Had a saggy lower face - now my face matches my body and spirit

I finally decided to seek out a plastic surgeon to discuss a facelift or neck lift in the fall of 2021 after an autoimmune reaction to filler. I got covid in July 2021. My body attacked some old filler in my cheeks. My face swelled up like a giant marshmallow. I swear that after covid, I looked like I aged 5 years in 5 months. Maybe I had just noticed how saggy my lower face had gotten. I don’t know. But to me, I looked 50 at 40.

I consulted a few doctors and Dr Nogan took the time to really exam the pros and cons of the options available. I left the consult and decided to do some research as well. I toyed with the idea of trying filler along my jawline, ultherapy, and a mini facelift. I felt like everything besides the facelift was just a band aid. I was concerned that I’d end up spending 3x as much on temporary solutions, then getting the facelift anyway.

I actually tried a different filler (Voluma) in my cheeks just to see if I would have another reaction in Dec. sure enough, I got a palpable nodule in my left cheek within 3 weeks. Took about 3 more weeks of massage and icing to get it gone.

On Feb 4th I got the facelift. I was super nervous. Dr. Nogan made me feel a lot better when I was there and he was doing the surgery. I’m sure the Valium helped too. The pain started to ramp up as soon as I got home and it was relentless for the first few days. My pain tolerance is pretty low though.

I was scared I would look swollen and freakish forever. But after about a SOLID week, I started looking great! I’m about 10 days out and still have very minor bruising. Incisions are still pink. But I look 10 years younger. Not kidding.

I would absolutely recommend not wasting time and money on filler and stuff. Just get a good surgeon. It’s well worth it. It makes a huge difference immediately. Every time I looks in the mirror I saw thick jowls, saggy neck skin, and a loose wrinkled chin. It was really making me depressed. I think being thin made it worse. Now my face matches my body and spirit.

I’ll add pics soon. It says they’re too large to add. I’ll reduce them and add them in.