Cheek Implants 3 weeks ago and still unsure if I like the results of medium on left and small on right- Plano

girliegirlmom, I am taking it day by day/week by week at this point. I figured since I've already paid for them that I should at least allow time for full recovery and see what the final result will look like and make a decision then. As long as I can't really notice the difference in size once all healed then I am leaning towards keeping them.

Give it a full year before deciding! Things take about that long to settle. And implants eventually feel like part of you within about 6 months. Give it time! It takes time to settle and for your body to heal and accept the change. Haste makes waste!

Thank you porterj89!

Indigo2788, thank you for your valuable feedback. Yes, I am just over 4 weeks post op and will update with a photo tomorrow but am still feeling some numbness. I numbness is slowly going away. I still feel numbness from tip of nose to upper lip but can tell the feeling is trying to come back because it keeps feeling like it itches.
I also had 4mm lip implants done at the same time so some of the upper lip numbness is from that but I can tell it's slowly coming back. BTW, I am loving the lip implants and cannot wait until I can fully pucker again and drink from a straw-not sure how long that takes :)
Thank you for calling out the jerk! I am not the jealous type and truly believe in lifting up one another, especially another woman because we are harder on ourselves than anyone else ever can be. I think maybe these negative comments I received could possibly be coming from a place of jealously and not love.

Donnara, I'm still undecided how I feel about the implants. I think most of the indecision I am feeling is due to the fact that the doctor placed a small on one side and medium on the other to try and correct/balance out the asymmetry he said I have. I still stand firm on the fact that I wish I would have had the choice or he should have discussed this possibility prior to surgery. I can't help but want to see what I would look like with the same size implants on both cheeks. If I lived with the asymmetry all of my life then I would like to see if I would like the implants more if I still had slight asymmetry so I still looked a little like my old self. I can notice the size difference and am wondering if that will eventually even out. So still not sure how I feel about them :/

Hi Allison79. My doctor is in Plano.

At this point, I'm torn between taking a chance with same doctor and having him replace the medium on left cheek with a small or just having them both removed. The recovery after the placement was terrible for me the first few days and I had dramatic swelling which did not seem to subside for several weeks. I know I probably still have a little swelling because if I don't sleep on two pillows I wake up with bags under my eyes which I've never had before. I almost feel like the implants have made the hollowness under my eyes much more noticeable. I will try to post updated pics for all to see.

My implants also made the hollowness more noticeable. That does not go away. I also have sinus issues which I NEVER had before. I have had my 2 years. It took 6 months before all the swelling was gone and they settled in.

Thank you SuccesfulLook. Doctor checked me out today and said everything looks like it's healing normally. He did state that it could be nerve pain and that if I decided not to remove them he will start me on Neurontin for the nerve pain. He said it is common for one side to heal faster or differently than the other. He said a small was placed in right side and the next size, medium on my left cheek to help even out the asymmetry. He did seem frustrated and explained how painful the recovery would be to remove them then the nurse talked with me afterwards and asked me to really think about whether or not I really want to remove them over the evening tonight and let the office know tomorrow. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks post op and according to some of the feedback I've read on this site "You will immediately see a volume enhancement after cheek implants but will have swelling also. The swelling takes 3-4 months to totally subside but about 80% of the final result will be visible at one month." I'm still not sure if I should wait another week to see the 80% then decide to remove them, wait longer or just remove them as soon as I can.

Thank you for your feedback SKShirley. I saw the surgeon today and he said everything looks normal and said he would remove both if that is really what I wanted but recommended I wait to let everything settle and more swelling to go down. I'm not sure if I am comfortable with same surgeon doing a revision. If he were to do anything I would let him remove and if still wanted to go through this painful process again down the road I would go to a facial specialist.

SKShirley did he use small and medium on you? I was under the impression what my doctor meant was that he used the smallest one on my true right side and the next size available on left cheek.

SKShirley so did you end up with the same size implants on each cheek? Also, how long after surgery did your doctor perform the revision? If you have pics and are willing to share of how our problems appeared similar and then how it looked once solved I would greatly appreciate seeing them. THANK YOU!

Yes, I am feeling pressure like feeling in my left cheek and more so when I smile an its feels like something is pushing under left eye more than right. I do realize I am still numb and my full smile has yet to return but my concern is if the medium implant is just a little too big for my face thus causing the pressure and preventing my full smile from returning.

Thank you. Are you saying you think they look pretty symmetrical after the surgery with the medium implant on true left cheek and small on true right? I will post a 3 week side by side comparison and again at 4 weeks for all to see.

Exactly!
Are you still having pain?

Pain has slowly subsided except of course for the slight pain I feel when someone makes me laugh really hard but that is slowly improving. Thank you for asking EPC!

KATC, thank you for your comment.
I have started on the neurontin as the dr. suggested for nerve pain. He didn't mention how long that would take to help. I told him I will take this on a day by day then hopefully week by week basis before I make my decision. He said since so much more trauma during surgery on left there is more swelling and will take more time to heal. That is exactly what I am wondering, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE SWELLING TO SUBSIDE???