I don't even see it very well.

I can see already what fantastic work he did, you are going to be something pretty once the bruising goes away. Best wishes on a full and healthy recovery Jenny )

Quote from: Willow on January 17, 2014, 02:52:25 AM
I don't even see it very well.

Yeah, it's like.. nuts. I cannot believe it. Hopefully it stays that way. I'm being super de duper careful not to tug or expose it to sunlight at all.

Mayer uses a "flap" method where the hair grows through and in front of the scar. It's going to be completely invisible after a year once hair starts popping up there.

Quote from: oh hai! on January 17, 2014, 02:58:44 AM
I can see already what fantastic work he did, you are going to be something pretty once the bruising goes away. Best wishes on a full and healthy recovery Jenny )

Thank you so much, oh hai to you too! Appreciate the kind wishes very much

I think you have sold me on him   I live just down in San Diego so he is relatively close and sounds great to work with and good results.  Glad to hear its all going well for you!

Quote from: Jennygirl on January 17, 2014, 02:45:52 AM


The hairline incision that Mayer performed is unbelievable. I've been showing people where the incision is and they have to get 8" away from my face squinting to see it...

this is with no cover makeup. His work is incredible.

All I can say is gee, it must be nice having hair there, mine has become a hair island  But I am after all older than dirt and had I succumbed to the desire to transition much earlier in life it would not be so. Congrats though hon, you are light years ahead already!

Quote from: Khalysta on January 17, 2014, 10:02:38 AM
I think you have sold me on him   I live just down in San Diego so he is relatively close and sounds great to work with and good results.  Glad to hear its all going well for you!

Happy to pass along the recommendation! He was recommended to me by two members here who are utterly gorgeous... Vanna and MaidOfOrleans. And congrats and thank you

Quote from: Shantel on January 17, 2014, 10:08:02 AM
All I can say is gee, it must be nice having hair there, mine has become a hair island  But I am after all older than dirt and had I succumbed to the desire to transition much earlier in life it would not be so. Congrats though hon, you are light years ahead already!

We will love you just the same no matter what Auntie Shan.. island, peninsula, or continent on top of your head- it matters not. What does matter is who you are, and that's always been strikingly apparent with you. Your good will and kind heart will always shine

Quote from: Jennygirl on January 17, 2014, 01:33:59 PM

We will love you just the same no matter what Auntie Shan.. island, peninsula, or continent on top of your head- it matters not. What does matter is who you are, and that's always been strikingly apparent with you. Your good will and kind heart will always shine

Thanks Jenny how sweet! You mean shine like a few places on my noggin? LMAO 
It's ok Boo-Boo, I'm big! 

Quote from: Jennygirl on November 17, 2013, 07:53:22 PM
Thank you girls

Gabrielle, you do know that the photo you quoted is altered, right? Haha

Before / After

Honestly, just shortin your overall nose length and your good to go. My nose has a sharp point like yours and its one of the few things I will have changed. You look good either way girl! 

Jenny,

I'm going to have to talk to him about me.  His results are too good.  I don't know where that will lead, but talk to him I will.

There are a couple of additional things I want to say:

First – You look fantastic.  I am so happy for you.

Second – As I will be getting FFS, your daily log is setting my mind to ease about what is coming.  I was more than a little apprehensive.

Thank you so very much.

Hugs,

Jen

Hmm I didnt realize this post was six pages in! *sigh*


The end results look pretty well on you. Did everything turn out as expected?

Quote from: JLT1 on January 18, 2014, 02:52:04 PM
Jenny,

I'm going to have to talk to him about me.  His results are too good.  I don't know where that will lead, but talk to him I will.

There are a couple of additional things I want to say:

First – You look fantastic.  I am so happy for you.

Second – As I will be getting FFS, your daily log is setting my mind to ease about what is coming.  I was more than a little apprehensive.

Thank you so very much.

Hugs,

Jen

Jen, do also keep in mind that I chose Dr Mayer because I wanted something very subtle and natural to complement what I already had. I remember doing your vffs and I took quite a bit off the brow, I'm not sure if the shave technique would be sufficient. I would highly recommend getting a lateral skull xray and doing a virtual consult with a few other doctors as well like Spiegel and/or Di Maggio... anyone that offers type 3 forehead reconstruction as an option as well. As Abby said earlier, a shave is not for everyone. I also consulted with Dr O and he wanted to type 3 me (as well as nose/lips/jaw/chin) for what it's worth. I disagreed that I needed that much. :O

Quote from: Natallie553 on January 18, 2014, 07:52:27 PM
Hmm I didnt realize this post was six pages in! *sigh*


The end results look pretty well on you. Did everything turn out as expected?

No worries Natallie swelling is definitely coming down still. This is only day 11, but I've been out in public with no probs!

As far as how everything turned out as expected, I am already incredibly happy and have received tons of positive feedback from people- some of the most positive reinforcers when I talk to someone and they don't even notice that I had surgery... That's exactly what I was going for and to me a really excellent sign that I made the right choice

Being so early on in recovery it's still hard to gauge the final look, there is still quite a bit of swelling over the broad part of my forehead as well as where he grafted soft tissue to my radix. I can press lightly for a few seconds, let go, and the skin stays depressed for a moment and fills back in. Still quite a bit of swelling as I said

Most of it seems to be on my left side, which is probably the side I sleep on the most. But the right side looks equally swollen still. I can feel the bone though and it is completely rounded out! Wonderful!

Also no more under eye bags... He did a smashing job on the lower eye blepharoplasty!

Also just wanted to thank everyone for their continued interest in my recovery process. It's really nice to be able to record it here and know that the info could help someone out a bit!

Hugs and a huge THANKS!

Quote from: Jennygirl on January 19, 2014, 02:03:50 PM
Jen, do also keep in mind that I chose Dr Mayer because I wanted something very subtle and natural to complement what I already had. I remember doing your vffs and I took quite a bit off the brow, I'm not sure if the shave technique would be sufficient. I would highly recommend getting a lateral skull xray and doing a virtual consult with a few other doctors as well like Spiegel and/or Di Maggio... anyone that offers type 3 forehead reconstruction as an option as well. As Abby said earlier, a shave is not for everyone. I also consulted with Dr O and he wanted to type 3 me (as well as nose/lips/jaw/chin) for what it's worth. I disagreed that I needed that much. :O

Jenny,

You are quite correct; I need extensive work. I think you appreciate that even better than I. 

You are familiar with what I do in my professional job. This year, I have a number of plant site visits to rollout a series of new but related technologies.  We need to ensure that everything is handled correctly.  I am putting together my traveling schedule for 2014 this week and I will be visiting Irvine and Northridge.  I'll probably be out in that vicinity for a week.  Easy to work in a visit as the rollout schedule is up to me.

The other part of my motivation is Dr Z seems to be having difficulty submitting information to my insurance company.   My insurance company has the necessary information so that they will cover everything we talked about except the belpharoplasty, cheek augmentation and the neck lift – at 90%.  That's a lot of money.  His office just needs to send in the cost figures and they can't seem to get it done. To make the make the March 8 date, it needs to be done quickly.  Just frustrated about that...

I'll start checking other surgeons this week.  Unreal.

Hugs,

Jen

Jen that sounds great, let me know if you would like to meet up! My schedule is more often than not (unless I am working) VERY flexible.

How do you get insurance to cover FFS???! That is amazing! WOW!

Something that hasn't been mentioned much is how the subtle change in your nose also screams "I'm a girl!"

Thank you Jamie! I like the change there a lot, too. I think there is still *quite* a bit of swelling to go down before the final result shows... It's almost like a lot of the swelling coming down from my forehead & brows is getting caught there and it's still really spongy.

I am very excited to see the final result, and so far I feel really good about where things are heading.

Day 13:

So I rediscovered my old glasses last night, they seem to help my eyes while recovering from the lower eyelid stuff. I had been avoiding them for a year because they always made my face look so masculine and I didn't really need them. Anyway, the surgery was done through an incision inside my lower eyelid, and no sutures are necessary... it just kind of heals on its own. My eyes have been a little dry and blurry so the glasses do fix it (my eyesight hasn't changed at all with glasses on).

As far as how the glasses look, well, they look completely different to me now. I don't mind them at all anymore. Actually in this pic they did a pretty good job of hiding almost all of the remaining bruising. Earlier this morning right out of bed, no makeup (bruising doesn't count )


Bruising and swelling are going down down down and super fast the past 24-48h. I realized if I elevate my head a little bit higher during sleep it is draining out almost twice as fast. Also I've been drinking probably 3 gallons of water a day and eating a high calorie no sugar diet (candida cleanse).

Things are going well, I just can't wait to have full energy back. Today I took a 4hr snooze during the afternoon!

Oh my goodness Jenny,  your results are fantastic.  You were already really pretty before you had the surgery done,  so it obviously didn't take much more than a few millimeters here and there and now you look absolutely amazing.  I just read through this post for the first time, and I'm positively giddy I'm so happy for you.

 

Quote from: SciNerdGirl on January 21, 2014, 11:14:55 PM
Oh my goodness Jenny,  your results are fantastic.  You were already really pretty before you had the surgery done,  so it obviously didn't take much more than a few millimeters here and there and now you look absolutely amazing.  I just read through this post for the first time, and I'm positively giddy I'm so happy for you.

That's so nice of you to say!! Thank you I can't wait to see it with the swelling gone, but comments like yours are truly encouraging and uplifting.... because feeling good about it myself is one thing... knowing that others mirror the way I see myself is a different thing, and somewhere around equally important to me. Thank you.

On the swelling, I continue to be shocked just how swollen my face was. I think I got kind of used to the swelling in some areas, haha! Anyway the more elevated my head is during sleep, the faster it seems to go away. You should see the ramp of pillows I've made on my bed Having 4 body pillows and a few regular pillows has come in great handy, I've literally been building pillow towers to sleep upon.

Quote from: Jennygirl on January 21, 2014, 03:35:57 PM
Jen that sounds great, let me know if you would like to meet up! My schedule is more often than not (unless I am working) VERY flexible.

How do you get insurance to cover FFS???! That is amazing! WOW!

I would like to meet up.  No schedule yet.  Will post how got FFS paid this weekend.  On cell now

Hugs

Jen

Quote from: Jennygirl on January 19, 2014, 02:03:50 PM...

Also no more under eye bags... He did a smashing job on the lower eye blepharoplasty!

Oh god between that and the nose work I need might be convinced. I have horrible, persistent old European lady circles under my eyes. I've seriously been asked  who hit me before :/