- Part 2: The Forehead Surgery @ 4th May '17
I was really excited for my upcoming surgery in May, since January time flew by so quickly and the next day I knew I was on the flight to Boston. I checked in to my Airbnb after a long night. My consultation was on the following morning, and I was very excited to see Dr. Spiegel as well as the staff
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The morning of consultation (day before surgery, pre-op) I was very excited, we went over what was going to be done, and Dr. Spiegel's remarks and recommendations. I was extremely happy from the first round of my FFS in January, but I knew I still had an area that I wasn't so comfortable with especially in situations where there was overhead lightening or in windy days my forehead and "brow bossing" would look somewhat more prominent and this made me less confident with myself. Dr. Spiegel recommended the Forehead Contouring [type 3] via coronal incision (without scalp advancement) & with a Brow-lift. The incision was done in hairline because I notably didn't have any temporal hairline (M) recession and my hairline was somewhat round and feminine. He also recommended to do steroid injections on my lip-lift and trachea shave scar, which would reduce the appearance of the redness of the scar. Consultation lasted about an hour and half, and we went through the aftercare and post op instructions. I knew this surgery wouldn't be as difficult as the first round that I had, but I knew I would be happy beyond all the swellings and discomforts, and it would definitely complete the profile I always desired. My surgery was booked first thing in the morning on 4th May 2017.
The important day had finally arrived and I was really excited! It was already 7am, and I was wheeled into to the operating room, I remember seeing only glimpses of events and I completely blacked out! I really wished everything had went well when I'd woken up, but I was also relieved and happy at the same time to have went through it! Dr. Spiegel afterwards came in to to reassure me that everything went really well and went smoothly, I was beyond happy! Initially when I woke up from surgery I had hardly any bruising or swelling (but this gradually increased over the 3 day/72 hour period, which was expected). I had an overnight at the hospital, and the nurses and staff at the hospital were ever so helpful and accommodating. By Day 1, I was slightly swollen and bruised, and I went back to recuperate at the apartment. At Day 2, swelling slightly increased, and I attempted to wash my hair slowly for the first time. At Day 3, this was probably my most difficult day; I woke up with a high temperature and fever overnight, when I woke up to check my ace bandage and it had lots of patches of blood over it, I washed my hair again and applied Neosporin in the incision areas. At Day 4, I started to look and feel much better
, I continued to drink lots of water, and washing my hair daily with John's baby shampoo and then letting it air dry afterwards, the swelling was definitely beginning to subside. At Day 5, my head was really itchy, signs that it was healing well
. By Day 8, I had a morning post-op appointment to remove the staples/sutures in my hairline, which was going to be a relief, I also saw Dr. Spiegel and he's reassured me everything was OK, and I was already to leave Boston in a couple of days. I was really happy with the entire experience, the staff, and just about everything. As I continue to heal and swelling subsides, I will definitely see more of the finished and desired outlook.
- Recovery timeline pictures from 3May'17 to Present Day (incomplete & to be continued):
Part 1:
https://imgur.com/a/CsCOS
