding or bruising. Very skilled.

I feel more confident and I am so glad I got this done. I am not so tight that my face does not work or I look weird. Thumbs up!

Still swollen, but things are improving gradually. I am getting itchiness in my scalp and some feeling is coming back to my forehead. YAY. Neck is still swollen, but improving. This week at work, someone I have worked with a long time, said "you look very good and pretty and something is different. I just can't tell what it is." She might have been fishing, because I am not sure if this has slipped out in the office or not. Since her and I know each other for over a decade, I would think she might have asked me directly, so I am guessing she does not know. I told her I lost weight and that my skin is better since I quit smoking in January.

So far, so good. The incisions are healing well. I believe that so far my success rate is really because I chose a great surgeon with lots of experience and skill.

Still very swollen. I woke up this morning and my eye was black and blue again. I thought that had healed. Mornings are worse and the swelling seems to go down as they day passes. Still sleeping upright. Feel random pangs and pings at the sites of the staples in the back of my neck.