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Lower Face, Necklift and Platysma Surgery Booked for January 2016. London, GB
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4 months post
Week 19 after lower face lift, neck lift and platysma
NancyKMReesMay 26, 2016
l am thinking I must be a very slow healer as I still can't wear my hair off my face but look good when it is down and covering the sides of my face. I am interested to know if any other ladies had this problem and did it eventually settle down. I will try to post a photo later; I don't want to be recognised as only a few people know, so will try to figure out a way to do this. x
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3 months post
3 months post op
NancyKMReesApril 21, 2016
Saw Dominic last week for my 3 month review and he said I was healing well. The scars behind my ears are almost invisible and I don't think it will be long before they are totally invisible. There is still a little redness at the front of my ears which seems to be taking longer to heal but Dominic said that is normal. I love my result especially my profile, no more turkey neck. I can't wear my hair off my face yet as there is something going on with the right side which I am hoping will settle in time; I can only describe it as a slight dent or ridge but my
hair covers it. X
hair covers it. X
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May 7, 2016
I'm booked in with Dominic for July and really nervous it all goes well as had bad experience about 6 years ago with Jan Stanek, I think I sent a review of him. Are you still worried about the ridge on your face?
May 7, 2016
My first consultation was with Jan Stanek and my gut feeling was not to go with him that's when I started reading all the reviews on Realself which I did for a year and decided Dominic was the best. You have nothing to worry about. I am not worrying too much about my slight dent because I am still healing and I look so much better than before. I will send you a private message and maybe I will email you a few photos then you can see how natural my FL is. xx
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2 months post
9 weeks post op
NancyKMReesMarch 12, 2016
Have been a little bit worried up to now about the left side of my face not matching the right as it has taken more time for the swelling to go down but today I think it's almost there. There are a few exercises I do at the gym where I look through the mirror to make sure I am doing them right and before my surgery I used to hate the face that looked back at me. This morning I couldn't stop smiling at myself; my face matches how I feel inside. I still have swelling in my lymph nodes under the jaw but I know that will settle eventually and anyone considering surgery be assured Dominic is your man. I went back to work after 18 days and no-one has noticed (I did change my hair to throw them off). The only comments I got were that my new hairstyle made me look younger. I am 67 and just bought a pair of skinny jeans - yee haw!
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March 15, 2016
Hi Nancy, don't worry too much about the lymph node swellings. It does sometimes take a while to settle. I had a similar problem with a rather painful and enlarged lymph node which took approximately 5 months to calm down, and now it is no problem at all. Give yourself more time to heal and I'm sure it will all become quite normal, although we all heal at differing rates. And I bet you look great in your skinny jeans!!
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I do think you're right that we all heal at slightly different rates. I'm definitely healing more quickly on one side too. If you want to pm me your email address I'm happy to share pics (don't want to go public with them though)