Chubby face after FFS

[Far_from_Grace]

Hi,

I had FFS done on November 20th. Next week will be two months since the surgery, and I have noticed that my face looks chubbier than it did before. I haven't gained wait or anything. My face doesn't seem swollen anymore, but I know that it can take up to six months for everything to settle.

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

[TXSara]

What did you have done?

For me, the chin took the longest for the swelling to go down.  My forehead was done with a coronal incision (at top of head), so the swelling of the forehead wasn't as obvious to me.  I didn't have my jawline redone, but I have heard that one takes as long or longer than the chin.

I wouldn't sweat much that you see after two months.  My FFS was on Nov 26th (I think) a little over a year ago.  I was definitely still puffy at this time last year.

Hope it helps!

~Sara

[Far_from_Grace]

I had my forehead, orbital rim, cheeks, nose, jawline, and chin.

[Jessica_Rose]

I had my forehead, orbital rim, cheeks, nose, jawline, and chin.

Have you mentioned this to your surgeon? Did they give you any advice?

That's a lot of work for one surgery. I had many of the same procedures, but spread out over 2 - 3 surgeries. In addition, we all heal at different speeds. As long as you are not in pain and nothing feels overly sensitive or sore, I would not be too concerned. Give it more time. I hope your recovery goes well.

Love always -- Jessica Rose

[Donica]

I think Jessica-Rose said it best. Follow your doctor's advice. I had the full Monty done back in 2019. It took 6+ months before all the swelling and bruising had subsided. Everyone is different. Some, like me, look like they were in a bar fight, and others you can barely tell they had anything done (I hate them.... not really lol). Give it time Hun. Just be sure to follow your doctor's advice.

[Zoey Starr]

Facial swelling from FFS for me was a slow recovery with a lot of swelling. I could start to see pretty good results after 4 months. At 6 months it was even better but it took about a year for the "final" results to appear.

[Rachel]

In Nov 2016 I had:
type 3 forehead,
forehead lowering,
Orbital rims,
Jaws and chin
fat implants
Face and neck lit and blethoplasty
lip work and shortening of the upper lip to nose.

I would say that a lot of the swelling and bruising was done 8 weeks after the procedure. Gradually over the next 10 months my face took its finale shape.