I am a wreck, didnt sleep well, nervous, only 2 hours left before surgery with Dr Lee.
I will try and put some pictures up postop
Shedevil
I know how you feel but as soon as you get into your gown it moves pretty quickly. Waiting is hard, your mind just races away. I found that deep and regular breathing helped. Then you are in the theatre and the rest is easy. Very relaxing. Then it's all done and the next chapter begins.
It will go brilliantly and my thoughts are with you
Safe travels
Aisla
Wishing you a quick recovery and the very best outcome! :icon_bunch:
Good luck! Keep us posted! x
bonne chance Diable! Je vous souhaite un prompt rétablissement :)
All the best wishes! - J
thank you everybody for the warm wishes
well I am 2 days postop recuperating at Serenity in Santa Monica. my surgery to repair all the past surgeries I had in Peru went well but was very long because as per Dr Lee, it wasnt pretty what they did overthere, the surgery Dr Lee performed 2 days ago took 8 hours he was amazing, I can see the results will be amazing, I am swollen like crazy but I am much better than yesterday.
I have post op pictures not pretty but I dont mind, can somebody let me know how to post picture?
thanks
Just upload it to any site you feel comfortable and post the links in the topic
How is Serenity? I'm supposed to stay there after my surgery later this month with Dr Mayer. I'm just curious. Glad to hear everything went well for you and hope you recover quick!
Usually you just upload images to flickr or something and then just link to them with the image bbcode tag.
ok I will try even though Im still not 100%
serenety is great especially a nurse called Stacy, I think she's the head nurse she was an angel
Quote from: shedevilcanada on May 31, 2014, 10:59:22 AM
serenety is great especially a nurse called Stacy, I think she's the head nurse she was an angel
Thanks for the info! It looks nice I was just curious though but sounds like you were under good care! Good luck with your recovery!
Quote from: shedevilcanada on May 31, 2014, 10:59:22 AM
ok I will try even though Im still not 100%
serenety is great especially a nurse called Stacy, I think she's the head nurse she was an angel
Hey!
You hang in there. Recovery can't come fast enough but if you see improvement already, you're goin to be wonderful.
Hugs,
Jen
I used photo bucket for pics on here, you could try that or Flickr as mentioned. Hope your recovery continues to go well!
It worked!
Sending you hugs and warm wishes here in LA just east of Culver City!
Heal up soon and can't wait to see the results :D
WOW! loving ittttttt!!
Plus why is there so many stitches around your nostrils? I didn't have these... is it because they reduced your tip, or is it because they made your nose wider or.. hmm... I don't know. I'm super curious so ask the doctor please :)
Hope your healing goes well! And that you are happy with the results once all the swelling and bruising go away. :)
Oh you poor baby, looks like you're going to survive though and I'm betting that you will be gorgeous. Keep your head elevated, take in lots of liquids. When you're ready and if you feel so inclined, it would be interesting to understand what happened in Peru that brought about the need for this drastic amount of corrective sugary. ((Hugs)) ~Shan~
May you have a speedy recovery!
That looks about right. I can tell you that you are going to look great although it may be a few weeks. (I'm at four weeks and am still swollen.) But every day, you'll look just a little bit better.
Hugs,
Jen
Quote from: crowcrow223 on June 01, 2014, 06:49:35 AM
WOW! loving ittttttt!!
Plus why is there so many stitches around your nostrils? I didn't have these... is it because they reduced your tip, or is it because they made your nose wider or.. hmm... I don't know. I'm super curious so ask the doctor please :)
thanks for the kind words
I think the dry blood makes you think there is more stitches around the nose, but yes they did an open revision (to correct all the mistakes done in peru too numerous too explain), and reduced the width plus they did a subnasal lip lift, so I'm guessing for these procedures it does take alot of stitches around the nose.
the other procedures I had done with this is
lower bleph
correction of upper bleph that was done in Peru
VY advancement to lower lip
removal and replacement of cheek implants (cheek implants were not cheek implants they were silicone padding cut out with scissors)
chin and jaw reduction
repair scar of outside chin from last surgery in Peru
reduction of adams apple
temporal lift
face and neck lift
My plastic surgeon is top drawer and comes highly recommended locally and has never had a medical complaint against him so far. He says that sadly he has had to correct an awful lot of shoddy workmanship done by others on people who shopped surgeons by price structure rather than their success/failure record. Glad you got it fixed sweetie!
Quote from: Shantel on June 01, 2014, 11:01:49 AM
My plastic surgeon is top drawer and comes highly recommended locally and has never had a medical complaint against him so far. He says that sadly he has had to correct an awful lot of shoddy workmanship done by others on people who shopped surgeons by price structure rather than their success/failure record. Glad you got it fixed sweetie!
thanks hun, crossing my fingers everything will turn out great
Quote from: Jennygirl on June 01, 2014, 04:36:03 AM
It worked!
Sending you hugs and warm wishes here in LA just east of Culver City!
Heal up soon and can't wait to see the results :D
Thanks Jennygirl, you should come and visit I'm staying in Beverly Hills
I cant wait to see some swelling go down , I will post more pictures as swelling goes down
Quote from: Aisla on May 29, 2014, 08:01:39 AM
Shedevil
I know how you feel but as soon as you get into your gown it moves pretty quickly. Waiting is hard, your mind just races away. I found that deep and regular breathing helped. Then you are in the theatre and the rest is easy. Very relaxing. Then it's all done and the next chapter begins.
It will go brilliantly and my thoughts are with you
Safe travels
Aisla
Thank you Aisla for the warm thoughts
Quote from: JLT1 on May 31, 2014, 11:14:44 PM
Hey!
You hang in there. Recovery can't come fast enough but if you see improvement already, you're goin to be wonderful.
Hugs,
Jen
thanks Jen, hows your recovery going? do you like the results? any new pics ?
Quote from: shedevilcanada on June 01, 2014, 03:54:55 AM
hope this works
2 days post op after 9 hours surgery
WOW that is a loooooong surgery! I can see you are going to look great! -J
Quote from: shedevilcanada on June 01, 2014, 10:16:44 AM
thanks for the kind words
I think the dry blood makes you think there is more stitches around the nose, but yes they did an open revision (to correct all the mistakes done in peru too numerous too explain), and reduced the width plus they did a subnasal lip lift, so I'm guessing for these procedures it does take alot of stitches around the nose.
the other procedures I had done with this is
lower bleph
correction of upper bleph that was done in Peru
VY advancement to lower lip
removal and replacement of cheek implants (cheek implants were not cheek implants they were silicone padding cut out with scissors)
chin and jaw reduction
repair scar of outside chin from last surgery in Peru
reduction of adams apple
temporal lift
face and neck lift
OMG... Did you go to Femilife? I assume yes but thought I'd confirm. Wow... you had silicone padding cut out with scissors implanted??? DANG... that is craziness!
Omg I'm just as outraged as Jgirl! What in the hell?glad you were able to get this fixed. Wishing you a quick recovery.
Quote from: jgirl76 on June 02, 2014, 02:59:03 AM
OMG... Did you go to Femilife? I assume yes but thought I'd confirm. Wow... you had silicone padding cut out with scissors implanted??? DANG... that is craziness!
yes thats where I went, Dr Lee who performed the surgery here in Bev hills, confirmed it was silicone padding cut out with scissors , and the nose and chin they did over there at Femilife, was awful aestically and functionnability. I remember I had a few other consults with other surgeons like Dr Z , dr mayer, and they all were appaules at what they saw for the nose, cheeks and chin. even the hairline lowering they said that it was done wrong which I thought was the 2 things with remodelling of forehead type 3 that were done right. At least the forehead type 3 was looks great as per Dr Lee
Quote from: calicarly on June 02, 2014, 03:40:45 AM
Omg I'm just as outraged as Jgirl! What in the hell?glad you were able to get this fixed. Wishing you a quick recovery.
hey Carly , I'm as outraged as you girls, I dont like to bash on previous work, but the silicone padding cut out with scissors was the last straw. The one thing that shocks me is in Dr Pimentel's report he said that the cheek implants were silastic cheek implants and they were screwed in, first they weren't screwed in no screws were to be found and surely they were not Silastic cheek implants
I don't know if they have boards that overlook situation like that in Peru.
I will surely look into it
What kind of implants did you get this time from Dr. Lee? I am doing my own research and still can't decide what to chose, silicone or Medpor?
I don't know if this can make you feel better, but silastic and solid silicone are just two ways to call the same material and reshaping implants with scissors or scalpels is common practice in order to make the implants match each individual proportions.
Quote from: shedevilcanada on June 02, 2014, 04:45:11 AM
hey Carly , I'm as outraged as you girls, I dont like to bash on previous work, but the silicone padding cut out with scissors was the last straw. The one thing that shocks me is in Dr Pimentel's report he said that the cheek implants were silastic cheek implants and they were screwed in, first they weren't screwed in no screws were to be found and surely they were not Silastic cheek implants
I don't know if they have boards that overlook situation like that in Peru.
I will surely look into it
I hope that when you are healed up more that you would consider writing a post about your experience with Femilife and all of the problems that were subsequently found. It is a crime that these overseas surgeons lure patients from the US and Canada and other places by cheap prices with the promise of quality work and fail miserably, putting patients at risk. I especially think about the younger girls in our community who can't afford the big name surgeons... They operated on you like an animal, not a human being. Shoot... animals might just receive better care at most veterinarian hospitals in the US. Do you have any legal recourse against them for what they've done? I hope you look into it.
Quote from: shedevilcanada on June 02, 2014, 03:56:28 PM
my trach shave looks really good, cant wait to see my nose after the cast is taken off on Thursday
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2F33vggwh.jpg&hash=70000a0384035d78262a9d173b76f14adda4ee72)
Hi there!
Your first photos brought me back memories from 2011, upper and lower bleph really makes a mess! However you are already looking much, much better on today's photo and you have really beautiful eyes.
I have no idea where you started from but you should come out of this looking very, very good with a most feminine overall shape to your face.
Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery!
Donna
Quote from: jgirl76 on June 02, 2014, 11:47:42 AM
I hope that when you are healed up more that you would consider writing a post about your experience with Femilife and all of the problems that were subsequently found. It is a crime that these overseas surgeons lure patients from the US and Canada and other places by cheap prices with the promise of quality work and fail miserably, putting patients at risk. I especially think about the younger girls in our community who can't afford the big name surgeons... They operated on you like an animal, not a human being. Shoot... animals might just receive better care at most veterinarian hospitals in the US. Do you have any legal recourse against them for what they've done? I hope you look into it.
you bet Jgirl I will write a review and see if Cosmetic surgery boards exist in Peru
Quote from: Donna E on June 02, 2014, 04:36:39 PM
Hi there!
Your first photos brought me back memories from 2011, upper and lower bleph really makes a mess! However you are already looking much, much better on today's photo and you have really beautiful eyes.
I have no idea where you started from but you should come out of this looking very, very good with a most feminine overall shape to your face.
Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery!
Donna
thank you Donna for the nice compliment, yes I had lower bleph only and it did a mess, I think the temporal lift caused bruising also
Cant wait to see the final results
I will post more pics as time goes by
Sheila
Dear Shedevil,
I hope you are healing well and get better soon! i just would like to ask how did you find Dr Lee, i am seriously considering him for my ffs but i heard that he can be a bit conservative is this also your experiance or is he open to suggestions?I need aggressive work on my chin and jaw and i am torn between Dr Lee or going to Korea for my jaw surgery.Hope to hear from you soon.
Greetings
Quote from: shedevilcanada on June 02, 2014, 03:56:28 PM
my trach shave looks really good, cant wait to see my nose after the cast is taken off on Thursday
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2F33vggwh.jpg&hash=70000a0384035d78262a9d173b76f14adda4ee72)
I think you're going to look pretty good once all the swelling is down, you're already looking a lot better than your first photos!
Quote from: sh1982 on June 02, 2014, 06:08:34 PM
Dear Shedevil,
I hope you are healing well and get better soon! i just would like to ask how did you find Dr Lee, i am seriously considering him for my ffs but i heard that he can be a bit conservative is this also your experiance or is he open to suggestions?I need aggressive work on my chin and jaw and i am torn between Dr Lee or going to Korea for my jaw surgery.Hope to hear from you soon.
Greetings
hi Dr Lee is one of the most consciencious doctor I have met, if you want him to be aggressive, he will listen to you and be as aggressive as you want him to be. He also stands behind his work, you dont often see that in the community of plastic surgeon. He is dedicated to achieve what you desire.
I would recommend him for any facial surgery especially related to FFS. Call Susan his office administrator, and please tell her Sheila recommended you.
Sheila
Dear Sheila,
Thank you for your reply, i already contacted Susan before and she really is a nice lady, i think i will just a telephone consult with Dr Lee to discuss the surgery plan with him and if he resassures me i will book a date for surgery for him.Can i ask where you will be staying after you leave the after care facility?
Greetings Sam
Looking forward to hearing and seeing more of your recovery SheDevil! Keep us posted! :)
Quote from: sh1982 on June 03, 2014, 12:14:58 PM
Dear Sheila,
Thank you for your reply, i already contacted Susan before and she really is a nice lady, i think i will just a telephone consult with Dr Lee to discuss the surgery plan with him and if he resassures me i will book a date for surgery for him.Can i ask where you will be staying after you leave the after care facility?
Greetings Sam
You will love Dr Lee, after the after care Serenity I rented a
place through Airbnb.com that was 5 min walk from Dr Lee's office
Quote from: jgirl76 on June 03, 2014, 01:11:14 PM
Looking forward to hearing and seeing more of your recovery SheDevil! Keep us posted! :)
Hi Jgirl, yes I will post more pics as the swelling goes down
in the meantime this is the piece of silicone that was cut with scissors and the top was grooved without screws done by Dr Pimentel at Femilife January 2014
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2F34pnv4j.jpg&hash=3916df9dc96bec4f33daedd81799eb8a3a0fcdb9)
That looks just vile and petrifying... Glad dr Lee has dealt with it successfully!!!
Quote from: crowcrow223 on June 03, 2014, 04:50:28 PM
That looks just vile and petrifying... Glad dr Lee has dealt with it successfully!!!
and in person it looks even worse, this was free flowing in my cheeks
yes Dr Lee is an amazing, dedicated with lots of years of experience, to correct all this crap that Peru did, you need an experience surgeon like Dr Lee