After <1 month> after <3 months> before <before surgery> It feels like just yesterday that I went through the hard time after surgery, but that memory has already become fuzzy, and I adjusted to my new face so quickly that I don’t even remember my old face. Even if I went back, I think I’d still have the surgery. I was so scared that I decided very late, but if I was going to do it anyway, I think it would have been better to do it sooner.
My problem is with the bone, so it can’t be fixed non-surgically, but even if I had saved all the money I spent on useless things because I was afraid of surgery, I think I would still have had enough money for it If you don’t do it, you’ll be stressed for life and the complex will keep bothering you, affecting your daily life and self-esteem, so I hope you only do it when it really affects those things, and I hope you research the hospital and doctor well and choose someone who matches you. Even though I had made up my mind like that, as the surgery date got closer my feelings kept swinging back and forth, so I shortened the date instead because I was afraid I’d give up. I had originally asked for a natural line, but as time went on I got greedier and, up until the day of surgery, I was torn between a natural line and a doll line. But the coordinator and the doctor kept my mental state steady.
That’s why a hospital that matches you not only aesthetically but also in personality seems so important. During the final consultation before surgery, I felt confident they would take care of everything well, and I thought they’d make better decisions than I could, so when I asked for a photo to be shown in the operating room, I didn’t give one and just trusted them with it. The biggest reason I could trust them like that was that before surgery, I watched their YouTube content and felt trust from their aesthetic sense, values, and treatment philosophy. The second reason was that in the previous consultation there was no authoritarian or overbearing attitude, and I could ask enough questions about the surgical method and anything I was curious about. If I had gone to a cheaper place, I probably would have gotten mentally unwell from the anxiety and stress before and after surgery After surgery I didn’t have big worries either, but the coordinator took good care of me and answered my questions well, so I also had psychological stability. People who care about mental care should definitely look at this part too.
Even though I recover fairly quickly, it took a little over 2 months before I had recovered enough to go about daily life normally, right? That’s the 기준 of being able to speak and look at myself without much sense of strangeness! Students and office workers should leave at least 2-3 months of buffer and do it with plenty of time.
For reference, if I talk about the detailed 3-month review, the double chin improved to an ordinary person’s level, and by around 2 months the big obvious swelling is almost gone. By around 3 months there’s no major discomfort even from my own perspective. For reference, up to the 1-month mark, talking feels a little uncomfortable, like speaking with candy in your mouth, and pronunciation is slightly slurred. It only becomes natural after 3 months, when you can open your mouth properly and most of the nerves return, so it doesn’t feel awkward. In my case, the nerves at the tip of the chin were dull, so it didn’t move well and the discomfort lasted the longest, but that’s only how it feels; daily life is fully possible. If it’s cold or I don’t move much, the surgical area feels dull and tingly, like the anesthesia hasn’t worn off fully, so I was active as usual and used warm compresses on days when it bothered me.