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Title. Genius lyrics says it’s jon but is it really? (Tree city sessions not the og)

I’m 21M, 5’3” (yeah yeah, I know 😭), around 160 lbs. My BMI is pretty high, but visually I don’t think I look very overweight. I carry weight fairly well and don’t seem to have a ton of body fat overall. My biggest insecurity is honestly just my face. I have a pretty noticeable double chin and my face always looks kind of puffy.

Last year I got really serious about trying to fix it. I ate in a calorie deficit (I think around 1600–1700 calories), tracked protein, and lifted weights 3x a week consistently. After about 6 months I was definitely more muscular, had less body fat, and was noticeably stronger. The problem is my face/chin looked basically the same, which completely killed my motivation and eventually made me stop.

What confuses me is that it felt like I lost fat everywhere except my face/chin. Is that normal? My only theory is maybe it’s water retention because I honestly don’t drink much plain water, mostly tea and coffee. Could dehydration or something else be making my face look puffier? Or am I just coping and I just need to lose more weight?

I know I need to get back into the gym, but it’s hard feeling motivated when the one thing I’m insecure about didn’t seem to improve at all. Has anyone dealt with this before, or have advice on what could actually help?

Last week I had a consultation with my surgeon, and she told me I’m not a candidate for peri or keyhole (I’m around a C cup, so I wasn’t super surprised, just disappointed). That means if I want to keep my nipples, I’d need nipple grafts.

I’ve noticed that after grafts, nipples often seem to heal pretty flat, so I was wondering: is it possible to get nipple piercings after nipple grafts? Has anyone healed with enough projection for them to actually be pierced? I know a lot of people get nipple piercings after top surgery, but it seems like most of them had peri/keyhole and didn’t need grafts.

I totally forgot to ask my surgeon about this during my consultation, so I figured I’d ask here. Also, is this something I should bring up with my surgeon beforehand? Is there any magic she can do during surgery to make piercings more possible in the future?

Thanks 😁