Faceology Patient's Facelift Diary

I still have some swelling and numbness. A lot of tingling on the sides of the face. I'm also very uncomfortable with cold wind blowing on my face. Swelling seems to move down and is most prominent around the jaw line. I experienced some hair loss near the incision lines but I read it can happen and is usually temporary. The skin behind my ears is red and burning, feels probably worse than it looks. My earlobes are numb and elongated but it's probably just the swelling. We'll see. I feel good in general and I'm still very happy with the results and the healing process. Can eat pretty much any food now. Yay!

One week after the procedure I returned for a check up. Permanent sutures were removed. All sutures behind my ears were dissolvable. They started coming out the second week after the surgery.
Dr. Lee examined the incisions and everything looked okay.
We actually went out with my boyfriend that evening. Minimal makeup, I wore my hair down and had a great time.
On day 8 we were flying back home. The pics attached were taken in a hotel just before heading out for the airport. It was actually my favorite day. A little swelling gave my face some more fullness than it normally has. I might consider some filler to recreate that look, after I fully heal. Although still numb, I didn't feel any pain or discomfort.

Swelling at its peak but less pain. I was finally able to wash my hair and that felt great. I noticed hair coming out near the stitch line though. Hopefully it grows back soon.
I still stayed at the hotel a lot, but by day 5 I was going down for breakfast and out for short walks. I still could barely open my mouth. I was eating mostly soft foods, like mashed banana, papaya, scrambled eggs, oatmeal, protein shakes and some soup. I had a toast and on day 6. I started feeling some tingling in my cheeks at night but other than that, no feeling in the cut part of my face. I had some bruising and lumps on the left cheek. My right cheek looked great, no bruising at all. No pain except burning and redness behind my ears. I talked about it to the doctor when I went to remove the sutures and he said it's normal and no cause for concern. I was instructed to use diluted hydrogen peroxide to clean the sutures and then antibacterial ointment. I've been doing that since day 1. Also, on day 6 I finished my round of oral antibiotic.