I went to the hospital the other day..
They said there were no particular problems and that I didn't need to come back anymore..
The swelling has almost all gone down
.. But the therapist said there
's still more to go down..
I'm grateful for my cheekbones as they are now, but they said they'll go down slightly for three months..
My bulldog chin and candy cheeks that I was worried about also
miraculously disappeared after three weeks..
The swelling next to my nose that used to create nasolabial folds
disappeared in the evening but is still there when I wake up in the morning,
but since it only appears in the morning, I think it's swelling and not sagging cheeks..
They said that my bones have almost all healed..
Before, when I pressed them, they would make a cracking sound, and when I ran, I felt like my entire cheekbone was slightly shaking,
but now that phenomenon has almost disappeared.
It seems like the contracture of the scarred area is still showing up little by little.
After excessively moving the facial muscles (like when I watch a comedy show and laugh hard.. haha), the muscles around the nose and mouth feel a bit tight.
If I touch them with my hand to loosen them up, they become soft again..
and it will gradually go away like this..
I was most worried about sagging cheeks, but fortunately, I don't think I got any..
When I stood under the light, I could see something like a slanted line under my eyes before, but
it almost disappeared as the swelling went down..
When I asked the therapist, she said that she got the procedure done so that my cheeks wouldn't sag,
so I shouldn't worry.. Of course, it's not at a point where I can feel completely relieved yet..
According to the therapist (of course, since she got the surgery herself, she could only say good things),
the bones have all fused and the muscles and skin will be placed on top of them, so
there's no need to worry about sagging cheeks as long as the bones fuse properly to their original positions. After about a month, the bones are almost fixed and
remodeled
little by little ...
When I asked about my problem with sleeping on my side, I was told
that it's okay to toss and turn while sleeping,
but it's not good to keep your face pressed down for a long time, so
I should try to sleep straight for three months.
And since the facial contour can shrink or change little by little for up to a year, my current face isn't a definite result, but
if I just take good care of it, it will become slimmer. I was told
to use a lot of cosmetics that increase skin elasticity, and that
pore reduction and peeling treatments at a dermatologist
are good for preventing skin sagging.
Before and right after the cheekbone surgery,
I was really worried about my sagging cheeks, but
after a month, the contours came out and the swelling went down, so
I feel a little more relieved now.
In my case, I don't feel much of a change in the front light, but
when I stroke my face from the side light and the 45-degree light,
it's amazing how the bones that used to stick out have gone.
People also say that my face looks less wide and slimmer than before.
I used to hate seeing my hair down because of the side light, but
now I can even wear a hat. Living.. (It's really ugly when your cheekbones are wider than your hat brim, right? Haha)
Even if I straighten my hair, my face is slim, so I don't regret spending money on perms.
I'm getting married in 6 months,
so I'm glad I got it done early..
Now that I've gotten my cheekbones done, I want to shave my chin and make my nose higher.. Haha
I understand a little bit why people are addicted to plastic surgery...