FFS with Dr. Bart on Aug.26.14

[Dash]

Dash I didint feel my lip and chin also, its been 5 months and both are nuch better now, the feeling is 90% back so dont worry it might take a while but it will come back sooner or later

congrats on ur surgery, you look
great have a speedy recovery

I'm glad that your sensation has nearly all but returned to you, shedevilcanada. Thanks for the reassuring words - much, much appreciated. x

[Julia-Madrid]

Hey Y'All

I had chin narrowing and sliding genioplasty, and my chin and central part of my bottom lip were numb for around 3 months. Sensation is now gradually returning, so in a few more months hopefully I will be back to "normal"

Xxx
J

[Shantel]

I had a rather radical neck lift surgery three years ago by a gifted plastic surgeon. The underside of my chin all the way to the neck felt dead for a year and a half, most of the feeling has returned except in just one square inch under the tip of my chin which has some muted feeling indicating that it's coming back. A lot of nerves get severed during surgeries, but the body has an amazing way of healing itself and eventually those nerve ends reconnect.

[Dash]

That's a relief, ladies. I'm sorry that it took so long to come back for you both, but i'm glad it has. It serves me no use worrying about it at this moment in time so I'm going to remain positive.

[calicarly]

Hello lovely ladies,

After a really busy period of time, I finally had my post op appointment with Dr Bart in Belgium, and there's some before and afters to share, What can I say? I am happy.

Sorry for leaving so long without commenting but I really wanted to get some good healing behind me and have been mad busy! it's now 5 months and I still feel like I see small amounts of settling here and there.

Hugs!

[shedevilcanada]

Wow Carly beautiful results , subtle but looks natural and younger and even more feminine

congrats

[Sophiabutterfly09]

Dr. Bart did an amazing job

[calicarly]

Wow Carly beautiful results , subtle but looks natural and younger and even more feminine

congrats

I keep getting that, when before people used to guess I was older than my age, now it's the opposite.

Dr. Bart did an amazing job

I agree

[alena]

Congrats Carly! Glad you happy with the results, did you ever do that TV interview for him?

[calicarly]

Thanks Alena!!!

No, my twin sister didn't like the idea of being presented as the "before" which I think it's respectable a decision really.   she's still meeting Dr Bart in March when he's traveling to L.A. For consultations, she wants him to do her FFS as she wants to keep the twin look as much as possible that right now has somewhat been lost .

How are things for you? I remember you being on patches last and you'd had a trachea shave and had just been to see Bart for the post op.?

Hugs x

[alena]

Hi Carly,

Dr Bart does get around these days! I've moved from patches to gels recently. The patches were good but it was quite irritable when I removed them and I struggled to find a rash free area to put them on after six months. Gels are good but a bit messier and I have to apply them every evening and wait for it to dry. As for further FFS I'm going to wait another 6 months to see what the HRT does, but will prob go for type 1 forehead procedure and the hairline lowering that I got costed at my last visit 

[calicarly]

Hi Carly,

Dr Bart does get around these days! I've moved from patches to gels recently. The patches were good but it was quite irritable when I removed them and I struggled to find a rash free area to put them on after six months. Gels are good but a bit messier and I have to apply them every evening and wait for it to dry. As for further FFS I'm going to wait another 6 months to see what the HRT does, but will prob go for type 1 forehead procedure and the hairline lowering that I got costed at my last visit 

Well, interestingly enough I ended up developing the rash/allergy to the glue in the patches also, I am on a combination of gel and oral these days that's working pretty well for me, I'm doing it rit before I brush my teeth and put on my night face cream and it dries out fairly quickly while I do that. When are you thinking of getting your forehead done?? Oh btw I finally have been going to the GIC, I will be getting accepted into the pathway next appointment. That was a long wait!! 

Hugs xx

[kira21 ♡♡♡]

How is the lower lip and chin? Is feeling back?

I went for my surgery and have the same,  so it seems very common.  I have had no feeling or motion in it for the last 5 weeks,  I think it's been.

[mmmmm]

It's funny how everybody mention this sensation loss in the chin/lip/jaw area. I was completely accepting and ready for it. And then nothing, no sensation loss there at all. That's great, but I could literally feel every single stitch in my mouth with every bite I made. I did only had minor chin/jaw work done though. And yet NOBODY mentioned that cheek implants hurts like f****** hell! Seriously all the other work together didn't hurt half as bad as cheek implants. And I didn't even had big or medium size implants, just a small tiny implants, only for frontal projection. And I even had that strange really really hard swelling (where you dont know if its swelling or bone or misplaced implant or what...) on one side of the face. 

calicarly you look seriously beautiful on this new avatar photo.

[alena]

Well, interestingly enough I ended up developing the rash/allergy to the glue in the patches also, I am on a combination of gel and oral these days that's working pretty well for me, I'm doing it rit before I brush my teeth and put on my night face cream and it dries out fairly quickly while I do that. When are you thinking of getting your forehead done?? Oh btw I finally have been going to the GIC, I will be getting accepted into the pathway next appointment. That was a long wait!! 

Hugs xx

You're looking great in your new avatar! Great minds think alike - I put my gel on before I brush my teeth/get ready for bed. I use two sachets at present, so I slap some on an inside thigh and another on my midriff. I will probably get my forehead done in 6-9 months time - I'll see what the hormones do in that time. Congrats on the GIC, I hear they can take ages for some, I found this document quite informative about GICs in England http://uktrans.info/attachments/article/341/PatientPopulationSept14.pdf. Does that mean they will handle your HRT and monitoring from now on?

[calicarly]

How is the lower lip and chin? Is feeling back?

I went for my surgery and have the same,  so it seems very common.  I have had no feeling or motion in it for the last 5 weeks,  I think it's been.

Kira,

As you know I had a bad, baaaad case of palsy to the area, I can happily confirm that the whole area has improved greatly, I would say my lp and chin was almost back to normal from 2.5 months on, i have no issues now apart from some slight numbness and when I drink some really cold soda type thing I feel like the outside of my chin is wet. So give it a few more weeks you will start to see a lot of improvement hun xx keep us posted

It's funny how everybody mention this sensation loss in the chin/lip/jaw area. I was completely accepting and ready for it. And then nothing, no sensation loss there at all. That's great, but I could literally feel every single stitch in my mouth with every bite I made. I did only had minor chin/jaw work done though. And yet NOBODY mentioned that cheek implants hurts like f****** hell! Seriously all the other work together didn't hurt half as bad as cheek implants. And I didn't even had big or medium size implants, just a small tiny implants, only for frontal projection. And I even had that strange really really hard swelling (where you dont know if its swelling or bone or misplaced implant or what...) on one side of the face. 

calicarly you look seriously beautiful on this new avatar photo.

Hi hun, good thing you got no problems wi the lip and chin , I didn't know that about the cheek implants (I didn't have them done) but it's good you're sharing that info cause someone else might read it and actually be prepared for it thank you for the compliment hun

You're looking great in your new avatar! Great minds think alike - I put my gel on before I brush my teeth/get ready for bed. I use two sachets at present, so I slap some on an inside thigh and another on my midriff. I will probably get my forehead done in 6-9 months time - I'll see what the hormones do in that time. Congrats on the GIC, I hear they can take ages for some, I found this document quite informative about GICs in England http://uktrans.info/attachments/article/341/PatientPopulationSept14.pdf. Does that mean they will handle your HRT and monitoring from now on?

Yes Alena, always good to see what the hormones might do and get you on the right mindset too to get on with all these things, I read the document you posted, vey informative!! Thank you. Yes the GIC will take over the HRT and monitoring for a period of time,  once they get you on a regimen that works for you they send all that info back to your GP For them to take back over with the best regimen possible. I'm excited, but at the same time I'm hoping the NHS tackles the backlog for GRS surgery.

I'll post some regular selfies and pics of me while out and about cause that's more natural thannthe ones I posed for DR Bart.

[Julia-Madrid]

.... i have no issues now apart from some slight numbness and when I drink some really cold soda type thing I feel like the outside of my chin is wet...

How interesting Carly - I have a very similar feeling - it's like the nerves are a little scrambled and what's happening on the inside feels like it's going on outside!  Most weird... 

[calicarly]

Yes! , I also used to get a slight itchy feelig that even if I scratched my chin still was there like a tingling. But I haven't really had it the past month or so...

[calicarly]

I like this before and after that my bf made for me, like Dr Bart's, the before shows me looking a little unkept with no make up and all, but it is nice to see the full on no make up before and with make up after.

[calicarly]

And here's a collage of me from different stages of healing at different points along the 5+ months since FFS the middle pic is me before my brazilian butt lift procedure I just had done at the end of January to enhance my curves (lipo to mid section, fat transfer to hips and ass) I might share some pics of that later on if anyone has any interest, it's been 3 weeks and I still can't sit down lol but I am ever so close to getting back to the normal routine... Phew! Anyhow!

Lotsa hugs!!

Carly xx



Carly