New Phase/new Face - New York, NY

I can't believe 2 years has passed since my surgery. As an update on the jowling issue I did have mirco lipo at the jawline in July of 2017 to get rid of some fat that still was there. I can say I am happiest with my upper bleph. that really changed my look. Not having hooded eyes (which I had my whole life and the got droopy in my 40s) really has gotten rid of the tired look. I'm still happy I did the lower FL too, just now I'm looking at my cheeks that have lost volume over the last couple of years (I know, its always something). I definitely no longer feel self conscious about people looking at my face, or feel I just always look tired. I know I'll be doing little procedures here and there probably forever but as long as I'm conservative and have a doctor who is also conservative, I am ok with that. I did botox on my forehead for the first time last summer (also with Dr. Freund) and I LOVED IT!

My 4 month mark was Saturday. I still have a tiny bit of hardness near the chin scar. Side is my face and the neck behind ears still get prickly feelings when I touch my face or lay on my side. Sometimes it's not too bad though and the itchiness and prickly feelings are slowly becoming less frequent. My scars are still pinkish although the ones on my eyelids are faded most of the time (they look pinker when I wash my face). Some parts of the lid scars are flattened but I still feel like people who haven't seen me in a while are looking at me like they know. Lol. The 10lbs I lost the month after surgery came back and brought another 8 lbs with it. Blah. I can't say I have days where I feel more swollen than others....what I eat doesn't make me feel it in my earlobes and face like it did the first couple months post. My neck still gets a tightness if I've been laying still for too long looking down (like reading a book in bed). I go back to my PS in early October for a 6 month review. The right side of my jawline still looks a bit jowl-y and I'm not sure if that could still be residual swelling or just not enough "pull" done on that side.

For anyone who is past the 4 month mark, did you notice any further changes after this point still?

I'm happy with my neck, no double chin anymore. Sometimes I still feel like I don't look like my true self because my eyes are no longer hooded.

Hello! Just wanted to give you an update. I saw my PS today. Tomorrow will be 10 weeks since my surgery. He says I still have a ways to go and a good amount of swelling and every change from here on is 'gravy' (meaning it just gets better and better). He said 6 more months as I still have "a lot" of swelling under chin and along jawline. I told him just touching my face feels like needles (which he confirmed was the nerves and that will go on for at least 6 more months). I go back to see him in 4 months (October). The area in front of my ears is still a bit numb but the skin is softening and more pliable than it has been since post-surgery. So I still have more waiting to do before I look "even better". I'm not posting any pictures because I look pretty much the same as I did on my last post. I'm at a point though that wearing eye makeup is fun again because you can see it. sometimes I feel like I look surprised in photos just because i don't have that droopy eye look anymore and you can see a sliver of eyelid. I look pretty good in most pictures (no longer having to get that perfect angle that doesn't highlight my eye hollows and jowls) although sometimes in full-on shots I still look puffy or fuller faced.