Awesome good to hear, glad to see your still around to. Good luck with the urologist consultation.

Either way best of luck, hope it all goes well.

Harmonic, I skimmed through the thread seeing the pics wondering where you posted the 'before' pics then realizing you are pre-surgery  You already look incredible; best wishes with Dr. Z (I'm really leaning to him or Dr. Cardenas when my time arrives.)

Good to see you're still around, hope it goes well for you and the time goes by as quick as reasonably possible.

Wow, I see some similarites with me. Well I look differently in some aspects but in others maybe similar and I have similar feelings and comment. People just tell me that I pass fine and some say it even looks attractive, just like with you in the regular pictures . I made some "mug shots" myself and I cannot bring myself to see me as female in most of them and it bothers me a lot. Regular pictures can be ok actually and then people will say "you need no FFS". I sent them to Dr Maggio and may send them to Dr Z as well to see what they say. Maggio recommended actually quite a few procedures, so I guess Dr Z would do so too. I also consider two more local surgeons for consulation - Dr Bart (anyone know him?) In Belgium and Dr Funk in Munich as I can get to them in person easily. My ideal would be that it is like it was posted in one post here - that all I reall yneed to do to get over with this is something small like a nose job or a lip lift, but I am not sure. I have a frontal similar to yours and wonder what could be done in that case as there is no brow ridge there, but still it feels odd (and it was actually Dr Maggios prime suggestion). What I like about Dr Z is that he does the frontal/orbital stuff with an endoscope if there is not much to do, is that the case in your case? It is said to be much less damaging to nerves. I have not yet seen this described by other surgeons.

Greetings and all the best.

You look alot like my friend's girlfriend ie I do not think you have that big of a chin but it is about how you feel and if you feel you need to sort it than more power to you and I hope it all goes well.

Quote from: harmonic_dissonance on October 17, 2013, 10:34:02 PM
Dr Z pretty much does everything you can imagine with an endoscope.
He plans to do my forehead with one!  My nasal cavities are already terrified.

He does that through the nose?

QuoteThe biggest thing I am worried about is my ginormous freakin' chin, as seen below.  If I am not mistaken he makes an incision in the mouth(?) or under the chin in the soft spot to get to the bone with basically a dremel.  A dremel.  An endoscopic dremel.  -horror-

Well I could definitely benefit from somthing like that as my chin is rather big and protudes in an odd way. But I heard the risks with this one are bigger than with the frontal or nose stuff. Most seem to get numbness that goes away later, with some it stays. I am the type that has this sort of thing staying so Ian a freind of doing everything in a way that minimizes nerve damage to the max. I think your chin is not too bad in size on the pics, but I guess it is a bit angular. With me it is also like that but it is kind of covered behind a layer of fat or two and my face overall is rather round from front.

Do you know if Dr Z is the only one using this endoscopic approach ? I checked out some other webistes of the famous people and they do not mention that. Maybe they feel that everyone benefits from a hairline correction anyways so they dont bother - I dont know. I'd prefer implants for the hairline though. The thought of having a circular cut from ear to ear freaks me out much more than endoscopic dremels...

Quote from: anjaq on October 18, 2013, 06:45:24 AM
He does that through the nose?

He does the chin, trachea, and any forehead area (forehead, orbitals, etc) bone work with the endoscope. The nose is done with good old scalpels, hammers and chisels.

Quote from: harmonic_dissonance on October 17, 2013, 10:34:02 PM
The biggest thing I am worried about is my ginormous freakin' chin, as seen below.  If I am not mistaken he makes an incision in the mouth(?) or under the chin in the soft spot to get to the bone with basically a dremel.  A dremel.  An endoscopic dremel.  -horror-

Worry not about your chin. ~Cough~ Sorry, hair ball. Hazards of being a cat.

He makes an incision under your lower jaw (the area parallel to the floor) to do the chin and trachea work. I believe the only time he uses intra-oral incisions is for jaw and mandible work.

Quote from: harmonic_dissonance on October 17, 2013, 10:34:02 PM
Hihi!

Sorry for the long time to respond and the short reply.

Dr Z pretty much does everything you can imagine with an endoscope.
He plans to do my forehead with one!  My nasal cavities are already terrified.

The biggest thing I am worried about is my ginormous freakin' chin, as seen below.  If I am not mistaken he makes an incision in the mouth(?) or under the chin in the soft spot to get to the bone with basically a dremel.  A dremel.  An endoscopic dremel.  -horror-

To me, nothing about you is a "tell."  And I don't see your chin as a problem - but I also recognize you have a mental image of your ideal self.  It's your journey!!

So glad to hear from you again. 

I am glad things went well for you during the conversations.

It is a pretty well-known fact that we red-headed freckled somethings are more susceptible to pain, and don't do as well with anesthetics.

WebMD: What is your pain tolerance

Another surprising factor is that hair color may reflect pain tolerance. In 2009, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Dental Association showed that redheads were more sensitive to pain and may need more anesthesia for dental procedures.

Why redheads in particular? Redheads, the researchers say, tend to have a mutation in a gene called melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R), which is what helps make their hair red. MC1R belongs to a group of receptors that include pain receptors in the brain. The researchers suggest that a mutation in this particular gene appears to influence sensitivity to pain.

"We have different receptors for pain in our body, and those receptors respond differently, whether you're taking aspirin or acetaminophen," Stelian Serban, MD, director of acute and chronic inpatient pain service and an assistant professor of anesthesiology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, tells WebMD.

This is so sad 

Best of luck with the countdown, also merry holidays to you also.

Quote from: harmonic_dissonance on December 23, 2013, 11:25:57 AM
Hello pretty people.

With a month down until my surgery I decided to start making some videos.
Of course my first is a fun one about experiencing my first ice storm with lots of silly video game references.

Please enjoy!


I'll be uploading videos leading up to my surgery, specifically answering questions anyone might have.
If I don't get enough questions, no videos.  Sad face!

But anywho, things are still up and running, surgery coming up, and I am at full speed.

Murreh holidays and stuffs.

Thank you for that video.  I only get to see snow from a distance, up on the mountains of Southern California.  It was 86F yesterday.  And very windy.  It blew Santa to Nevada last night. 

Quote from: harmonic_dissonance on December 25, 2013, 11:45:56 AM
Yay and stuff!

Alright, so tomorrow I mail off my half-payment to le Zukowski.
It was a tad unreal writing a check for $11,500.
Imagine how many candy bars that's worth.

MURR CHRIMUS

(because I am an evil krampus elf)

Candy 

That pic is so cute.

What happened to the latest video upload?

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Harmonic, I can't seem to respond to your pm.  I would really like to share my recent visit with the amazing Dr z.


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Hello again!

Been nosing around in real life quite often, busying myself with the violin and trying to gain some weight.  I supposed that since fat grafting was to be involved I may actually need to stock up on fat, as it were.  The nutritionist agrees and 140lbs is the current goal.  Bring on the chubs...

I'd appreciate hearing anything about your surgeries, Michelle!

So I just got my packet today in the mail from the Zukowksi center.  Let me tell you, this packet is freaking beautiful.  I remember opening the parcel and BAM!  Red, gold, and thick as a book.  Amazement aside it's full of extremely comforting information such as a curriculum vitae, a welcome letter, as well as the dreaded DVD (which I've not yet watched.)  There is more within yet I am too tired at 4:40am to function properly!  Keep in mind I also haven't actually scheduled surgery yet, even though they sent me this likely expensive bundle of mind ease, which I verily appreciate.

Lately I've been bouncing back and forth between wanting to go in for the full treatment or doing some things now / later.  I think I stated before that my ears weren't too big of an issue for me and truth be told I don't dislike my big honking nose as much as I let on.  Maybe it would be best to wait and see afterwards if I'd like to alter my snozzle?  It'd be six months or more recovery in addition to having to pay for another trip / surgery / anesthetics fee to see how everything sits.  Also, I'd at least be able to breath fairly well post-op without you know... packing shoved all up in my nosebits.  Small comforts!

In other news, I had to get glasses.  Now I can be smart and look like I know things.

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Unfortunately, harmonic_dissonance deleted their account a couple of days ago.

She was a sweetheart.  I really liked her.  Hopefully, some day she will come back.

Aww that sad - she seemed not like she was disliking posting her stories here.

That would explain why I couldn't respond to her.  I thought it was just because I wasn't finding the correct button.  Thanks for letting me know

Quote from: Jamie D on January 11, 2014, 09:24:11 PM
Unfortunately, harmonic_dissonance deleted their account a couple of days ago.

She was a sweetheart.  I really liked her.  Hopefully, some day she will come back.

Quote from: Jamie D on January 11, 2014, 09:24:11 PM
Unfortunately, harmonic_dissonance deleted their account a couple of days ago.

She was a sweetheart.  I really liked her.  Hopefully, some day she will come back.

I'm going to miss reading her posts too, she was lovely to read

x x

Hey sweethearts, I am back.  This is Harmonic Dissonance.

I have a new thread up at https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,159193.0.html with several of my recovery videos coming up.
I have a couple more I will be uploading through the week, mostly instructional bits, so I'd love it if you would drop by and check it out.

Thank you for thinking about me girls.