“DOH! Woke up at 3am. Early nights = early wake ups. Pop my tablet regime. Today I have my first Post Op visit with my surgeon. I arrive just before 11:30pm, and get a parking spot right out the front of the Surgeons office. Felt a little embarrassed driving with the compression garment on…got a few strange looks at the traffic lights..but begin not to care by the end of the journey. I needed to purchase a parking ticket for my car, but the ticket machine is up the other end of the street. I can’t be arsed walking that far with my compression garment on, with dozens of people standing by on the street. I figure I will probably get a fine, but who knows, could be my lucky day. Besides I have already dropped $13k on this Extreme Make Over, what’s another $70.
Wow, the surgeons office is absolutely packed today. My previous 2 visits to the office have been quiet and peaceful. There is an obnoxious middle aged “Eastern Suburbs” woman giving the staff a hard time about the long wait. The poor girl is trying to calm her down, but not having much luck. I wait for an hour and a half to see my Surgeon. I don’t really care about the wait…I don’t have to be anywhere…but I am thinking in the back of my mind I will have a parking ticket now for sure!
The Doc checks my face, says all looks good. Says everything went well in surgery, and they managed to extract a lot of accumulated fat from my neck and jaw line. He said things are going to look really good when the swelling subsides. My lovely post op nurse removes some stitches from where the lipo incisions we’re made. To be honest, I did not even know I had stitches there. Anyway, she must have been gentle because I felt no discomfort whilst having the stitches removed. After that I am on my way back to the car. And what a surprise, there is a nice white parking ticket waiting for me on my wiper blade for $79. Assholes!
Before & After Front On Photo
Note: Still a lot of bruising and swelling, but you can see a more defined and masculine jaw line.
And best of all, my double chin has been BANISHED!
From now on I am only going to update progress weekly, as not many changes are happening day by day. I am sure the difference in the photos will be more noticeable with a weeks worth of healing. I have to go back to see the surgeon on Tues, where he will remove the stitches under my chin. I will update then with some photos of my incision scars. Keep posted!
Posted on June 7th, 2008 in Day 4, Post Op, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Have my One Week Post Op appointment tomorrow. All stitching and taping should be removed. Will update with new photos.
Posted on June 9th, 2008 in Uncategorized | No Comments »
My mother’s birthday is coming up shortly…this will be the first time I see the family since my surgery. Will update with how they responded (if at all!)
Posted on June 9th, 2008 in Uncategorized | No Comments »
I have received a few emails asking what size chin implant was used in my surgery. In my pre-op consultation, my Surgeon mentioned he would use a large sized silicon implant with wings. Unfortunatlely I am not sure what implant model it is, or what shape. The Surgeon said that because my chin is/was assymetrical, he would have to shave down one side of the implant more than the other. I am quite happy with my surgeons choice of implant. It looks very natural, and suits the size of my face.
Posted on June 13th, 2008 in Chin Implant Size, Questions, Uncategorized | No Comments »
I have caught up with most of my friends and family since having the surgery. No one has really noticed anything. The most common response has been - Have you lost weight??
When my Dad first saw me after the surgery, he asked what I had done to my head? He couldn’t work out why I looked different. He thought I had lost more hair (thanks dad!)..
Am I still happy with the results?? YES!
Do I have any regrets at this stage?? NO! My only regret is not doing this years ago.
Would I do it again?? YES!
I will address these questions again in 6 months time 
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 in Uncategorized | No Comments »
