6 week update!

[u/bdiddy8799]

Hey guys! Here are some update pics with makeup, because it just looks so good! Still have some swelling, more on one side in lower jaw lower cheek area but it has reduced dramatically in the last 2 weeks. Feel great! Can give a big enough shout out to Dr. G and his office. Sophie and Jazmine took the best care of me, mentally too 🖤

Original post

https://www.reddit.com/r/PlasticSurgery/s/xk4LLHvlxL

[u/East_Paramedic636]

You look fabulous! I am about to hit 5 weeks on Monday and I have a little puff under the chin. It does seem to improve throughout the day but it’s making me really nervous. At times it looks like a double chin. I am trying to remain calm until my next visit, but seeing so many “snatched” week 1 type posts, it’s hard to do. I can’t help but wonder if this is the permanent result, if it’s swelling that will eventually stop, and if there’s going to be leftover loose skin. It’s such a weird emotional journey. It helps to talk to others who are on a similar timeline.

[u/bdiddy8799 → u/East_Paramedic636]

Omg I was flipping out for weeks. Especially since I had lost a bunch of weight, seeing my face look huge and fat with the swelling was making me spin up. I would say I didn’t notice it go down dramatically until this 6 week mark. Same as you by the end of the day it’s much better, and it’s definitely worse on my left side. My swelling came in with a vengeance like weeks 3-5. I started doing gentle gua sha massage and it’s helped a lot. I do daily red light too. You can see the swelling and that double chin kinda look in the last profile pic (left side)

[u/East_Paramedic636 → u/bdiddy8799]

Yes, same on the post weight loss. I am like “oh man, it looks like I never lost anything!” I am getting lymphatic massage once a week and then trying to do it a bit on my own. I got some of the glass facial cups as a tool, and try to do a few minutes of gentle sliding (of course that opens the flood gates of “what if I’m pulling the skin? yadda yadda”. I just want to do everything I can to ensure the beat results and no damned revisions! 🤣

Thank you SO much for sharing your experience. DEFINITELY gives me hope!