Chin Implant & Liposuction

So its been over 2 months now and the swelling underneath my chin is almost completely gone! You can see it a little bit in the pictures, but it is so much better than it was. I would say I have 99% movement back in my mouth (I can smile showing my bottom teeth, and I'm back to doing my silly facial expressions). People that I haven't seen for a few months have not noticed at all. My mom even said if she didn't see me all the time and didn't know, she's not sure she would have noticed. Which is what I wanted - I wanted to look like myself still, just better, and that's what I feel like I got.

Being patient is the hardest part. For anyone who has just had surgery, please please know that every day you will look different. You won't see your final results for MONTHS so don't worry yet if it looks too large.

I am back to all my normal activities, and I feel perfectly fine. I'm only aware of my chin sometimes. I'll occasionally get a little tingle (it's not super painful... but it doesn't feel good either). I'm not going to worry unless it continues for the next month.

All in all I am soooo happy I went through with the surgery and I honestly can't imagine my daily life without the chin. My weak chin consumed so much of my thoughts, that it's such a relief to live every day without being self conscious of how it looks.

If you guys have any questions feel free to comment or private message me!

Hey guys. I'm exactly 14 days post op today. I can't believe it's already been 2 weeks! I really wanted to check in and let you guys know my thoughts.

First off - I think most plastic surgeons (on message boards and consultations) make it sound like you will be ready to go and feeling normal after surgery in 5 days-a week. To their defense, I think some patients probably ARE ready to go that quickly, but keep in mind everybody is different and we all have different healing schedules. I think I would have personally felt more comfortable if I had 12 days recovery before I had to go back to work rather than 9. I really didn't start feeling comfortable and like myself until day 12.

Also, this is your FACE. I don't think we realize how many nerves and delicate tissues are in our face, but putting a foreign object in there is a big deal and your body will most likely react. I didn't start to have any feeling in my lower face until day 10, and wasn't able to smile until day 12. I had a constant buzzing feeling in my lips which was HIGHLY annoying, and I still get it here and there but it's much more subdued. I think it will be another couple of weeks before I can fully move my mouth and have more feeling back.

With that being said, I was FREAKING out at 7 days because of the numbness and the buzzing. I didn't think I'd ever be able to feel my lips again. I tried to eat a sandwich and ended up biting my lip so hard without even knowing it because it had no feeling... I didn't realize until I saw blood on the sandwich. I feel really silly for freaking out now because every day gets better and better. It's hard to tell yourself that, but you just have to give it time.

Currently I am still really swollen and sore under my chin from the liposuction with hard lumps. My doc said that is normal. I'm just very impatient and want the swelling underneath to go away so I can see my new jawline!

Some other things I have noticed are that my bottom lip sits differently... in a good way though. It looks a little bit fuller and more pouty because the chin pushes it up. I hope that stays! Also I had the start of a dimple on one cheek before the surgery and it looks more defined now, which I like.

Right now I'm feeling good. Impatient for final results, but good.

Today was rough emotional-wise. I'm exactly a week post-op and still extremely swollen. My face is really wide from the front because of the swelling around the implant. I am supposed to go to work on Monday and I just can't see it happening. I have yet to be out in public since the surgery. The lower half of my mouth doesn't move at all, so I know people are going to notice. I know it will get better but it's hard to imagine. I take back what I said about being in public 5 days post op. I wish I had 2-3 weeks off work.