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4 days post-op
So the swelling is still pretty tremendous, and spans the entire bottom half of my face as you can see in the pics. My lower cheeks are hard and puffy; I can now feel above my upper molars where they made an incision and lipo’d from the inside of my mouth to make more of a V-line.
The heaviest bruising and most tender part of my face is directly beneath my chin. I will say that it’s better than before.
Day 1 and 2 post op were the worst in terms of pain and swelling. I could not eat much beyond soft foods like broth and pho noodles, scrambled eggs. I avoided rice because I was worried the grains would get stuck in one of the holes in my face. I drank a lot of fruit juices and yogurt, and only yesterday started eating real (yet soft) food such as well cooked veggies and shrimp.
Come to find out that I am strictly to avoid beef, shrimp, spinach, and chicken after getting a call from the hospital. I have eaten all of the above thinking they were prepared in a healthy and proportionate manner. Supposedly those foods increase chances of sagging, scarring and swelling. I will now stop eating them. It is also advised that I wear the compression band as much as humanly possible. Which is why I’m glad I got the procedure done in a city in which I know nobody and nobody knows me.
The heaviest bruising and most tender part of my face is directly beneath my chin. I will say that it’s better than before.
Day 1 and 2 post op were the worst in terms of pain and swelling. I could not eat much beyond soft foods like broth and pho noodles, scrambled eggs. I avoided rice because I was worried the grains would get stuck in one of the holes in my face. I drank a lot of fruit juices and yogurt, and only yesterday started eating real (yet soft) food such as well cooked veggies and shrimp.
Come to find out that I am strictly to avoid beef, shrimp, spinach, and chicken after getting a call from the hospital. I have eaten all of the above thinking they were prepared in a healthy and proportionate manner. Supposedly those foods increase chances of sagging, scarring and swelling. I will now stop eating them. It is also advised that I wear the compression band as much as humanly possible. Which is why I’m glad I got the procedure done in a city in which I know nobody and nobody knows me.
V-line double chin liposuction surgery
Even when I was very thin, I’ve always had jowls and a double chin from most angles.
It has often worse with age and weight gain. I still want to look like myself, but with less of a big round moon face.
I chose to get this surgery in Vietnam because 1.) I believe an Asian surgeon would understand the different types of Asian faces better, and still be able to keep me looking naturally Asian. 2.) I have family here who will take care of me. 3.) Cheaper cost, without sacrificing quality.
After vetting several reputable hospitals, I narrowed down my choices to JW Korea Hospital as well as Kangnam, and scheduled my consultations.
JW Korea did not want to treat my double chin and offered no options. I researched several methods including Ultherapy, Accusculpt, laser lipo and straight up surgical knife and scalpel removal. Their claim was that I just need to diet and exercise and it will go away. I am 5’4 and 165 lbs, hourglass figure and while yes, I agree losing weight would slim me overall; the double chin was something ie always had, even at 18 when I was 115 lbs.
Kangnam recommended what I thought they would, which was liposuction of the chin and lower cheeks. 3 different doctors spoke to me, separately, with the same opinion. With their staff of 200, they were even able to do the 30-minute procedure that afternoon.
While it was weird/stressful that they did the procedure in a joint room with another person, there were many attendants to soothe me, hold my hand, explain the process, administer localized anesthesia, and monitor my vitals. If you watch a video of lipo, it was exactly that- they mark entry points behind your ears and take a long suctioning needle and repeatedly jab it into your face until the fat is removed. This was painless due to the localized anesthesia. The anesthesia injections however, to me, hurt. But I am a big huge baby when it comes to needles and do not have a huge pain tolerance on my face.
I was then cleaned and bandaged up and made to lay in a bed with other post op patients for about 30-45 minutes; after which I changed and was sent home with my dad. My face remained numb for approximately 6 hours. I will be on a fluid/smoothie diet for the next 3-4 days and was provided all medications with an instruction packet on dosage and aftercare.
Cost was 51million VND; equivalent to $2,240 USD.
It has often worse with age and weight gain. I still want to look like myself, but with less of a big round moon face.
I chose to get this surgery in Vietnam because 1.) I believe an Asian surgeon would understand the different types of Asian faces better, and still be able to keep me looking naturally Asian. 2.) I have family here who will take care of me. 3.) Cheaper cost, without sacrificing quality.
After vetting several reputable hospitals, I narrowed down my choices to JW Korea Hospital as well as Kangnam, and scheduled my consultations.
JW Korea did not want to treat my double chin and offered no options. I researched several methods including Ultherapy, Accusculpt, laser lipo and straight up surgical knife and scalpel removal. Their claim was that I just need to diet and exercise and it will go away. I am 5’4 and 165 lbs, hourglass figure and while yes, I agree losing weight would slim me overall; the double chin was something ie always had, even at 18 when I was 115 lbs.
Kangnam recommended what I thought they would, which was liposuction of the chin and lower cheeks. 3 different doctors spoke to me, separately, with the same opinion. With their staff of 200, they were even able to do the 30-minute procedure that afternoon.
While it was weird/stressful that they did the procedure in a joint room with another person, there were many attendants to soothe me, hold my hand, explain the process, administer localized anesthesia, and monitor my vitals. If you watch a video of lipo, it was exactly that- they mark entry points behind your ears and take a long suctioning needle and repeatedly jab it into your face until the fat is removed. This was painless due to the localized anesthesia. The anesthesia injections however, to me, hurt. But I am a big huge baby when it comes to needles and do not have a huge pain tolerance on my face.
I was then cleaned and bandaged up and made to lay in a bed with other post op patients for about 30-45 minutes; after which I changed and was sent home with my dad. My face remained numb for approximately 6 hours. I will be on a fluid/smoothie diet for the next 3-4 days and was provided all medications with an instruction packet on dosage and aftercare.
Cost was 51million VND; equivalent to $2,240 USD.
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Kangnam