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Mid 30-40 mini Lift - Portland, OR
UPDATED FROM alinekarist
1 year post
14 months post op
alinekaristJune 13, 2017
WORTH IT$11,450
Overall I'm pretty happy w results. Can't believe its been past a year now. I do have a bit of smile lines that bug me. I wish i had more plumpness, fat in my cheeks but I've been a long distance runner my whole life and my doctor said he sees it alot with runners as they age, burning through the subcutaneous fat layer. Just be thankful if you do have fuller cheeks cause that is what will help you retain a more youthful appearance as you age. When younger females want to suck fat out of their cheeks and I think please don't..... When you age you'll be thankful for rounder cheeks :).
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UPDATED FROM alinekarist
14 days post
14 days post
alinekaristApril 26, 2016
Making good progress so far :). I am getting alot of feeling back in my face and it's not feeling so tight. I can still see a little of my smile lines, which I did debate on getting my mid cheeks lifted. But the intrusive nature of it and lower success rate held me back. Overall I am very happy with the subtle lift of my cheeks and skin. It's been 15 years since I've felt my skin this firm and tight.
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April 28, 2016
You look great! Are you adding fillers or fat? Overall u look great!
April 28, 2016
Thank you very much :). I was doing fillers underneath my eyes and stopped doing that 6 months before my surgery. I'm going to have to wait 5 more months til all the swelling resides to add fillers. But I think that when we are past the 30's there's loss of volume, collagen production and tightness of skin. So fillers are a great way to fill in certain areas. I'm not sure at this point if I would do fat transfer, as fillers are are temporary and fade or can be instantly dissolved if it does not look right. When I get the green light from my doctor I will start adding restylane underneath eyes and higher cheek bone area :).
April 29, 2016
You look awesome, sooo young! I like the effect on the nasolabial lines. I have those lines too from yo-yo dieting, and they bug me. Please keep us posted as your swelling goes down. If you have any other before photos to compare that would be great...
May 14, 2016
Thank you. Because of how depressed and deep the lines were, with the sagging in my lower cheeks I was always embarrassed with taking front face pics. I'd look very sad and angry Lol. The lines are still a little there. But they started developing in my late 20s after gaining and losing so much pregnancy weight. I had a loose skin after and premature aging which baffled everyone. I'd hear comments, "what happened?" "But your Asian!" Lol. My mom never payed much attention to physical appearances before and started making comments. I will say even in her late 40s, she didn't have lines like me. I got so tired of being accused of being sad, mad, frowning ect. At least now, it has changed my mouth expression and smoothed out the corners to not look harsh and jump out. It's not all gone but I'm very happy with the improvement.
May 3, 2016
you look absolutely beautiful but you were all ready pretty to start lol which does help and such beautiful skin keep us updated
May 27, 2016
Sorry for the late reply, I've been m.i.a. busy with work and not on here lately. I normally have fillers underneath my eyes, in the tear trough and higher cheek area. But quit that 8 months before the mini face as recommended. My doctor said that 6 months, when most of the swelling is gone then I can make adjustments with fillers in cheeks again.
May 27, 2016
Sorry not 5 more months. Hard keeping track of time Lol. I think a few more months I'll be able to start fillers again. In tear trough and higher cheek area is where I started adding it 4 years ago and love the subtle results.
UPDATED FROM alinekarist
13 days post
13 days post :)
alinekaristApril 25, 2016
13 days post surgery. I am feeling and looking close to normal again. It has been just a waiting period but I understand patience is important. The swelling has gone down significantly. It will be awhile before I will be able to wear my hair up since the incisions around my ears are still fresh. In 3 weeks I will be starting on a scar skin repair treatment.
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