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Cheek Implants and Lip Lift, blephoplasty

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I've never really felt pretty or feminine due to...

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sheryls73
$8,982
I've never really felt pretty or feminine due to my square face, small hooded eyes, hollow cheeks and long upper lip. I've wanted to do something about this for some time now and finally got the opportunity to do it. I have genetically more hooded upper eyelids, which have been getting heavier the past couple years, to the point where eyeliner or mascara would rub off onto my upper eyelids within a few minutes of putting it on! I would also always find myself raising my eyebrows in an effort to lift my eyelids up to see better. Not the best look!
In addition I wanted to have cheek implants placed to give me a more full and feminine look instead of the hollowed out look I had. Lastly, I always hated how long my upper lip was, I was always self conscious of it and would try to use my lip muscles to pull it up which would make me look like I was snarrling ( not attractive)
It's difficult for me to get time off work for recovery ( I work closely with the public so wanted to be well healed when I go back) so I thought I'd look into doing a few procedures together. Dr. Buonasissi felt comfortable to do that so I decided to do all three procedures together!
Because I live 4 hrs away from Vancouver I had my consult with Dr.B via Skype. I also submitted photos I took myself which Dr. B said were good and could see my concerns. Surgery date was then booked for March 21 with 2 weeks off work for recovery time.
Surgery day: I had IV sedation with topical anesthetic. Surgery went good, nurses and Dr B made me feel comfortable and looked after me well. I had mild discomfort initially out of surgery, the nurse gave my T3's and a couple small doses of phentynol. After that no pain, just tightness. Drive back home 4 hours no problem, slept most of the time.
Day one: Its been difficult to eat and drink as I can't move my mouth much, choosing softer foods like oatmeal this morning. On a side note, I've already noticed how much easier it is it talk with my upper lip being shorter. Never expected that benefit. Can't wait to see final result. Eyes are a little tender, especially my right one, my lid was a little more droopy on my right side so Dr B removed a little more in that one.
I've been applying polysporin regularly and haven't needed any more T3's since about 2am last night (took them just so I would sleep better) it's 8:15am now. I have bandages on my cheeks so hard to tell what they look like, definitely swollen! By what most write ups say the swelling is worse by day 3 then starts to dissipate. Not going to panick yet!

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Thomas Buonassisi, MD

Thomas Buonassisi, MD

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March 22, 2017
Can't wait to see the final results! You look good already!!
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March 22, 2017
Thank you!
March 26, 2017
You look really good already. Please update!
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March 26, 2017
thank you!
May 19, 2017
What are you talking about? You were gorgeous before! Great result. I'm looking forward to reading your post after all the healing is done as I have a negative vector and might benefit from cheek implants. Just know how they will feel after a year or so.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and hope you heal well and are happy when all is done! DHx
May 19, 2017
Meant to say ... just don't know how they will feel after a year or so!
July 26, 2018
didn't know that lip lift is a thing!
Now that I know the existence, dying to get one for myself. Looks great!
UPDATED FROM sheryls73
4 days post

Day 4

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Day 4: my left side seems to be healing quicker then my right side. Can feel more swelling on my right upper cheek bone/eye areas. My nose is also really swollen, I iced a lot today. I'm finding the cheek implants hard to get used to. Not sure I'm totally happy with them yet. Eyes and lip suture lines are tight feeling and a litte itchy, I'm putting polysporine on them all the time which I think is helping with the healing.
Stitches holding my implants come out tomorrow so that will be nice! I'll post another tomorrow.

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April 11, 2017
Gorgeous job!
UPDATED FROM sheryls73
5 days post

Day 5

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Stitches from cheek implants out today, feels much better!
Lip incision is feeling super tight, Woke up in the middle of the night panicking because it was burning so much. Getting better as the day goes on.
Right eye Incision also feels tighter today. I'm starting to second guess my eyelid surgery, I think too much skin was removed and I feel like I've lost expression in my eyes. It might change as things continue to heal but at this point I'm not really happy about it.
This is definitely not for the faint of heart!

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March 27, 2017
It looks fantastic! Love the shorter upper lip. Do you know how many mm he removed?
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March 27, 2017
Thanks, he removed 5mm. I think it was the perfect amount for me.
March 27, 2017
You are healing very nicely at day 5. I am excited to see how the cheek implants look once the swelling goes down. I have flat cheeks and was considering implants at one point. Don't worry about the eyes at this point. They are still swollen. It took me 3 months to really see the end results of my blepharoplasty. It changes every day!
Did you take anything to lessen bruising and swelling? You barely bruised.
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March 27, 2017
Thank you for the encouragement! I've been taking Vit A, Arnica tablets, Vit C and zinc. I've also been trying to ice a lot.
Did you have really hooded eyes too? Are you happy with the results now?
March 28, 2017
I had an extra fold of skin on my upper lids and bags under my eyes. I am very happy with the uppers. My eye makeup looks pretty for the first time in years. When the fat bags were removed from my lower lids I noticed more wrinkles under my eyes. I may get a TCA peel for that.
You look great. It will only get better with time.
March 29, 2017
You look really great! Now I'm kinda interested in cheek implants and a lip lift. Very natural looking :)
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March 30, 2017
Thank you! :) I have to say it's a lot to have done all at one time but at the same time nice that I only have to heal once. I'm glad my Dr would only take a max of 5mm off my lip, I think anymore for me would have been too much.
March 30, 2017
Your eyelids will get more lax after about 1-2 years and won't look so dramatically different. You look amazing and so natural/not overdone. The surgeon did a great job. Best of luck to you.
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March 30, 2017
Thank you! I looked at your review and think you look great! Really beautiful!
March 30, 2017
Did you receive submalar, malar, or combination implants? Your eyelids will relax as they start to heal. Right now they're going to be filled with fluid and blood flow for healing for quite some time
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March 30, 2017
I believe I had submalar implants. thank you for the info on my eyelids. I'm staring to see better results daily as it slowly heals.