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Two years post-op update
It's been a rough couple of years. Not just because of the surgery, but that played a key role in my state of mind while dealing with broken bones, an osteoporosis diagnosis, a c. diff infection, and an acute onset of inflammatory arthritis, all in 2022.
My neck and the entire perimeter of my face still feel stiff and uncomfortable. There's still a constant sensation of pressure under my jaw, and I still have an ugly network of broken blood vessels on the front of my neck. My ears are still hypersensitive. It hurts when my hairstylist has to pull the tops of my ears away from my head to trim around them. I still have to use a folded towel to keep the backs of my ears from touching my pillow while I'm sleeping.
I stand by my initial review. I wish I'd never done this to myself. The aesthetic results were not worth the money or the pain and are already starting to fade. Don't do it.
My neck and the entire perimeter of my face still feel stiff and uncomfortable. There's still a constant sensation of pressure under my jaw, and I still have an ugly network of broken blood vessels on the front of my neck. My ears are still hypersensitive. It hurts when my hairstylist has to pull the tops of my ears away from my head to trim around them. I still have to use a folded towel to keep the backs of my ears from touching my pillow while I'm sleeping.
I stand by my initial review. I wish I'd never done this to myself. The aesthetic results were not worth the money or the pain and are already starting to fade. Don't do it.
One year post-op; still in pain
One year post-op update:
I am still in constant discomfort. It's downgraded from the outright pain I experienced for most of last year, but is impossible to tune out. The entire surgical area—from my eyebrows to way up past my hairline, from my temples down to my jawline, and the underside of my chin and front of my neck—feel stiff and thickened, like there's a layer of sheet vinyl inserted under my skin. My ears are still very sensitive. I have to sleep with a baby blanket folded up behind my head to keep the backs of my ears from touching my pillow when I sleep on my back. I curl the blanket into a C-shape and position it around my ear when I sleep on my side. Getting a haircut is still uncomfortable, too, because the hairstylist has to bend my ears away from my head to use the clippers. The "chinstrap" effect is still in full force, as if a hand is clamped under my jaw at all times.
I'll admit that my eyelids/eyebrows, jaw and neckline do look better than before the surgery. BUT aftereffects of the surgery, such as the weird indentations above my eyebrows whenever I lift them, red pinprick marks (petechiae) on my forehead, the broken blood vessels on my neck, and the indentation on my left cheek, were not part of the bargain. I've just been left with a whole new set of perceived flaws in addition to chronic stiffness and discomfort.
This surgery was the biggest, most expensive mistake I've ever made. If time travel were possible, I would gladly pay ten times the surgical fee to go back and not put myself through this.
I am still in constant discomfort. It's downgraded from the outright pain I experienced for most of last year, but is impossible to tune out. The entire surgical area—from my eyebrows to way up past my hairline, from my temples down to my jawline, and the underside of my chin and front of my neck—feel stiff and thickened, like there's a layer of sheet vinyl inserted under my skin. My ears are still very sensitive. I have to sleep with a baby blanket folded up behind my head to keep the backs of my ears from touching my pillow when I sleep on my back. I curl the blanket into a C-shape and position it around my ear when I sleep on my side. Getting a haircut is still uncomfortable, too, because the hairstylist has to bend my ears away from my head to use the clippers. The "chinstrap" effect is still in full force, as if a hand is clamped under my jaw at all times.
I'll admit that my eyelids/eyebrows, jaw and neckline do look better than before the surgery. BUT aftereffects of the surgery, such as the weird indentations above my eyebrows whenever I lift them, red pinprick marks (petechiae) on my forehead, the broken blood vessels on my neck, and the indentation on my left cheek, were not part of the bargain. I've just been left with a whole new set of perceived flaws in addition to chronic stiffness and discomfort.
This surgery was the biggest, most expensive mistake I've ever made. If time travel were possible, I would gladly pay ten times the surgical fee to go back and not put myself through this.
Still struggling
Eight months post-op. I've been seeing a psychologist for the last month. My preliminary diagnoses are PTSD and severe depression. I'm taking Gabapentin for chronic pain and anxiety. Be careful what you wish for, people. It doesn't matter how good I look when I feel like this.
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