My sagging jawline and midface were stressing me out so much, so while looking into lifting, I decided to get a mini facelift!! I was impressed by the director's clear consultation, so I decided on the clinic and chose SMAS volume lifting!! They removed chin fat and also put it into my hollow under-eye area. I am very satisfied with the result.
Before surgery, the director told me in advance that my skin would have severe swelling and bruising and that it would last a long time, so maybe because of that, I felt it was not that severe.
Swelling, bruising, pain Day 1 - Because I had the compression band on, I was the most swollen I was swollen like a pufferfish haha I had no bruising/pain When I came home and took off the compression band, I looked like a flatfish The skin from the stitched area to about the center of my cheek was wrinkled and puckered The jawline was art!!! I wished it would stay attached like this. Until day 5, the swelling was so severe that it was hard to go out without a bucket hat covering my whole face. As for pain, on the night of day 3, maybe because I ate meat that day and overdid it, my temples throbbed slightly, so I took one painkiller, and after that there was nothing bothersome.
On days 6-7, my under-eye area suddenly swelled and bruising came up The bruising could be covered enough with concealer, but the swelling rose up like I had lower eyelid fat repositioning After about a week, I went outside without a hat or mask, and to someone seeing me for the first time, it would be like, I guess this is just how she looks? But if it were someone who knows me, they would 100% notice
After removing the stitches on day 10, opening my mouth became easier, the bothersome pain lessened, and the wrinkled skin on the side of my face started to smooth out; by day 14 it had faded enough that I did not need to cover it. There is a little left near the hairline, but it can be covered with bangs. The under-eye swelling and bruising are still at a level where people who know me would notice something looks awkward. People around me also say I look younger, and most of all, I feel good every time I look in the mirror. The photos show my skin too plainly so they are not great, but the effect is much more noticeable in person. I wish it would not sag more from here, but that is probably just my greed. I am satisfied enough that I want to do it regularly every 2-3 years.