Monday, 2005.10.10 Now I’m giving regular progress updates^_^ Hee~ I took this at the hospital today~~ I’ll upload more after I go to the hospital again in ten days~^ㅁ^~!! I want to sleep~~ but I thought you’d be curious about the progress photos, so I’m uploading more~ Ah, I’m tired~zzz I thought you all might be curious~^^: Or not?? *scratch scratch* I was the kind of person who used to be really curious about how other people’s progress changed~ People would post once, get prettier, and then not come back~ tsk! I was the kind of person who got a bit impatient about that, so I’m gathering up my courage and posting photos with my whole face showing like this~
Also~! Because I went into surgery~, I waited 2 hours, and when I had my consultation with the doctor, I went in together with my boyfriend~ I was acting as his secretary beside him so I wouldn’t forget what I wanted to ask^^; They said they’d take photos on the 21st, ten days later, and compare them with the pre-op photos^_^ The nurses and another person who was chatting next to me said my progress looks good^^; (Written on 10.11~ I think I forgot to write this part about yesterday, 10.10^^;) Tuesday, 2005.10.11 Today during lunchtime I went to Hak-dong and had aged kimchi braised mackerel~+_+ I’d been living for a whole month just swallowing my saliva~ Finally, finally~~ Ah, so moving! I’m a total food-spot maniac~ I also love eating~+_+ Ah~ I’m embarrassed~=ㅁ=; It takes me an hour to eat just 1/3 of a bowl of rice~_-; I still can’t chew fast~ sniffle~ Still, that aged kimchi was so good it melted and wrapped around my tongue~ starting with a spicy first try~ After going to an eye clinic near Seolleung Station, I stopped by Lotte in Euljiro, and in the evening I went to Daehak-ro and had sundubu jjigae at Maetdol Sundubu~ I ate just 1/3 of a bowl of rice for this too~ Still, cracking an egg into the sundubu jjigae and mixing the slightly set soft-boiled egg with rice, then adding a little kimchi and eating it in one bite was so nice~ slurp~ㅍ_ㅍ [Now I’m starting a service for you all^_^] 1. Pretty nose-tip님~ I had this done together with my jaw and cheekbones^_^ 2. Carbonation님~ Thank you so much~ Carbonation님 too~ congratulations like you succeeded!^ㅇ^~~!! 3. Ruan님~ So nice to see you+_+ You’re my senior, aren’t you~ a surgery senior~ It feels like just yesterday that I came home after surgery and looked at your photos and sent a message^^: Didn’t you see me yesterday? Didn’t even my boyfriend see me??+_+ Hi~ little princess~! You should have recognized me~~ㅍ_ㅍ 4. Hamster님~ skysky님~ Mnyam님~ I sent you messages+_+ Thank you^_^ 5. Pretty mom님~ Thank you so much~^ㅇ^~~!! My boyfriend is also on the conservative side~ Seeing the bone photos made him understand even more. Rather than simple cosmetic surgery, my skull had rotated a lot, so the facial asymmetry was severe~ The right side was slim, but the left side protruded^^: Try the charm offensive on your husband~ like, if you don’t, your face will get twisted`, or something~~ Even if he knows, he might let it slide^_^ Actually, having asymmetry doesn’t make life impossible, but you don’t want to live like that, right? Since it’s my life, I think wanting to spend the rest of it looking prettier, more confident, and more polished is, even if not said out loud, every woman’s dream^_^ 6. wkduscnsu님~ Ju-jjang님~ Bourgeoisie님~ Park Jin-young님~ Mnyam님, I’m not at a look that deserves congratulations yet^^; but I’ll gratefully accept your pretty congratulations~^ㅁ^ Thank you~+_+ 7. Thanks a lot for the response, Just two things님~ Of course I was curious~ sniffle~! My forehead isn’t pointy like a baby’s head and isn’t especially pretty, but I keep wearing it exposed because I thought maybe if I keep doing that, it’ll become a baby-head shape~ It used to be narrow, but it’s gotten a lot wider^_^ 8. You’ll be pretty님~ Eyes nose mouth jaw님~ My eyes are getting better and better~ Today, 47 days after my LASIK, I went in for my third checkup^_^ The bloodshot veins in my eyes are also narrowing their territory~ and the bruising under my eyes is getting lighter too~ I think it’ll be gone next week^_^ Thank you for your concern~! 9. 02 Jjang님~ Since LASIK, I’ve only put on makeup once for a friend’s wedding and haven’t done it since~ But as I stopped, my skin got better and I feel like I look younger, so I decided not to do it^_^ I think it’s probably better for skin health and for the body under the skin too^^: 10. Green님~ Thank you for the compliment about my face shape~ My forehead isn’t pretty, but thank you for seeing it as pretty~ Later, when I save up a chunk of money, I’d like to do my forehead then^^; I also intentionally wear my hair slicked back and go around like that~ It supposedly makes the forehead look prettier^_^ Actually~ it feels like it’s getting wider and more prominent~ㅇ_0 Ah~ about the swelling, the doctor said 50% more has to go down^_^ It’ll probably only feel satisfactory after about 3 months~ and it takes about 6 months for the jaw sensation to come back^_^ [I’ll pick out the answers I gave you all and post them~^_^ If I put the hospital and cost here, I’ll get kicked out, so I’ll leave out just that part^_^ You must have worked hard sending messages, right? Please refer to this content, and if there’s anything else you’re curious about from what I left out, send me a message~! I’ll keep adding more^_^ 1. I’m not sure whether it’s the front cheekbone or side cheekbone~ but I think the side cheekbone went in a lot~ What is a 45-degree cheekbone? 2. I really don’t have much in the cheekbone area~ but the left side was more prominent than the right, and I hated the asymmetry~ so that’s why I had it done~! It was an incision inside the mouth^_^ My jaw was still swollen, so it was a bit like that, but I felt the effect the day the bandage around the side cheekbone was removed~! It had definitely gone in^_^ The cheekbones weren’t swollen much~ it was the jaw that was bulgy~ I’ll paste below the replies I sent to other people~ for those who asked a lot of questions^_^ Please 참고! When do they remove the drainage tube?? -> It was the 3rd day after surgery^_^ I had surgery on the morning of the 17th and had it removed on the 19th~ You have to brace yourself^^: If anything, if you get it removed blindly like me without any prior knowledge, you may feel like you’ve been tricked, but because I didn’t know, I think I was actually able to do it^^; I really had absolutely no idea when I had it done~~ When do they take off the bandage?? -> It was the 5th day after surgery^_^ I took it off on the 21st~! And the stitches were taken out 6 days after that, when I went on the afternoon of the 27th^_^ Baby princess님, your skin and forehead are pretty, so once the swelling goes down you’ll really be beautiful^^ Please show us a little of the photos then too~ -> Even saying that makes me grateful^_^ My camera battery is charging^_^ I’ll show you the changed look~~^ㅇ^ <Below, I’m adding more notes for those who may find them useful^_^ I had it done because of asymmetry^_^ One cheekbone was more prominent, and so was the jawbone~! They said they didn’t plan to do the right side, but they made the left side as small as possible and balanced the right side^_^ For now, I’m glad the left cheekbone went in^_^ I only wanted the right side to become similar.. I was hospitalized for one day~^^: Since the eye bruising is severe, I really look like someone who had eye surgery~ I’m still avoiding going out, but when I go to the hospital I only wear sunglasses and a mask^_^ For the cheekbones, they made a small incision in front of the ear and did it~ titanium and screw fixation^^: For the jaw, it was an incision inside the mouth^_^ Could you tell me, not necessarily vividly but in a way that feels real, how painful it is? Please tell me how painful it is?? -> When I woke up, it was so hard to breathe that I thought I wanted to live~ there was blood mixed in my phlegm, and because of asthma it was even harder~ my blood pressure was low, and my whole body was cold.. Please also tell me what it felt like going into the operating room -> It’s scary to lie down alone, right~ They tried to place the IV in my blood vessel, but they did it wrong, so they took it out and put it again in the upper part of my arm. Blood and the IV fluid were leaking out, so they pulled it out, then pushed it back in, and from there the pain started,, Also, please tell me how many days it hurt for^^ -> For the first 3 days, I never dreamed it would hurt like this~ If I go back on the operating table, I’m crazy~ I wonder if other people feel this too~ I can’t even speak, so I’m dying~ I can’t eat or cry~ Please let time pass quickly so I can start looking human again,,, That’s what I thought~ I prayed a lot and spent a lot of time in deep meditation! After that, once you get past the hurdle, the next 7 days are a battle with yourself~ removing the drainage tube, removing the stitches, fighting the swelling, facial spasms, sleeping, and the sadness of not being able to eat what you want^^; Also, please tell me the surgery time too -> I had the jaw and cheekbones done together~ They said the surgery would take 4 hours, but it seems it ended in about 3 hours~* I asked my boyfriend, who stayed beside me and took care of me, after I got my bearings two days later~ what time I came out of the operating room! And please go with someone you can rely on~ once the anesthesia wears off, it’s really hard and upsetting. Someone who will take it all in for you^_^ A friend or your mother~ or a lover^_^ It’s probably better to be careful with the jaw^_^ You spent so much money on it~ and after surgery, with all the worry and thought that goes into it~ if you don’t have thorough aftercare, I don’t think you can get what you want^_^ But I believe that if aftercare is thorough, normal life is possible^_^ [Replies I gave someone at 2 a.m. on Sunday, 10.16] I feel like I should share more information with you all~^^ Did you do both the jaw and cheekbones? It came out so well, I’m happy for you~^a^ -> Thank you so much^_^ Because of asymmetry, I had the jaw and cheekbones done together^_^ Ah.. also... I don’t really know, but I think there’s something called an inside-mouth incision and a minimal incision.. Did our princess have an inside-mouth incision? If you do an inside-mouth incision, do they put in a drainage tube? People say it hurts so much, so I’m really scared of doing it.. I’m super scared... It hurt a lot, right? But why didn’t you do the minimal incision..? If you know the difference, could you tell me a little... -> A minimal incision means making a hole under the chin, I think, but I had an inside-mouth incision~ I had it done that way because that’s how the hospital I went to does it~ And the reason I chose that hospital was because I heard it makes the jawline very slim, lots of people choose it, and since I’m still studying, compared with the hospital bills I’d have to pay at a Gangnam hospital, this place was cheaper and I also trusted the doctor^_^ An inside-mouth incision means cutting open all the tissue inside the mouth so the doctor can cut as desired! But I still only know the procedural difference, and I don’t really know the pros and cons in terms of effect. If you find out, please let me know^_^ Removing the drainage tube was so painful I couldn’t imagine it, but I steadied myself inside: I’ll endure this pain and, when I wear hanbok and tie my hair up, I’ll become a small delicate-faced person with elegant beauty~ I’ll overcome the asymmetry~^_^ I’m going to OO... and before I go I plan to have the jaw and cheekbones done... I’d be so grateful if you could give me the information... If I can come out looking even half as pretty as your princess face, I’d do it right away.. Ah.. and could you also tell me what cortical shaving is?? Please, I’m asking for your help... Thank you... -> I had the inside-mouth incision and a minimal incision beside the cheekbones done together^_^ They said cortical shaving was done together for the 20% frontal effect^^ I’m so happy to hear that my experience is helping you a lot^_^ The rest is posted in the surgery photo board together with photos and information, so please read that^_^
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