Today is day 15. (cheekbones + chin advancement + liposuction + thread lifting)
What I was most curious about from people who were around this point before I had surgery.
1. Is it possible to have a social life at 2 weeks? First, I want to say it like this... "Lies!!!!!ㅠㅠ" Not in my case. The swelling is one thing, but I also have bruising, so if I go out without covering it, people stare. Everyone takes a second look once in a while? Or their eyes go that way? When I go out for walks, I basically wear a mask + hat. Because of the bruising around my eyes, I sometimes wear sunglasses too. I even cut bangs to cover the eye bruising. I normally don't have bangs haha
2. Does the major swelling all go down? This is similar to question 1. It's really hard to say the major swelling has gone down. I was extremely swollen on days 3~5. After day 7, it seemed to go down a lot. But after day 10, there has been no change again..ㅠㅠ Even without touching it, I can feel that the swelling is significant. So it's hard to say the major swelling is gone. My face is bigger than before surgery!
3. Has sensation returned? Actually, as everyone knows, the chin takes months.. I didn't shave my chin and I didn't do square jaw surgery either. I only had chin advancement of about 3 mm. They just slightly trimmed the secondary angle.. During the consultation, the director said he wouldn't make it pointy, so I just said okay~ I'm saying this because I don't think I'm a case where my chin was touched a lot. Even so, even now it feels like something is dangling from my chin, and when I touch my chin I have no sensation at all. I wonder if it's really mine. And although I didn't do the square jaw, the square jaw area is also a bit swollen.
The paper says to brush with a children's toothbrush, but I couldn't bring myself to, so I bought a 4-12 month toothbrush, and it's about the size of my pinky fingernail. Even so, it's hard to brush my teeth with thisㅠㅠ And if I so much as touch the gum area, some places hurt and some places have no sensation at all.
4. How can swelling go down quickly? Ughhhhh I want to know too, please share!!
Elas A and Sindas that I took until around day 6? I don't think they worked for me. Ah.. I think my leg swelling went down because of this. My thighs don't normally touch, but only the part just below the important area sticks out and touches, you know? But a gap appeared there... hahahahahaha Of course, now that I'm not taking it, it's starting to touch again..
I'm doing walks, cold compresses (I'm still doing themㅠㅠ), and pumpkin juice.. I've kept asking the clinic about warm compresses, and I asked again today, but they said they would tell me after seeing my progress on day 20. They told me not to do warm compresses or radiofrequency before then, so I'm not doing them..
Starting today, I'm thinking about overcoming my laziness and doing a half-body bath. First I'll ask the clinic about anything though lol
5. Is the line visible? There is swelling, but I think it is visible. Even when I press, I can feel the bone. But the cheekbones are protruding, so I'm still a bit unhappyㅠㅠ Ah, really, cheekbones!!! were my stress.. It feels like it hasn't been resolved.. But they told me to wait, so I will wait, but... each day is hard. If I could turn back time, would I really have done it?? Thinking about throwing away at least more than a month, not being able to meet people, staying stuck at home like a recluse, and the stress of covering everything like a criminal every time I go out, I'm not sure..... And because it's a surgery where neither the result nor side effects can be guaranteed.... I mistakenly thought it was a surgery where the result was guaranteedㅠ_ㅠ
6. Other things I want to say & questions I started washing my face from day 8.. When washing my face, it doesn't feel like I'm touching my own skin, and the tingling sensation is really strange. It also hurts. Especially my entire left cheek.. Even when I'm still, my left cheek tingles. It's like that when applying toner and lotion too, so it's hard to apply them... It hurts too.. Was everyone like thisㅠㅠ??? And how do you apply basic skincare products?? I only apply toner and cream, just two things, but it's so hard..; For toner, I use a wiping toner method.. Maybe I should apply it without wiping.. I wonderㅠ
If there is anything else you're curious about, I'll reply.. As for questions about the clinic, as has been the case until now, it's a bit hard for me to answer. If there is something you're really curious about regarding the clinic, send me a private message and I'll think about it before answering.. It's only day 15, so it's hard to hastily conclude whether it's good or bad..
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