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Just Did It. - Tijuana, Mexico
UPDATED FROM Ex Train wreck
1 month post
4 weeks
Ex Train wreckSeptember 11, 2013
WORTH IT$5,700
Hi all,
Still swollen and have to ice every night. I think I look great and not "done". I'm happy to look at myself and se a younger me without the depression and sadness of the last 6 years. The jowls are gone and my neck, though still swollen is tight and smooth. I'm sending some close ups which doesn't really show the full effect but you can see the difference. the scar you see on my neck is an old from so don't factor that in. I couldn't recommend Dr.Quiroz any higher...he's a ten! My scars are barely visable
Still swollen and have to ice every night. I think I look great and not "done". I'm happy to look at myself and se a younger me without the depression and sadness of the last 6 years. The jowls are gone and my neck, though still swollen is tight and smooth. I'm sending some close ups which doesn't really show the full effect but you can see the difference. the scar you see on my neck is an old from so don't factor that in. I couldn't recommend Dr.Quiroz any higher...he's a ten! My scars are barely visable
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UPDATED FROM Ex Train wreck
18 days post
one befor photo
Ex Train wreckAugust 30, 2013
the after is on my phone so I will send that soon. trust me, there a big change. I hope its not too close up so actually be able to see.
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August 30, 2013
My PS warned me that I would have very down days during the recovery, and that it was all normal. I agree about having this done in warm weather. Never again! I. Scheduling upper and lower eyes for the winter. Still on the fence about the endoscopic brow lift though. Good luck, and I am sure you look fabulous ;)
August 30, 2013
So happy to hear you're feeling good! Preparation - that, I think, is the key for a smoother recovery! I prepared getting all the 'stuff' I needed, but that's all. I feel like if I had been more mentally and emotionally prepared, it would have been easier for me. But then I wonder, how can someone be prepared like that for something never before experienced ... Anyway, feeling better is a good thing!
September 1, 2013
Hi Ex Train Wreck! So glad it's now "ex"! :) Some of the things you've written have really resonated with me regarding FL's. The whole experience is not one to be taken lightly and has you've already said preparing yourself both mentally and physically is a huge part of getting through this. I had mentioned the post surgery depression that I heard about to my PS and he agreed that many patients hit a wall at some point but also said that since I was aware of it, that it probably wouldn't happen to me. Maybe it was the power of suggestion... but it didn't. Yet, I was prepared for it. So to your point of counseling pre surgery... agree again with that. I think a huge question for a PS to ask in a consultation is 'why do you want this done?' There are tons of wrong reasons to have cosmetic surgery just like there are tons of right reasons. I didn't have problems with the heat and swelling but it could have just been my own body responses... I know lot of people seem to have been affected. So glad to hear you're on the recovery path! FG
UPDATED FROM Ex Train wreck
18 days post
Day 19
Ex Train wreckAugust 30, 2013
I'm driving up the coast today for a visit with my old friends. I scheduled this way before the surgery. I so wish I could get out of it because it feels like a lot still. But there are kids involved so it wouldn't be right.....and I've spent a large part of the summer focused on myself. I've been going to work and strangely I haven't had many comments even on looking good or refreshed. one of my clients did say "You look different....hummm, what's going on here" That made me smile. I suppose that most importantly I se a big difference and not seeing that wrinkly neck is making me very happy. It is difficult to not keep looking at myslef and wishing I had asked for a little more of this or that. But, really, I have a very natural change and the things that were really bothering me are gone. Magically, the eyes that looked even worse after the upper whatever you call it are looking better everyday. I have the quintessential "did she or didn't she" and I'm just working on my mental attitude of accepting that's it perfect for me and just the right amount. I think my scars are going to be very nice. Dr. Q stayed very close the the natural crevice in my ears and since it was just a lower there is no scarring visible from the front. My lack of preplanning in retrospect was an issue....but that is a lifelong thing with me lol. I only say it it a problem because I probably would have opted for dermabrasion on my upper lift and a full face lift. But I am happy. I look much better. I feel much better when I look in the mirror. And I feel brave for some odd reason. I would call this a Meryl Streep facelift. You have to look at her and wonder.
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