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Gonna Do This! -Baltimore, MD
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6 months post
Wow, Seriously???? 6 Months!
WORTH IT$20,000
No new photos this time, but feeling wonderful and loving my face! Hopefully next month will get back to Austin Weston for my followup pictures and frozen fat injections! Have had a couple interesting interactions with people in the past couple months. My husband of 45 years and I
went to a lawyer to update our wills and he asked if this was a second marriage. When we left
my husband said it was because I look so much younger than him- I did not put that together AT ALL! Then last week, I had my granddaughters (4 of them 10 and under) in a pool and a man I don't know came up to me and asked if I was their mother! Seriously??? Another woman wanted to know if my daughter in law was my sister- lots of little comments that tell me I must look much younger! Will post pictures after the next visit at Austin Weston! Kathy
went to a lawyer to update our wills and he asked if this was a second marriage. When we left
my husband said it was because I look so much younger than him- I did not put that together AT ALL! Then last week, I had my granddaughters (4 of them 10 and under) in a pool and a man I don't know came up to me and asked if I was their mother! Seriously??? Another woman wanted to know if my daughter in law was my sister- lots of little comments that tell me I must look much younger! Will post pictures after the next visit at Austin Weston! Kathy
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3 months post
3 months today!
Wow, how time flies! I feel great and am thrilled with my results. My FAVORITE part is under my eyes (no bags) and under my chin/neck- no waddle! Absolutely NO one has ever said a word, and that is fine with me! :-) Part of the reason is that I live in FL half the year and then in MD the other half and both are senior communities and I think people really forget what I look like, LOL! I did tell one friend here and she was shocked and then started REALLY looking at my face and loved it because it is so good! I go back to Dr. Weston on February 5, for final pictures and he is going to inject some of MY fat on the corner bottoms of my face- as a bit of a filler. I think the fat graft has definitely taken my face is fuller for sure. Attaching a couple photos- hair is super short :-) Thanks to all of you who have supported me thru this journey- I would never hesitate to do it all over again! My friend here that knows says I'll need to do some upkeep in 10 years- we'll see! Kathy
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Your eyes look fantastic… makes me think about doing mine! But, not yet.
Thanks RL! They are open enough now that I can wear eyeliner and eye makeup, still learning! LOL!
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You look terrific!! I am just getting started on the site and saw you had indicated "not sure" if it was worth it... just because that was before you had taken the plunge?
Oh thank you and Yes, and I should change that! I am sure it was worth it and have been happy with the entire group there! Dr. Weston has quite an eye for what needs to be done, but is not at all pushy. He also has a wonderful personality and sense of humor!
Hi Kathy-just saw your 3-month update-you look terrific! Love your hair too. You're right about time flying and all of this being worth it. Take care!
hey Bklyngrrl! Thank you and how are you doing!???? Kathy
I'm doing fine. Have to have a little "tweak" on my upper eyelids. No big deal, just a little droop at the outer edge of my eyes. No anesthesia, only local. Probably in March. How r u? Rodelle
I am good- gonna have some of my body fat that was stored injected in the marrionette line on the right side of my mouth- Let me know how your tweak goes, okay? Do you still have numbness? Under my chin, the sides of my face and the top of my head are ALL still numb- top of my head is better tho :-) Kathy
Hi! When are u getting the injections? I'm looking forward to have everything completed. I'm going to need more work soon! LOL! I still have numbness in the sides of my face, and sometimes it gets kind of itchy. Keep healing and keep in touch!
Don't have my calendar in front of me, but it is the week of February 3. I'll try to remember to let ya know how it goes! You keep in touch too!
Definitely :)
I had no idea that the body fat can be stored. I am 3 months out from a FL with fat transfers and some of it is starting to disappear. :( Wish I would have known this great information.
Bunnyman, they freeze it!!! Not sure how long it lasts!
And so iamkathy01....how was fat transfer, part 2? You've had fillers before so is fat transfer being numbed but not sedated any different in how the injection feels?
I know you're doing well~ so I'll just wish you continued healing :) ....grace60
Did not have it done! Cancelled our flights because of predicted AWFUL weather and will do it in the spring some time!
Oh no...poor you... stuck in sunny FL while Baltimore and all points north get a ft or more of snow. Staying put til spring sounds like a plan. And I guess that shelf like of fat is indefinite. I know it seems to be on me! grace
LOL, love it Grace, and yes, poor me! :-)
It looks good, you look the most beautiful when you smile :) thanks for the review.
Oh thank you! I love to smile and when I post these pictures, find it VERY HARD not to! :-)
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Hey Kathy,
So your disappointment was that you look 50? And I suppose store policy is that they don't ask if you kinda look close to 50, like say, 47. That's a result I'd take! Actually you have healed really well and everything single thing you wanted fixed is looking great. And it doesn't have a "worked on" look at all. Enjoy the holidays and see what the family and friends have to say. Bet they will notice! grace60
No Grace that they ASSUMED I was 50 or over, LOL! Totally joking- email is a difficult medium to "feel" the fun I intended. Thanks Grace and Yes, I think for four weeks I have healed well and feel good! Kathy
Oh, I totally get it....That's right...they assumed you were 51. Or maybe they assumed you were 47 but didn't want to make a scene if you were "close enough". Most 60 somethings would be ok with being taken for a 47-ish gal. Btw..you didn't tell us your age so maybe 47 is an insult :) grace60
I think like the 47 one! LOL! I am 64!! :-)
Hey Kathy, how's it going? Did you have a nice Thanksgiving? Any comments from the FL friends and family?
Yes we did thanks! Saw my brother for the first time since my surgery and he LOVED it! How are you doin'?? :-)
Doing well. So, is your brother considering "some work?"
He says he is! :-)
Hope he posts on here… this site needs more men!
I would not hold my breath!!!
Ha ha ha ;-)
;-))))
Hi Kathy - I'm so happy that you're doing so well. You know you are looking great! I know how you fe about asking for senior discounts! I usually choose to pay full price in case they don't ask me for ID! LOL! Take care, Rodelle
Hi Bklyngrrl, thanks and good to "see" you here! :-) Kathy
So Kathy...7 weeks and most of the swelling has gone and how does that make the final result look. Any pic updates to illustrate the magic of modern plastic surgery without the distortion of lingering lumps, bumps or bruises? And the incisions...all healed nicely I'm sure. Besides family have any "co volunteers" at your favorite charity spoken up. All the news that's fit to print...grace60
"We" are thrilled with final results- go for a check up and to have my ears re-pierced on Thursday- anxious to see what Dr. Weston has to say. My marrionette line
area on one side is a little deeper than I'd like and we discussed it last time. Will have some of my own fat to fill it in February (was to late thinking about it to get it done this time.) And yes I went to my favorite charity to work today and there was only one person there that KNEW and she is my BEST critic and said, "If I had not known you had done this, I really would not know". Another gal said, "Hey Kathy- you really look good". Will see more of them as the week goes on- will post another pic soon- :-). What are your plans now Grace?? :-))
So K, are you needing to have your ears re-pierced because of the your surgery… as in, did he alter the size or shape of your earlobes? Just curious? Was the fat he will be using in Feb. harvested during the original surgery?
Yup and Yup RL! :-)
Just curious…they look about the same…what did he do exactly?
You know I am not entirely sure. He told me prior to the surgery they would no longer be "attached" but I would have unattached lobes. I am assuming it had to do with how he pulled the skin. If I remember I'll ask on Thursday!
Yes, they are very "unattached" but I don't understand why you need them re-pierced? Are the holes now in the wrong place? That is the reason for my question. I am wondering what he did to your earlobes and why they need to be re-pierced... Is he closing up the old holes or did he already do that?
The holes are too low now! Actually my earlobes look larger to me! I have not tried to find the old holes- I know I am sounding like an airhead about this, but I truly do not know! LOL!
Thanks, hope I wasn't driving you crazy… Just curious about it. I don't detect much of a change in my earlobes…possibly slightly smaller, but the holes are in the right place. I think you might have had more done than I did though. Anyway, hope all's well. Will you be getting "official" befores and afters from your doc?
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