Not wanting to look old

You can see the biggest difference in the neck and jowl area - the before pictures made my face look fatty and loose. The after pictures show a youthful uplift and tightening. The redness is from Juvederm I had injected while I was there and you can clearly see the raised, red suture near my chin. I hope to have April updated pics next week.

I just want to say that I appreciate all the support and compliments, but mostly I am posting so others can know what to expect in their procedures. I'm not here to collect accolades (I work my own confidence, don't need others for that). Education, awareness, and choosing the right doctor is so important.

I haven't been able to post because I've been busy the last several weeks moving - what a pain moving is! A mini-facelift is easier!

Couple of things regarding healing:
1) When I went to see Dr Forsberg in Feb before I moved, he zapped the scars along my ears with the laser - there was definite keloid formation. He told me it would take 2 treatments to see a difference so I am going back the first week of April for a follow-up
2) The raised sutures under the skin are STILL there. I have been massaging like crazy. It's hard to tell but I do think it has gone down some, but now that I am 3-months post-op, I'm not quite sure if this is ever going to go away on its own. This is something that definitely bothers me and something I'll be speaking to the doctor about next month. I have been reading about suture granuloma (look it up) and think this is something that may be going on with my sutures. Treatment includes steroid injection at site or having to remove the suture. More to come.
3) There is raised scar tissue behind my ear that wasn't there before - Dr. Forsberg noticed it last time and thought it was related to something else, but it's not. Something else to discuss.
4) There is still numbness around the edges of my face and ears - I wonder if that ever goes away?

Lastly, I was at a work convention in Feb and a colleague said to me "What have you done to your face? I noticed and you look 10 years younger - are you doing botox?" I said yes and laser (around the ears so that is true) and she asked if it hurt and I said Yes - which is very true!

I have the doc's before and after pics that I will post later this weekend!

Sorry I haven't been updating regularly. I'm in the midst of a move from AZ to CA and just closed on my house a week and a half ago. I'm still having swelling issues on the side of my face where I have had extensive dental procedures. In fact when I went to take my face shots today I realized my face is still swollen on my left. I am going back to the dentist to see what is going on.

The latest developments I've had is the appearance of the sutures under my skin. My doctor tells me they are not permanent as they will dissolve, but it could take up to 2-3 months. As you can see from the pictures, they look like lumps under my skin. I have been massaging it and hiding with makeup, but have to say I am not satisfied with how it looks. I will see the doc again in a week and try to get reassurance because I didn't anticipate having to deal with bumps under my skin.

I will post a straight-on shot when the swelling from the dental procedure is gone. It definitely skews my results. More to follow.