Turning 30, Chin Lipo

So I don’t want to say I’m healed fully yet, because swelling still comes and goes! As many others have reported, it’s like banding more than puffiness. If I’m dehydrated or stressed it is worse, if I am hydrated and rested it’s non-existent. Even on the days I am feeling bumpy I would have to look straight up for anyone to notice anything.
Many other people on RealSelf have reported that the banding is completely gone around 4 months and doctors say that 6 months is the fully healed point, so I’m going to give that scar tissue some more time to settle before I make my final “healed” post.
I will say that my days with the least swelling are followed by a night wearing the chin strap! This is the number one reason I know I’m still healing! That thing, though I don’t need to wear it anymore, makes a significant difference in how my swelling is the following day! Maybe it is in my head, but I do believe it helps my results to “stick” so to speak.
Overall I am still thrilled with the results of this surgery. I am more confident and feel more beautiful. I should have done it sooner! BUT maybe it was meant to be that I found Dr. Bounds. I highly recommend him if you are in the Virginia Beach area! His work matters to him. You can tell he takes a great deal of pride in your aesthetic outcome and happiness as his patient.
I don’t check this website as often because I am happy and mostly healed, but I do remember the trepidation and anxiety I felt before and throughout this process. Please don’t hesitate to reach out or ask questions! I am more than happy to answer and help whenever I log on!

I have been traveling for the past week or more, and healing continues to progress! I want to say my third week was the bumpiest… traveling I was not able to wear my wrap or massage as often and I would definitely feel swollen by the end of the day (looked like bands or lines under my chin). That being said, we were down in Florida visiting family, lots of outspoken family, and not one person noticed or commented on anything but to say how good I looked. I felt quite self-conscious and worried that someone would notice, but my husband kept telling me that unless I look straight up no one would be able to see the bumps and that I look good. I have to say… There were a lot of family photos taken and usually I hate about 90% of photos taken of me, but I liked every single one! The past two days in particular I have felt a real lessening in swelling and can see and feel the tissue starting to smooth out and flatten. The two incisions mid-jaw are beginning to soften and fade, while the incision directly underneath my chin has finally totally closed up and is a bright pink color. This doesn’t bother me as it’s completely hidden under there and is easily concealed by a little cover-up. Overall I am happy so far and trying to take my healing one day at a time. I will update again probably sometime next week, and definitely by my six week mark which is our wedding round 2!