Day 12 after cheekbone surgery...

Until yesterday, I was a woman feeling so down because of the swelling.. But today I’m so, so happy.. lololololol Amazingly, in just one day, the swelling went down so much that it’s unrecognizable.. It’s so, so amazing... I had it done through an intraoral incision. I had it done by a director in Apgujeong who is known for being good at facial contouring. (I’d like to tell you where, but I heard initials aren’t allowed here...) Honestly, my cheeks were so puffed up that, with worries about cheek sagging and all kinds of concerns, those 12 days felt like hell. But in just one day, the swelling amazingly went down completely, and the proper facial contour is starting to show.. I’m naturally very healthy, so the sutured surgical areas had all healed within a week.. It was just that the swelling wasn’t going down well, so I had a really hard time emotionally. Now I feel like going to the director and even giving him a kiss.. hahaha There’s no cheek sagging at all.. And I don’t think he just flattened my cheekbones recklessly; it seems like he shaved them moderately and pushed them in while keeping dimension.. Every friend I saw today said I look younger.. and that something looks different.. I’m full of happiness.. lol I wouldn’t quite call it a secret, but if I had to share, after a week had passed, I massaged my face a lot in my own way.. I almost always wore the compression band too (even when sleeping), tried not to eat salty foods, when I woke up in the morning, I looked in the mirror and practiced a-e-i-o-u mouth movements, and I often pressed lightly with my palms so the lateral cheekbones wouldn’t spread out.. For the cheek with the wound area, I touched it frequently, gently as if lightly pinching.. And moving around a lot definitely seems to help swelling go down.. This is just my personal thought, but I think combining warm compresses and massage had the biggest effect.. Of course, if you do it too intensely, it would have the opposite effect.. With warm compresses, my skin improved too, killing two birds with one stone, so I’m so, so happy right now. For those struggling because your swelling isn’t going down, please don’t suffer too much emotionally.. I hope your swelling goes down quickly and you become happy.. Honestly, after coming into this community, I had prepared myself to suffer emotionally for about three months, but today, looking in the mirror, I’m so amazed that the swelling went down so quickly I can hardly believe it..