Gorgeous results! I really envy all of you girls with a low nasal radix pre surgery - it makes the post op profile all the more impressive and feminine. Mine was and remains high.

Looks like you're surgery went awesome Michelle!!  I hope your recovery goes well!  From my experience..the pain exponentially decreases after the first few days and the swelling will slowly subside after the first few weeks!
I had surgery with FacialTeam just over 1 month ago now and am amazed at both the result and the overall experience I had with them from my initial skype consult all the way through the post op appointment.  I brought my mom with me for the trip and she was really amazed at just how much FT cares about their patients.  Just the other day I was able to text my patient coordinator Laura and she was able to quickly answer a question I had!  The relationship you develop with the FT staff in such a short amount of time really is like no other you will have with a medical team...I still remember the nice gentleman FT nurse that took great care of me immediately post op the first night when I was not feeling well at all!  He made both nights go by without a hitch.

And enjoy the Marbella area while you can!!  I really do miss it already and would love to go back someday!

I'm so happy for you.  I am having another consult with Facial Team later this month.

Please keep us posted.

I may end up PM'ing you in hopes of getting more info about a few things (if you don't mind).

Best,
KG

UPDATES:

Day4 Post op-

Uneventful and I didn't notice much difference in the swelling or bruising. The pain did begin to become a bit more noticeable and irritating after leaving the hospital. My pain level overall as been around a 2 to 3. It all just feels like a headache that won't go away. Post-op you are only prescribed NSAIDS, and wasn't given any narcotics for pain. Day 4 also included a visit by the Facial Team accupuncturist, which was very relaxing and nice. I have some energy to go outside and walk around Jenny's lovely villa and able ot move around the house, but my energy level is still very low. I haven't had much desire to go out into town. One thing I would like note is that the hair-transplants require a great deal of post-op aftercare. They must be rinsed with Saline spray every 2 hours all day until bed time. And then you must also wash the area with a Betadine shampoo once daily.

I will get around to post more photos as I see improvements in the healing process.

I'm so happy for you!  Please keep us posted! I'm having my second skype call with Facial Team in a few days. I can't wait to see your results.  You were pretty before, so I'm sure it just enhanced that prettiness.
Best of luck with the healing process.

Hi Michelle ..

Good to hear that all is going well.

I am sure that you will hit those Marbella night spots soon ... 

Hugs

Paula

Congrats! Really awesome results, you look wonderful! Thank you for sharing, the pictures reveal an environment there with a peaceful, caring feeling. I'm considering procedures so you've offered a peek at what it's like there.

I notice you mentioned only NSAIDs... was that your choice, or do they generally avoid other pain relief meds for some reason?

Thanks again for sharing... wishing you a continued great recovery!

Congrats Michelle! Glad to see you're coming along nicely!

UPDATES:

Here is my Day 4 and Day 5 post-op photo. bruising is coming along nicely. But it seems to go in cycles around my eyes. It looks like its going away one day and then seems to come back. I have no noticeable swelling in my forehead. I notice a very slight puffyness in my lower cheeks which I think is from the fluid draining.

Day 4


Day 5




Today is actually Day 6 post-op and I'm feeling much better energy wise. The pain seems to be mostly isolated to my forehead temporalis muscles. I believe they have to cut these muscles a bit to round out the temporal ridges of the skull. Other than that the pain is manageable with rotating Tylenol and Ibruprofen. To answer someone's earlier question about pain management. Facial Team only prescribes Tylenol/Ibruprofen as a standard post-op care because pain is typically not an issue with their surgeries. I'm sure if someone was suffering more pain for whatever reason, they would prescribe something stronger as needed.

The hair transplants are still a bit un-sightly looking but no complications so far!.Jenny and her team do a great job washing my hair for me and helping me keep them clean with a betadine shampoo. These are quite relaxing washes too!. I can't recommend enough how amazingly beneficial it is for me to stay at Jenny's Nest. There is no way I could have done this surgery alone! I'm truely moved by the special family that Jenny has created here at the Nest. It is something that I will cherish forever.  She is truely a woman with a giant heart and a beautiful human being. Anyone considering FFS with Facial Team should not even think twice about staying with Jenny. It is priceless.

On Friday I get the bandages taken off, so I will post more pictures and updates!

Looking good Michelle ..

Don't forget to say 'Hi' to Jenny for me and tell her that I am looking forward at some point to her company again this coming April.

Hugs

Paula

Really amazing... congrats!

Quote from: michelle82 on January 20, 2016, 03:41:44 AM
The hair transplants are still a bit un-sightly looking...

I am impressed with the way the transplants look... a surgical work of art. The density and how they placed them is impressive. They really got great mileage out of the coronal donor area hair. I can see how the new hair growth there is going to look really amazing as it comes in. Thank you for sharing that part of your experience.

You look great.  Having hair transplants done at the same time from the scalp strip removed during coronal incision is such a great idea.

When I started investigating FFS surgeons I contacted FacialTeam twice via email and never heard back from them.  While I am happy with the results from my surgery and FUE 3 weeks later, I wish FT had been an option.

Quote from: michelle82 on January 20, 2016, 03:41:44 AM
UPDATES:

Here is my Day 4 and Day 5 post-op photo. bruising is coming along nicely. But it seems to go in cycles around my eyes. It looks like its going away one day and then seems to come back. I have no noticeable swelling in my forehead. I notice a very slight puffyness in my lower cheeks which I think is from the fluid draining.

Day 4


Day 5




Today is actually Day 6 post-op and I'm feeling much better energy wise. The pain seems to be mostly isolated to my forehead temporalis muscles. I believe they have to cut these muscles a bit to round out the temporal ridges of the skull. Other than that the pain is manageable with rotating Tylenol and Ibruprofen. To answer someone's earlier question about pain management. Facial Team only prescribes Tylenol/Ibruprofen as a standard post-op care because pain is typically not an issue with their surgeries. I'm sure if someone was suffering more pain for whatever reason, they would prescribe something stronger as needed.

The hair transplants are still a bit un-sightly looking but no complications so far!.Jenny and her team do a great job washing my hair for me and helping me keep them clean with a betadine shampoo. These are quite relaxing washes too!. I can't recommend enough how amazingly beneficial it is for me to stay at Jenny's Nest. There is no way I could have done this surgery alone! I'm truely moved by the special family that Jenny has created here at the Nest. It is something that I will cherish forever.  She is truely a woman with a giant heart and a beautiful human being. Anyone considering FFS with Facial Team should not even think twice about staying with Jenny. It is priceless.

On Friday I get the bandages taken off, so I will post more pictures and updates!

Well you look great considering what you have gone through! I'm sending them some pics again and hope to book with them soon possibly.

Thanks for posting.

UPDATE-

10 DAYS - POST OP


I had the remaining stitches and bandages removed on Friday. I'm flew home about 9 days post-op and had no troubles flying home and going through customs. In Toronto I was questioned about the bruising around my eyes. I explained that I had surgery on my face and it was bruising from that. I also showed them a letter which Facial Team will provide you explaining the surgeries and everything was fine. I haven't had GRS yet, and also had no issues with body scanners that some trans people have experienced.

I'm really starting the love the results, despite the ugly bruising under my eyes, which I know will fade with time. I've always HATED my profile and 3/4 profile, but I absolutely love the forehead and nose work!. I'm beyond happy!

Love Love LOVE your new nose, it's so cute!

Quote from: michelle82 on January 24, 2016, 03:13:52 PM
I'm beyond happy!

Yes, I bet

Michelle:

You appear to be a fast healer and are bouncing back rapidly. The results from FT look excellent. Warmest wishes to you going forward in the New Year and looking forward to seeing future updates.

Be safe

Elaine

@michelle82

I'm loving your results! The hair transplant looks so good and you must be excited to see the hairs grow out.

I have a few questions if you don't mind answering... I read on Facial Team website that during the hair transplant stage, they switch over to sedation and go off the general anesthesia. I wonder what that experience was like, or did you sleep through it? Also, any idea how long the surgery took?

All the best~

Hello Maquillage,

Thank you for the compliments, I'm loving the results as well! Everyday it gets better and better!

Regarding the procedures. The transplants are done using a mild sedation. I remember being awake for most of it, but I would shut my eyes just because you feel very tired from Anesthesia anyways. I don't think I really fell asleep though, just more of resting my eyes. The actual surgery took about 6 hours, and then the transplants took about 4-5 hours if i remember correctly.

So I remember going into the Operating room around 9:30am, and then I didn't return to my recovery room until about 8pm that same night. So it's quite long process when you add the hair transplants!

Quote from: maquillage on January 28, 2016, 03:11:23 AM
@michelle82

I'm loving your results! The hair transplant looks so good and you must be excited to see the hairs grow out.

I have a few questions if you don't mind answering... I read on Facial Team website that during the hair transplant stage, they switch over to sedation and go off the general anesthesia. I wonder what that experience was like, or did you sleep through it? Also, any idea how long the surgery took?

All the best~

so nice result i am happy for you. I however begin to be scared.. my FFS and BA with dr bensimon is in 18 days.. 31 days seemed far away.. but 18 omg..   What did you find was the most painful?

Quote from: archlord on January 28, 2016, 08:32:50 AM
so nice result i am happy for you. I however begin to be scared.. my FFS and BA with dr bensimon is in 18 days.. 31 days seemed far away.. but 18 omg..   What did you find was the most painful?

You look beautiful already darlin! I'm excited for you! Surprisingly the surgery was not really painful only a bit  uncomfortable at times.

The worst part was the first night having the nose packing in if you have rhinoplasty. So you have to breathe through your mouth the entire night. Other than that, the first week post-op just felt like a mild headache most of the time.