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I have to admit that for someone who researched...
I have to admit that for someone who researched their rhinoplasty surgeon so carefully I really dropped the ball on my other procedures.
I had never been happy with the shape of my cheeks as they looked somewhat hamster like, especially on one side. I have had consultations for a facelift but was told I didn't need one. What I wanted was the pouchy look to be lifted somehow.
As far as I understood buccal fat pad extraction would have a mild effect on the shape of my face. During the consultation that the surgeon did make it clear that once the fat is removed it is gone forever. He did mention that there may a slight loss of firmness, but this could be corrected using a skin laser tightening procedure or a little filler in extreme circumstances.
I was impressed that he seemed to know all of the possible corrections for the surgery so decided to go ahead.
Know one thing about me, when I come round from the general anaesthetic the world is a happy smiley place, I could receive the worst news ever and I would not receive it badly. So when he came in looking worried and said he thought he'd taken too much fat out I was not bothered. It was only later on the come down from the anaesthetic that I looked at the alien shape face in the mirror and wondered what on earth had I done.
This was not a subtle effect but a clear skeletal one. Right from the start one side of my face was showing folds where they had been known before, the other puffed up and swollen from the surgery.
I began to dread the healing process knowing that the swelling would go down and both sides would probably be the same.
People began to ask my family if I was seriously ill. I chalked up the weight loss to having a stomach bug but knew that I needed correction imminently.
Initially the surgeon claimed he could not see that I had a problem, and then during the consultation all of the corrections he mentioned prior to surgery were certainly not applicable.
He explained that the area (the one he claimed he couldn't see I had a problem with) was too large for filler and as an interim measure I was given Botox into my smile muscle too dull my facial expression so that the folds would not show so badly.
I was then left with the only option of fat transfer and felt I had no other choice but to go with that. I was rejected by other surgeons because of my low weight and their reluctance to work on the correction needed so soon after my previous surgery.
Although logical in retrospect, it was not highlighted to me that when fat is removed from tissue it has acted as a support and that tissue will then droop and sag.
I have now been left with a baggy face, and have a consultation soon with a top surgeon with a view to correct the sagging with a facelift. All in all at the amount that I have paid so far could have almost paid for the facelift that I wanted in the first place! I know that I am lucky to have one but this was not exactly how I planned on spending my inheritance.
As an aside, I was assured by my surgeon during my initial consultation that he would waive his surgical fee for any revisions, I do need to check with his office why I was actually charged, because I strongly think that the second surgery with him was a necessary correction of his mistake.
I did actually want my upper blephs done but by this stage had sadly lost my faith in my surgeon performing other procedures. I felt that if that went wrong too I would look and feel like a complete idiot.
I would warn anyone to think very carefully about having this surgery. It certainly has not worked out well for me, now I will always have a very different face from the one that I wanted and there is no guarantee that the fat transfer I had to try and remedy it will remain in place for long.
I had never been happy with the shape of my cheeks as they looked somewhat hamster like, especially on one side. I have had consultations for a facelift but was told I didn't need one. What I wanted was the pouchy look to be lifted somehow.
As far as I understood buccal fat pad extraction would have a mild effect on the shape of my face. During the consultation that the surgeon did make it clear that once the fat is removed it is gone forever. He did mention that there may a slight loss of firmness, but this could be corrected using a skin laser tightening procedure or a little filler in extreme circumstances.
I was impressed that he seemed to know all of the possible corrections for the surgery so decided to go ahead.
Know one thing about me, when I come round from the general anaesthetic the world is a happy smiley place, I could receive the worst news ever and I would not receive it badly. So when he came in looking worried and said he thought he'd taken too much fat out I was not bothered. It was only later on the come down from the anaesthetic that I looked at the alien shape face in the mirror and wondered what on earth had I done.
This was not a subtle effect but a clear skeletal one. Right from the start one side of my face was showing folds where they had been known before, the other puffed up and swollen from the surgery.
I began to dread the healing process knowing that the swelling would go down and both sides would probably be the same.
People began to ask my family if I was seriously ill. I chalked up the weight loss to having a stomach bug but knew that I needed correction imminently.
Initially the surgeon claimed he could not see that I had a problem, and then during the consultation all of the corrections he mentioned prior to surgery were certainly not applicable.
He explained that the area (the one he claimed he couldn't see I had a problem with) was too large for filler and as an interim measure I was given Botox into my smile muscle too dull my facial expression so that the folds would not show so badly.
I was then left with the only option of fat transfer and felt I had no other choice but to go with that. I was rejected by other surgeons because of my low weight and their reluctance to work on the correction needed so soon after my previous surgery.
Although logical in retrospect, it was not highlighted to me that when fat is removed from tissue it has acted as a support and that tissue will then droop and sag.
I have now been left with a baggy face, and have a consultation soon with a top surgeon with a view to correct the sagging with a facelift. All in all at the amount that I have paid so far could have almost paid for the facelift that I wanted in the first place! I know that I am lucky to have one but this was not exactly how I planned on spending my inheritance.
As an aside, I was assured by my surgeon during my initial consultation that he would waive his surgical fee for any revisions, I do need to check with his office why I was actually charged, because I strongly think that the second surgery with him was a necessary correction of his mistake.
I did actually want my upper blephs done but by this stage had sadly lost my faith in my surgeon performing other procedures. I felt that if that went wrong too I would look and feel like a complete idiot.
I would warn anyone to think very carefully about having this surgery. It certainly has not worked out well for me, now I will always have a very different face from the one that I wanted and there is no guarantee that the fat transfer I had to try and remedy it will remain in place for long.
Another shot of baggy face
I tried to add this before but the site kept crashing on me