Day of Surgery
It’s my first surgery so I was looking
forward to it and I was also nervous. After the surgery was over, my girlfriend
told me that it took four hours. After closing my eyes and opening them, the
surgery was already done. I experienced almost no pain after surgery and
staying fully conscious after the anesthesia was the most difficult part. I
wasn’t allowed to drink water or sleep right after the surgery… It hasn’t been
long since my surgery and I need to keep an eye on my recovery progress. The
surgery seemed to have ended safely.
2 Days Post OP
It’s been two days since my surgery. I’m
not experiencing much pain, maybe it’s because the doctor is very skilled.
Before surgery, I was worried since I thought it was going to hurt but I was
being too worried. If I had known, I might have gotten surgery much more
earlier. Having to sleep while sitting up is uncomfortable. My swelling was
more severe than other people so I had to use the ice pack frequently. I heard
the amount of swelling is different for each person and I’m someone who gets
swollen easily. I think the swelling was the most difficult part. I will try my
best to go on a lot of walks. I’m looking forward to how I will look in the
future.
3 Days Post OP
It’s been 3 days since my surgery. During the first
and second day, my face was very swollen when I woke up and it was difficult.
However, I did not have any difficulties when I woke up today. I still cannot
open my mouth properly so I’ve been having a nutritional drink and milk. I’m
trying to take care of my body. No matter how much I eat, I feel like it’s not
enough.. my girlfriend was next to me and took care of me. We take walks
frequently and she shares my pain. If my body was healthy enough, I want to
spit out the mucus in my throat
4 Days Post OP
It’s
been 4 days since my surgery. Other than not being able to lie down completely
when sleeping, I’m not experiencing any difficulties. Compared to the first few
days, I’m able to sleep without waking up in the middle of the night. I’m
sitting down most of the time so my glutes are uncomfortable. I try to go on
walks to make it better. As expected, walking helps blood circulation so I
think it aids in making the swelling decrease. I visited the clinic today to
get laser treatment. My face did not improve dramatically, but I think it
helped make my face feel more comfortable. For the compression band, I’ve been
putting it on for one hour and taking it off for 20 minutes.The
compression band makes my ears uncomfortable but other than that, everything is
fine.
5 Days Post OP
It’s
been 5 days since my facial contouring surgery. My swelling looks worse when I wake up. The swelling on the right side is more severe than the left
side so I’m doing the cold compression frequently. I sent my friends a picture of
me after surgery and they said they would consider surgery too if my results
turn out well. They said my swelling got better and that the surgery seems to
have went well so I felt relieved. For the past 3 days, I kept consuming gruel.
I get envious of my family whenever I eat next to them since I keep eating
gruel. I hope I can eat regular food and go shopping in the near future.
6 Days Post OP
Today,
I did not swell more when I woke up and it remained the same size. I’m not in
any pain but I can’t wash my hair so I feel uncomfortable and it smells. My
bruises turned yellow so I think it will disappear soon. I regained some
feeling in my jaw so my lower teeth are kind of tingling. I’m making sure that
I take care of myself well. I will receive laser treatment at the clinic
tomorrow and remove the stitches for my cheekbones tomorrow. I want to be able
to properly wash my hair soon. It’s already been 6 days, time flies by.
7 Days Post OP
The
swelling near my eyes has moved down to my neck. I have almost no swelling near
my eyes but my bruising is still severe so I have to keep an eye on my
recovery. Maybe it’s because I took a walk early in the morning but I feel like
I have symptoms of the cold. I’m curious to see how I will look like when the
swelling disappears. I’m still consuming porridge for my meals. I want to eat
chicken soon.
8 Days Post OPIt’s
been 8 days since my surgery. I will get the stitches for my cheekbones removed
today. The stitch removal did not hurt and when I removed the compression band,
I felt refreshed. The swelling near my mouth and down my neck is still pretty
severe. I saw myself in the mirror for the first time after removing the
compression band and I can see a slight V shape on my jawline. I feel good and
the staff tell me that my face looks smaller which made me think it was a good
decision to get surgery. I want to remove the stitches inside of my mouth
quickly.
9 Days Post OP
It’s
only been 9 days since my surgery but it seems like I got surgery just
yesterday. I can see that my swelling is decreasing and I’m curious to see my
face shape when the swelling decreases completely. I think the facial shape
that I wanted is starting to show and I’m liking it so far. I had a video call
with my friend to show them my face shape and they said that my face looks
smaller. I got told that I can wash my face two days after the stitch removal.
The most difficult thing for me is the fact that the swelling came down to my
neck. I’m trying to drink a lot of water and go on walks frequently.
10 Days Post OP
It’s
been 10 days since my surgery. I still have symptoms of a cold so I’m having a
slightly difficult time. I washed my hair and my face after a long time. It
seemed similar to when I got to wash my hair during my military training. I’m
able to walk around a bit now that I can wash my hair and I finally got to take
off my mask. I went on a walk with my girlfriend and went to a cafe. When I
take pictures, I can see that the swelling is still a little bit severe on my
front side. When I take a picture at a 45-degree angle, the swelling seems to
have decreased on that side.
11 Days Post OP
The
right side of my face is still very swollen. The left side of my face also has
some swelling left. The bruising around my eyes have decreased a lot. The
bruising on my neck is still yellow. When I look in the mirror, I can still see
that my face is swollen but I can still see more visible results. I can open my
mouth about half way and the feeling on my face is slowly returning back to
normal. Lately, I keep feeling that my face looks smaller and it’s fascinating.
I look at my face more often than usual.
12 Days Post OP
I
have no discomforts other than not being able to eat what I want. My swelling
does not increase in the mornings anymore put I can feel a tightening
sensation. I heard that the swelling will decrease slowly. Due the rain, I’m
not as active outside and I rest at home. Whenever I do the cold compress for
my face, I feel the blood circulation in my face gets better. I feel that this
is an important step when taking care of the swelling.
13 Days Post OP
The
swelling under my jaw and my cheeks decreased a lot. The bruising in my eyes
has decreased but I cannot see well. I still cannot fit two fingers in my mouth
but I can fit one finger. I was worried about the recovery before I went
through surgery but I feel like my recovery gets faster every single day! I
used to style my hair to cover my facial shape in the past but now I can do any
hair styles that I want. I’m curious to see how I will look with my hair styled
after my recovery.
14 Days Post OP
From
the pictures, I can see that my right side is more swollen. I need to put more
attention when taking care of the swelling on the right side of my face. I’m
going to get the stiches inside of my mouth removed tomorrow. I want to be able
to eat a little bit more comfortably so I want to get the stitches removed
quickly. It still hurts when I try to open my mouth because of the swelling. It
will get better as time passes. Also, since I wasn’t able to wash my face until
recently, my skin became worse so I have to take care of my skin as well.
16 Days Post OP
I
got the stitches from inside of my mouth removed. I heard that the stitch
removal would hurt but it didn’t hurt much for me. I will be able to brush my
teeth now and eat a bit more comfortably without the stitches. It seems as time
goes by, the swelling is getting better. I’m making sure to go on walks frequently
since it seems effective. I hope two months passes quickly so that I can see my
results.
18 Days Post OP
It’s
been a while since I got surgery and I don’t have to wear my mask anymore. When
I walk around outside, I don’t think anyone can tell that I had surgery since
the swelling got much better. It may look like I’m a person who just woke up
and went outside? I think that’s how I look like. Of course, I still have some
swelling near my mouth so I’m cautious when I eat soft foods. I went to the
hair salon and also went shopping, it’s aurprising how I can walk around
outside when it hasn’t been long since I had surgery.
20 Days Post OP
It
seems my swelling decreases day by day but I still have swelling on my jaw and
in the inside of my mouth. The inside of my mouth used to feel very tight but
not anymore. Since my face got smaller, my eyes looks bigger and my nose bridge
looks higher. Besides solid foods, I can eat almost anything that is soft.
22 Days Post OP
I’m
still doing the cold compression for my face. I’ve looked at all of my
pictures that I took from the past 22 days.It seems that starting from the 10th
day, the swelling got visually better. Besides the numbness below my
cheekbones and below my jaw, the feeling has almost come back completely.
Today, I ate soft meat and was able to brush my teeth normally. I hope the
remaining swelling can decrease quickly.
24 Days Post OP
After
I took a picture, I can see that the swelling on the right is almost completely
gone. There doesn’t seem to be much difference in my appearance but I’m able to
open my mouth wider. I feel that the surgery turned out well and I wish I could
have gotten surgery earlier. I still cannot eat solid food but I can still eat
almost any soft foods.
26 Days Post OP
I can
proceed with almost all the activities I did before surgery. The only thing
that is uncomfortable is the swelling on my neck. I met my sibling who lives in
Seoul after a long time and when they saw me, I got told that my face looks
much smaller. I feel my face line will be more noticeable when the swelling
decreases
28 Days Post OP
It’s
already been almost a month since my surgery. It seems like it was only
yesterday when I was eating porridge and gruel. The swelling in the inside of
my mouth is gone so I can eat more comfortably now. I ate soft meat today but
it was still pretty uncomfortable but I had no problems eating. To take care of
my face, I still use the compression band and do cold compressions. I compared
my before and after photos and I can see changes more distinctively.
30 Days Post OP
It’s
been a month after my surgery and I met up with my high school friends after a
long time. They told me that my face got a lot smaller and that it’s good to
see that my surgery went well. I drank about one sip of beer. It was nice
meeting my friends after a long time. Unless I tell people that I had surgery,
they won’t be able to tell since the swelling decreased and because it looks
natural. Nowadays, I can meet people comfortably and proceed with my daily
activities.
Left: Before Surgery / Right: 30 Days Post OP
5 Months Post OP
After
one to two months, the bigger swelling got visibly better. The remaining small
swelling seems like it will go away after some time. Some days, I may have some
swellings and some days I might not. I don’t think my face is fully recovered
yet since I have some slight swelling left. Other than that, I have no
discomforts. People around me say that I look much younger than before and that
I look easier to approach. I personally think I made the right decision to get
surgery.
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