r/PlasticSurgery

350 cc high profile mentor, two years since I got them. Was a 36A and now 38C.

After [1st Photo] vs Before [2nd Photo]

I am 9 days post op from a medial horizontal thigh lift. I greatly under estimated what I was getting into. I’m sorry but most of this is me ranting because I feel like I’m going crazy, locked up at home with little mobility and socialization. Please also excuse some of the unkempt pictures but I cannot shave right now.

First couple days, I could slowly get up and move around myself, but there is absolutely no sitting (including on the toilet), just can’t physically be done. So I recommend a female urinal. You need to be in a reclined position, but that still puts some pressure on the gluteal incisions, and when you are not doing anything all day but resting, my butt has really been hurting. I get up everyone hour to walk around but, still getting back into position is uncomfortable.

I only needed opioid pain medicine for one day, then it was Tylenol, which I have now stopped too.
The more the bandages came off, the more anxiety I am having over the incisions, it’s making me think maybe I should have just gotten a vertical thigh lift, as the scars seem easier to deal with and maybe there is more post op mobility. Particularly, my right gluteal incision is worrying me the most. I have a lot of anxiety over wound dehiscence and it’s so hard to see it. I have been applying Bactrim and aquaphor.

I feel like I have cabin fever. My mother was with me initially for about 4 days but I’ve been alone since and I live alone. I also usually workout 4-5 times a week with half of that cardio and it’s so difficult to not be able to workout, and the thought is killing me knowing it’s going to be weeks before I can.

Here is also something that I did not really see when I initially researched thigh lifts. Labia distortion. My labia was stretched down towards the groin crease now (pic). My vagina now feels like a cold cavern and I’m hoping that possibly after all the scaring and swelling goes down that it retracts at least a little bit, but I’m not confident. Even putting on underwear is uncomfortable and I can only describe that it feels like a Barbie doll, nothing is there anymore except my exposed labia minora.

After everything is said and done, I know (hope) everything is going to look good and I’ll be fine. But this post op recovery is not for faint of heart and I applaud all those who have multiple procedures at the same time and are still sane and healthy.

Will the incisions look better soon? Has anyone had a medial thigh lift with the puckered gluteal and groin incisions?

Always had very prominent Nasolabial folds but they’ve gotten SO MUCH WORSE in the last few years. I know they’re only going to keep getting worse because my mom’s lower face looks just like mine and hers have turned into grand canyons (sorry to do you like that mom 😭). Are there any permanent or semi permanent solutions for this? Is fat grafting a thing and has anyone here tried it?

Patient was concerned about aging process and looking tired. After the consultation we decided she will benefit from upper and lower blepharoplasty and because she had some volume loss in the cheeks, I recommended her to add some micro and nanofat to the cheeks and also to smooth the transition from the cheeks to the periorbital area.

Surgery
Upper blepharoplasty involved only skin excision and lower blepharoplasty was done through transcutaneous way, because I removed fat from nasal and central fat pads also skin but very conservative. After that I harvested fat from lower belly, around 30 ml, after washing with saline and decantation, a part of it was filtrated with 2.4 mm connector to reduce it to microfat size. 3 ml of microfat was injected into the cheeks per side. The remaining fat was passed through a 1.2 mm connector for a minimun 30 passes and than a single pass through a filter mash 0,4 mm. Nanofat was then injected to the teartrough area.
Day 7 sutures were removed
After 14 days most of the swelling goes down
Day 21 started the silicon gel cream
Photos are 1 month apart.
The scar is a little red but the healing process is normal. The scar will start to fade from week 6 to 8, depending on the patient.
Photos were taken in the clinic with natural light. The before photo was taken during the day and the after photos was taken in the afternoon.
This post is by the surgeon per subreddit rule 12

42/f. Over the past few years my eyes have been really bothering me. I never felt like I had "hooded" eyes when I was younger, but in the last 5 years, it's like I am having to relearn how to do basic makeup constantly. In office, I do light botox regularly, tried 0.5ml lip filler last year to help with fine lines, and a series of 3 Cool Peels about a year ago. And recently, I started microneedling at home with a Derminator2/boosters. But so far, I haven't done anything invasive/surgical. However, I am constantly asked if I feel okay, if I am tired, and it's making me feel awful. I really feel like I am at the point that topicals can't do anything else. Plus, for the $$$$ I have spent over the last few years trying other things, it just seems like the money would be better spent just going for the surgery. Everyone who I know and have seen share their experience says they wish they had done it sooner.

So I finally got the courage to book a consult with the really well respected plastic surgeon who's office I get my aesthetic procedures done. And he basically said definitely no to an upper bleph, and said he could do a tiny lower bleph, but he really didn't think it was necessary. I don't know how I feel. I mean, thanks? I guess I am maybe a little flattered. And for sure appreciative that he didn't just say okay to make money off a surgery he didn't feel was appropriate. But I am also disappointed. I am still in the same boat I was in before. Any recommendations for non-invasive treatments to help with upper and lower eyes?

Besides scrolling, what do you do to pass the time while recovering from plastic surgery? Still can’t lift over 10 pounds or bend forward…

Hello loves:)

Recently, on Friday I got a lip filler, right now it's the 6th day. Healing with minor swelling and bruises, bit hard to touch but my lips r slowly softer as its healing.
My question is, sometimes throughout the day Id get burning sensation mostly middle of my top and bottom lip. I didnt eat spicy at healing time, Ive put fragnance free vaseline on my lips but it doesnt help. It goes away on its own but comes back when I lay down to sleep. Not unbearable, more like a feeling when u would eat smtg slightly spicy.
Should I be concerned or it will go away?
I did get slightly sick/coughing only.

I love my lips rn and I hope its not a long term issue?
Pic of current lips:

check out my 1 month post for surgey details, wanted to give y'all an update.

First photo: 1 day before surgery
Second photo: 8 days after surgery
The remaining photos were taken now, 1 month after surgery. The "ridges" visible in some photos are caused by the supportive bra.

Hi! Here is my second update following my breast augmentation with 400 cc high-profile round implants (OTM). It has now been exactly one month since the surgery, and I wanted to give a quick update on where I stand now.

As you can see, the result hasn't changed much (thankfully!). However, the breasts are significantly less swollen and a bit softer. They still feel a little tender, with occasional random twinges of pain in various spots. There is still some tightness around the scars when I get up in the morning, but it goes away quickly. I stopped taking all painkillers completely about two weeks after the surgery and haven't needed any since.

Unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures of the scars when I changed the tape the other day. I think they look pretty ok considering it’s only been a month although they’re not completely flat and smooth yet. I hope that the silicone scar tape will do it’s job.

As of today, most restrictions are being lifted (FINALLY!), and I can start living a fairly normal life. Up until now, I’ve needed a lot of help due to the restrictions—for instance, with grocery shopping, washing my hair, heavier household chores, carrying things, etc. I’ve been taking gentle walks since day 10 and was able to return to the gym in week 3 with VERY light workouts, which I’ll now start to ramp up gradually.

I never thought it would happen to me, but I’ve started experiencing a bit of "boob greed" and sometimes feel like I should have gone up a size; still, most of the time I’m just as happy as I was at day 8.

If you’re wondering about any other details, there’s a lot of information in my previous post.

I have always had this fat specifically in my lower belly area. I am an active person. I work out my core every day, and do a lot of targeted workouts to lower belly area specifically but never see any results. My weight has been significantly lower than this overall and even though the rest of my body was thinner I still had this shape. I am now back at a healthy weight but struggling not to fall back into severe restriction as the look of my belly causes me so much distress.

I'm wondering as a last resort if lipo may work for me as I feel it is stubborn fat in this area and more of a shape than actual weight issue? Anyone who has had it done have any advice? Not something I can rush into as spending this kind of money is not something I can do lightly, but if I knew it would work for me longterm I feel it would be worth it as this is something I have been struggling with my whole life.

3 days post op lollipop lift w 305 cc (left breast) and 280 cc right breast. What do we think? I think it looks pretty good so far. It definitely is more swollen than it looks on the pic tho lol

320cc Motiva Ergonomix Demi - Dual Plane - Crease Incisions - BWD 11/12

The lower stitches are where I had a lipoma (benign growth) removed at the same time. It had been slowly growing for 10+ years, I’m thrilled to have it gone!

Extra info: Late 30’s, no children, pre op size was a deflated 32D.

I’m ecstatic over the results so far!

Before and after. 8mm advancement and 2mm deviation to correct asymmetry.

The pros outweigh the cons, but there are new problems I’ll live with, and that is the reality a lot of us live with!

Sharing as I don’t often see posts explaining what life is like years after this surgery:

1. I am overall happy with the final result. I am one of the cases where this surgery DID markedly improve breathing issues by pulling forward the soft tissues and correcting lip incompetence. I had all necessary orthodontic work done prior to the surgery.

2. My stitches inside my bottom lip are still “healing” four years later. A lot of tightness. It takes a lot of time for some people (I’ve since learned I have a connective tissue disorder). I get Botox in my chin and DAO to relieve dimpling and discomfort.

3. Numbness only remaining on the bottom left of my chin, about 5mm radius. It’s not enough to bother me but that’s something of note.

4. Deep labiomental crease. This was an inevitable result of the surgery based on my anatomy. I do have a bit of a witch’s chin when I smile. I have learned to accept and love my new face but it was a weird mental hoop to jump through.

5. This was technically a “botched” surgery. At my follow up appointment, my surgeon said I qualify for a free revision surgery under public health insurance because of the persistent tightness. This would comprise removing the metal plate. However, the risk is not worth it to me—I’d likely have a full-on witch’s chin. I am not doing the second surgery.

I hope this is helpful to anyone considering getting a sliding genioplasty and/or early in their healing journey.

Considering getting a chin implant and chin lipo as I’ve always been insecure about my lower third. Is this the move? If so, any surgeon recommendations in or around Michigan?

I am 6’0 and 215 lbs, so I’m aware losing weight could help with the double chin, but it won’t help with projection. My ideal result is the last picture.