Hi your two weeks ahead of me Yes its the same for me.... My left side has no real swelling anymore and pretty good feeling.... My right side there is a spot that's still pretty sore and swollen though and its a lot more numb and even the right side of my lower lip is numb... My chin and the area where the incision is is still really numb and "tight" Is a good description I guess...  Sometimes I even have trouble talking but its SLOWLY getting better and it comes and goes....

I think if the swelling and numbness on the right side would match the left Id really like the result a lot more   I can see he really was aggressive on taking out the square corners on my chin, not sure on the jaw but its been the worst part of this for sure

I wish that was all I had to deal with though... There's also the brow and sinus reconstruction, orbital eye socket shaving and lift/scalp advance.... Its still sore and numb under my eyebrows where he shaved off the bone... The numbness is a lot better than it was on my forehead and scalp though, the scar is pretty gnarly looking and it goes from the bottom of my ears up and all the way across my head   Ive been getting some wicked sinus headaches but a lot of that I HOPE is my normal seasonal allergies acting up My nose is still pretty sore and it's been getting pretty stuffed up too but Im hoping thats just my allergies as well... I do LOVE the result of the brow work and my new nose though

The scar under my nose from the lip lift is healing nicely but sometimes it will itch real bad and I dont want to try to scratch it and it drives me nuts    Also since my nose has been congested I find that at rest when sleeping that my upper lip stays open just a little bit and from breathing it gets really dried out.... If I dont remember to put vaseline/moisturizer on it before bed it gets pretty dried out overnight That is getting better too though at least

All of the face lift scars have healed really nice and you cant even see them at all The numbness in my ears is still there but its getting better too...

Anyway the worst of it is behind me and it just seems to slowly get a little better by the day at least

Eva, wow you had the full works.  I been freaking out over the healing process that it not happening fast enough, can't imagine what you might be going through. 

My forehead and hair line have always been ok, so I don't think I will ever have them done.  After my chin and jaw heal I will probably look into a lower facelift.  As far as uneven chin area, I don't think it's the bone rather the soft tissue, so once the swelling goes down I will reassess, and either liposuction of the larger side or a fat graft to the smaller side should even it out.  But I am crossing my fingers it heals evenly on its own.

Oh I know for sure its just the tissue swelling up because it used to be the right side had no swelling and the left was all swelled up and it just switched sides now Im sure it will be fine eventually but DAMN its taking longer than I expected

Im wondering if I should have waited and done the face neck lift after the bone work but I really needed it and Dr S said he could do it all at once so I just went for it.... I do think Im pretty much done now... The only other thing I could see doing would be maybe a slight augmentation on my lower lip... Im not in any hurry to go back under the knife though!!!

Ya recovering from surgery can be a real long process.  I always did one surgery at a time.  I have always been very passable, so any surgery has been more of a vanity thing.  I do a nip and tuck then reevaluate.  He also said he could do the lower lift at the same time and I decided that I would do it after I heal.  I was affraid that when swelling went down I could end up looking too tight.  I am 38 and don't wanna look like I had a facelift, but with the bone reduction I can see a little saggy skin. 

I would wait a full year of recovery before you do your lips.

Congrats, Eva! Spiegel strikes again with performing another great FFS procedure. You look stunning now, and you will only continue to see additional swelling go down in the next few months. I had full FFS with Spiegel, and I thought after a couple of months, I thought I was pretty much done with my swelling. 3 more months go by, and I continue to see changes in my face.

Thanks Sis You look great as well No regrets here, its been a HUGE boost to my confidence and well being   It seems to get better by the day but its weird how the right side is so much more numb than the left but the swelling is going down slowly... Im sure an couple of months it will all be a lot better.... I am getting used to it now and I can hardly remember what I used to look like but when I look at my old pics I can see a very nice improvement for sure

Dr S is very good and I am so glad I could have this done

My "Biker bitch" look LOL    Hope I can keep my hair on going 80 mph on the back of a Harley!!!  Going riding tomorrow around the Black Hills SD if he don't flake on me Something tells me he wont though after the nice phone conversation we had this morning  He says he's got a helmet and a leather jacket for me to wear...

Anyway there is NO WAY IN HELL Id ever feel comfortable with my hair tied back like this and wearing a bandana like that before FFS Guess it looks OK now

wow you look amazing. The FFS was a real success. I love your facelift. Also Dr S seems to have improved his rhynoplasty techniques.

Thanks possessed, yes I love the work he did on my nose, really all of it My only complaints are I wish he would have raised my brows a bit more but I can live with it I guess...  And I feel like he should have done some augmentation to my lower lip to keep things more in balance... I know I can have that done locally and I don't need a FFS doc for that and Im seriously considering it... Im in no hurry to inflict anymore pain on myself though and I am scared of having a bad result there too

The swelling in the right side of my jaw is finally going away and not so numb, not bad for 46 years old anyway





Anyway I could use some better boots (love these but they aren't really thick enough for riding) and a good leather jacket and a better dew rag for my hair Maybe some kind of mostly open helmet:huh:

Had a LOT of fun yesterday out on my first ever ride through one of the best parts of the Black Hills

Eva,

I think that the position of your eyebrows is very natural. I don't think any higher position would look good. And for facial harmony you need some filling of your lower lip. You can do it locally with dermal fillers. It is a simple procedure, I don't think it can go wrong.

Thanks I guess your right on the brows but as the swelling has gone down I do see a bit of the old sagging eyelids returning too... Its not that bad though and I AM 46, way better than it was

Yea I still have some lines under the lower lip and the upper lip used to be the same but now their gone.... I think a slight augmentation would probably really help with that as well as make a nice improvement by getting things more balanced with the upper lip....

Its just kinda scary because Id want it to be permanent filler and there is only one chance to get it right   Ive considered trying a temporary filler first just in case so Id have a chance to reduce it if necessary.... I guess Id just have to do some consultations with the local plastic surgeons and get their opinion... Im also considering either a chemical peel or laser on my face to hopefully get rid of the wrinkles and lines that while MUCH better are starting to come back as the swelling goes down   Just aint looking forward to more pain and suffering

Eyebrow position can be easily adjusted a little after you're fully healed. It's kind of easier to place them into the perfect position then after soft tissue gets adjusted to new shape of underlying structure.

Quote from: mmmmm on April 12, 2015, 04:56:13 PM
Eyebrow position can be easily adjusted a little after you're fully healed. It's kind of easier to place them into the perfect position then after soft tissue gets adjusted to new shape of underlying structure.

How may I ask without more surgery??? I can see doing that a little by reshaping and plucking/waxing but mine are very thin to begin with and Ive done all I can that way....

It would be still called a surgery. A minor though, more like going to the dentist. It can be done in "office" under the local anesthesia (no need for expensive surgery room, general anesthesia, and other stuff). There are a few slightly different approaches, but none would take a lot more than an hour from start to finnish.

One week til I fly to Guadalajara, eight days til surgery. I see all these results and am very excited.

OMG LizMarie I am going to need all the details lol , i am going in 2 months and i am a nervous wreck 

I hope everything works out for you !!!

Healing nicely 2 1/2 months post op



Me and MY Baby   Get some attention from the stupid boys driving this beast 

67 Cutlass?  ... That's one amazing looking picture !

Thanks Its a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Ive owned for 20 years

Damn... I forgot about Supreme Cutlass and its more angular shape
Even better in my book! I prefer 68-72 A-body gm cars over earlier ones , even though 66s and 67s aren't wrong to look at either.