[Face lift] Difficult review of face lifting (Journey from choosing a hospital to surgery)

First, I'll tell you the story of how I decided on the hospital . When I was choosing a hospital, I looked for hospitals specializing in cataracts for two months. I developed my own criteria while looking around, and after receiving consultations, I wrote them all down in a notebook and compared them. 1. I looked at hospitals specializing in cataracts, places with a lot of experience in cataract surgery, whether they mainly do cataracts, whether they have a single director, and whether the director personally takes care of everything from surgery to aftercare. 2. Hospitals with many review photos. I thought they should have a review photo from one month ago, and I checked to see if there were reviews from 6 months to 1 year ago. In particular, I felt more trust in hospitals that had a review photo from 1 year ago. It was hard to ask them all, but I was able to narrow down the hospitals a lot just by looking at this. (If they don't give me a review photo even after asking during the consultation, filter them out right away.) 3. A doctor who explains in detail the incision line, scars, etc. This is similar to the first point, but factory-type or general plastic surgery clinics don't explain in detail like cataract-specialized hospitals. Of course, they'll explain if you ask, but I felt like they wouldn't pay close attention if I didn't ask first. If I keep asking for it, it might become the truth, right? 4. A doctor who recommends an image that suits me Because of the last criterion, it was the hardest to decide on a hospital. At first, I wanted to get a facial contouring and fat grafting done together. However, each hospital gave similar but different recommendations, so after hearing so many, I didn’t know which image would suit me the best. So I asked my acquaintances and chose slowly and carefully. As a result, I chose a doctor who matched the image I initially wanted. Since you know your own face the best, I think it’s right to decide based on the image you want. Since I worried a lot and researched a lot of hospitals before deciding on the surgery, I thought I would feel relieved after getting it done. But I still had a hard time after getting it done ㅠㅎ The hardest thing was that I couldn’t make facial expressions. It didn't interfere with my daily life, but it was the most uncomfortable when I spoke or especially laughed. After all, because it was pulled, I felt all my muscles when I laughed, and because it felt awkward, I didn't laugh even more. And it was also uncomfortable to open my mouth when eating, so I ended up eating almost only porridge, and I even lost weight. I guess this was a good thing, because the swelling went down quickly. I was also mentally stressed, so I looked up other reviews and consulted with the doctor again, and he said that it was because it was properly pulled. I thought that this was better than the side effect of sagging again soon, and I waited for it to get better, relying on the doctor mentally. I had the surgery and took good care of it, and it's already been half a year since I waited and waited. I can't forget how hard it was, but it feels so good just looking in the mirror. If I were to go back in time and do it again, I think I would. I'm increasingly realizing that the difference before and after is that big. There were quite a few people around me who had already had it, but I said that I did the best! That's why I feel more rewarded. My own satisfaction is important, but the satisfaction I get from others makes me the most proud. I'm going to take care of it in the future and not go back. I hope my surgical journey can be helpful to others.. I hope those who are considering surgery make a decision they won't regret.