How to go from 50+ to looking 20+ with plastic surgery rejuvenation.
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Today's post is on thighs. I was in a fitting room and gasped when I saw the back of my thighs in a mirror! 3 fat graft harvests by DA clinic and 2 by MVP had left me with uneven lumpy posterior cellulitic thighs in contrast to my normal smooth calves! This means we must limit harvesting fat from thighs to twice or was harvesting too brutal?!
I have sent my photos to Dr O who advises bodytite lipo and mini medial incision thigh lift for €2750. I checked RS site prices and ladies are paying £6-10k in London for thigh lift! I see him on November 3 in London for f2f consult. Looks like I shall be travelling back to Beveren, Belgium hopefully next month. I know to wait 3 weeks to see the results as it takes time for fluid and swelling to dissipate. Sigh. Hoping to post amazing afters like I had with his arm lipo. No more face fg for me. My thighs look worse in real life as the S9 lens tried to beautify my thighs!
I have sent my photos to Dr O who advises bodytite lipo and mini medial incision thigh lift for €2750. I checked RS site prices and ladies are paying £6-10k in London for thigh lift! I see him on November 3 in London for f2f consult. Looks like I shall be travelling back to Beveren, Belgium hopefully next month. I know to wait 3 weeks to see the results as it takes time for fluid and swelling to dissipate. Sigh. Hoping to post amazing afters like I had with his arm lipo. No more face fg for me. My thighs look worse in real life as the S9 lens tried to beautify my thighs!
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I don't understand? Where are the cellulite lumps today? I had my OH take photos. Same phone camera. I looked in the mirror and I don't see any dimples or lumps? Were the posterior thigh dimples from impressions from the dress I wore or a chair seat? My OH said I absolutely do not need thigh lift or lipo. Why did my thighs look bad in a store fitting room mirror? Which is accurate? Surgery would be £3k including hotel and travel. Can anyone explain why my thighs look different today? Does hydration improve thigh fat as well as the face fg?
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Perhaps it’s due to the different lighting- strong artificial lighting in fitting rooms vs natural lighting?
I wonder if there are any clinics in Korea that do micro liposuction of the donor site so that there isn’t a noticeable difference after lipo.
Today’s post is on using an aging app to analyse how your face will look if you age without any intervention. Incredible to compare but also very useful in working out how to reverse aging!
1. Younger lips are full vs aging lips are thin and pursed.
2. Young faces have no nasolabial lines or folds vs aging faces have deep nasolabial folds.
3. Young faces are more taut and v line vs aging faces have jowls.
4. Young faces have no wrinkles vs aging faces have forehead wrinkles and crows feet around the outer eyes.
1. Younger lips are full vs aging lips are thin and pursed.
2. Young faces have no nasolabial lines or folds vs aging faces have deep nasolabial folds.
3. Young faces are more taut and v line vs aging faces have jowls.
4. Young faces have no wrinkles vs aging faces have forehead wrinkles and crows feet around the outer eyes.
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Today’s post is for Asian petite ladies. I have finally come across a chart that gives ideal measurements for us Asian ladies as I am always underweight when using Western charts, and interestingly my measurements now match for height, weight, chest, hips, thighs, except for the waist. I don’t see how an Asian lady can have a 22 inch waist?! Lol. I think at my mature age, I have developed a little fat in my waistline and love handles which brings my waist up to 24-25 inches. No need to obsess about 17 inch thighs when the chart says it should be 18 inches for 5’1”. My weight has stabilised at 95.2-95.8 lbs by adding more daytime activity starting at 5 am toilet training a puppy. I am happy with my small 31.5/32 inch chest (32c with a push up bra) as I fit clothes better now and will not embark on breast fat transfer as I am too frightened of breast cysts, lumps, unevenness and top ups.
I am still obsessing over zygoma reduction as I think I agree with Dr Oh, that my cheeks are pronounced at the 45 degree angle and his technique is to cut and rotate the zygoma inward to reduce the prominence and reduce the mid face. I remember him saying that I would not need any nasolabial fillers after asking me what the opaque substance was on my x ray. The question is when do I bite the bullet and fly to Korea. I think it will happen closer to age 60 so it can coincide with a smas facelift.
I am still obsessing over zygoma reduction as I think I agree with Dr Oh, that my cheeks are pronounced at the 45 degree angle and his technique is to cut and rotate the zygoma inward to reduce the prominence and reduce the mid face. I remember him saying that I would not need any nasolabial fillers after asking me what the opaque substance was on my x ray. The question is when do I bite the bullet and fly to Korea. I think it will happen closer to age 60 so it can coincide with a smas facelift.
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At age 53, the facial fat graft is still holding, especially in my upper lids which is surprising as I weigh 95-97 lbs and the fat graft is not reabsorbing! I am finding life hard looking so young as I expect adults to treat me with the respect that they normally would give a mature 50+ yo lady but instead they expect me to show respect to them at age 30+ as they think I am a youngster! My 61 yo husband gets an enormous amount of respect as he is grey haired and looks 65. If you do rejuvenate and look very young, expect people to assume you are ignorant and immature! Lol. It is really hard to deal with their attitudes!
I have been asked for an update on my breast implant explant. Yes, I had my 4th set, Allergan textured silicone implants removed en bloc January 2019 and yes it was painful in the ribs as the surgeon scraped the scar capsule off the rib cage. I could not hoover for weeks. Periareolar donut lift was suboptimal as it left my breasts saggy with misshapen areolas. He revised in July 2019 with periareolar mastopexy again and I am happy with the results. I have gone from a 34dd to a 32c and will not pursue fat graft. If you end up a A or B cup then I would recommend David Floyd in London for breast fat transfer and Dr Burns and Dr Bednar in the US for breast fat transfer. If you are in the U.K. and need the cheapest and best breast surgeon for explant en bloc with full lift, then I would suggest Mrs Claudia Harding-MacKean. If you need a breast surgeon in London, then try Mr David Floyd for explant en bloc with full lift. If you like a natural look with just explant en bloc, then try Mr Guy Sterne in Birmingham. I would say no to any implant as they may have a silicone shell with a saline interior, etc. And after the US FDA approved the cancer causing textured allergan silicone implants, I am hesitant to trust the FDA with medical devices. Only try breast fat transfer with your own fat cells if you need augmentation. Explanting implants every 7-10 years costs as much as getting them put in! You only make plastic surgeons richer once you begin a journey of breast implants.
I have been asked for an update on my breast implant explant. Yes, I had my 4th set, Allergan textured silicone implants removed en bloc January 2019 and yes it was painful in the ribs as the surgeon scraped the scar capsule off the rib cage. I could not hoover for weeks. Periareolar donut lift was suboptimal as it left my breasts saggy with misshapen areolas. He revised in July 2019 with periareolar mastopexy again and I am happy with the results. I have gone from a 34dd to a 32c and will not pursue fat graft. If you end up a A or B cup then I would recommend David Floyd in London for breast fat transfer and Dr Burns and Dr Bednar in the US for breast fat transfer. If you are in the U.K. and need the cheapest and best breast surgeon for explant en bloc with full lift, then I would suggest Mrs Claudia Harding-MacKean. If you need a breast surgeon in London, then try Mr David Floyd for explant en bloc with full lift. If you like a natural look with just explant en bloc, then try Mr Guy Sterne in Birmingham. I would say no to any implant as they may have a silicone shell with a saline interior, etc. And after the US FDA approved the cancer causing textured allergan silicone implants, I am hesitant to trust the FDA with medical devices. Only try breast fat transfer with your own fat cells if you need augmentation. Explanting implants every 7-10 years costs as much as getting them put in! You only make plastic surgeons richer once you begin a journey of breast implants.
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I have finally made the decision that I need zygoma reduction. The selfies are all from android phones with a focal lens that makes my face look smaller, cheeks smaller and nose bigger than they are in real life and the only photos I can trust are the ones in live news interviews which sadly make my cheeks look extremely prominent and face wide. I know how I will look after zygoma reduction, as it will finally make me look like the android selfies. I have reread all of Dr Oh’s zygoma reduction reviews on RS and feel confident that some of his prior patients had similar issues as mine with prominent zygomas at 45 degrees. I have kakaoed Regenglobal and await a response as it is 8 hours ahead of UK GMT. I had my consult with Dr Oh on Feb 26, 2018 so hoping they still have my records or I can have another consult prior to surgery the next day. I am happy to pay a deposit and for them to use my photos for discounts but need to insist Dr Oh himself do my surgery. I remember Dr Oh said I could have the metalwork removed a year later so if I do react, I have this option. I will finally be able to ditch the cosmetic glasses and look pretty in real life without glasses to hide the cheekbone prominence. I am tired of not finding spectacles wide enough for my face and having to try on men's frames. I can't get a facelift until I address my wide cheekbones else a facelift will only accentuate how wide my cheeks are!
I am hoping to get a surgery date in January or February and will keep you all posted of my journey. I won’t be waiting until I am 60. I have finally worked out why I look bad without glasses on tv and better in selfies. If any of you have booked Regen for facial contouring, please get in touch. Would love to share this journey with kakao friends and meet ups at Regen or nearby. I cannot delude myself with S9 or apple iphone selfies as the lens makes everyone's face smaller than reality.
I am hoping to get a surgery date in January or February and will keep you all posted of my journey. I won’t be waiting until I am 60. I have finally worked out why I look bad without glasses on tv and better in selfies. If any of you have booked Regen for facial contouring, please get in touch. Would love to share this journey with kakao friends and meet ups at Regen or nearby. I cannot delude myself with S9 or apple iphone selfies as the lens makes everyone's face smaller than reality.
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I have been offered surgery dates on kakao and chose the January 16 morning slot. The other slots were for the end of January. I requested morning as I want Dr Oh to be fresh and it is a weekday and not weekend so this is good. I shall cut and paste my review into a separate thread on Regen after my surgery as I have so many surgeries in this thread so those interested in my zygoma reduction journey can find it easily. There is a sale on U.K. flights at the moment so I managed to book a premium economy direct flight on sale for what they normally charge for full price economy! Lufthansa was the cheapest at £707 for premium economy but with a 3.5 hour layover in Frankfurt so I chose BA for £848. The BA pilots got their pay rise so the strike is off. I would recommend anyone over 50 to at least fly premium economy for an 11-12 hour flight if possible. I have never stayed in Korea longer than a week as usually bored and missed home but now I have to force myself to stay in Korea for best healing and postop care. I shall buy a turkey syringe to feed myself liquids. I have lived in NYC during snow blizzards so am prepared for 5C or lower Korean weather in January their coldest month of the year! I won’t need to ice as all I have to do is put my face outside the window! Lol
I think the next step will be to wire the 10% deposit. Maybe I should have booked the flights after paying the deposit? But I am too impatient now that Jan 16 is confirmed on kakao. The regular price for Regen zygoma reduction is 8.8 million won which is around £6k as the sterling pound is strong at the moment with the recent election outcome. It is a balance between discounts for use of photos, advance deposit and booking discount and review discount and making sure Dr Oh does the operation himself. I want to make sure I pay enough to make Dr Oh happy as his surgical skills should be valued. I am awaiting the final price after discounts from Regen but let them be aware that I am happy to pay Dr Oh what he wants to make sure he does the operation himself. I guess with writing a review with photos, I am hoping this also helps to ensure I get the world famous Dr Oh. I shall also write a review on RealSelf as it is from those 50 patient reviews with photos, that I was further reassured. I focussed less on the after photos as these may be taken by android or apple phones but more on the before to see if they match my wide face with prominent cheekbones at 45 degrees to confirm I needed the surgery. If you are on a student budget, I would recommend Dr Lee at Girin who charges 5 million won and is less well known but has good results too. I chose Dr Oh as he has RealSelf reviews, speaks English, was able to give me a mini lecture on his surgical technique, saw real patients on his computer and he lectures worldwide and offers surgeons opportunities to visit and observe his operations.
It was a weird encounter yesterday when I queued for lunch at a Korean restaurant and a Chinese student started a conversation with me. She thought I was a student too! She said she doesn’t take selfies on her phone as they are not her and had bought herself a canon professional camera! I thought, wow she had read my mind. I am now in the process of deleting my android photos as this is not accurate (other than to show me what a narrower face with smaller cheeks would look like) and made my decision on zygoma reduction from looking at myself in lots of different mirrors, at all my old camera photos, professional camera photos (see attached) and at tv photos (see attached). Even if the improvement is subtle, it will make a difference which I can enhance with contouring but no matter how much weight I lose, I cannot reduce the size of my cheekbone without surgery. I have realistic expectations, hope the width will be reduced by 1-2 cms and hope my cheeks will be flatter in the front, as when I cover my cheek area with my fingers, my face looks better in the mirror. I am also prepared to cope with postop bone cutting pain. Not sure what to do as in Korea they only give postop paracetamol (Tylenol) on discharge as opiates are not allowed I think?
I usually stay at the California hotel but noticed the nearby days inn is has a female only spa? I will need to arrange lots of meet ups to cope with the loneliness. It will be hard as sightseeing will be limited due to the extreme cold. If anyone is in Korea between Jan 15 and Jan 30, please message me. I am debating whether I ban looking in a mirror when I get back to my hotel room as the first 24 hours can be very traumatic as will day 3 when swelling is at its most.
If there is any postop sagging, then I shall explore smas facelifts but from the surgical technique Dr Oh explained, I am hopeful I won’t need a FL. My back up plan is smas FL with Dr O in Belgium for €3k but hoping to put this off to age 60 if possible.
I think the next step will be to wire the 10% deposit. Maybe I should have booked the flights after paying the deposit? But I am too impatient now that Jan 16 is confirmed on kakao. The regular price for Regen zygoma reduction is 8.8 million won which is around £6k as the sterling pound is strong at the moment with the recent election outcome. It is a balance between discounts for use of photos, advance deposit and booking discount and review discount and making sure Dr Oh does the operation himself. I want to make sure I pay enough to make Dr Oh happy as his surgical skills should be valued. I am awaiting the final price after discounts from Regen but let them be aware that I am happy to pay Dr Oh what he wants to make sure he does the operation himself. I guess with writing a review with photos, I am hoping this also helps to ensure I get the world famous Dr Oh. I shall also write a review on RealSelf as it is from those 50 patient reviews with photos, that I was further reassured. I focussed less on the after photos as these may be taken by android or apple phones but more on the before to see if they match my wide face with prominent cheekbones at 45 degrees to confirm I needed the surgery. If you are on a student budget, I would recommend Dr Lee at Girin who charges 5 million won and is less well known but has good results too. I chose Dr Oh as he has RealSelf reviews, speaks English, was able to give me a mini lecture on his surgical technique, saw real patients on his computer and he lectures worldwide and offers surgeons opportunities to visit and observe his operations.
It was a weird encounter yesterday when I queued for lunch at a Korean restaurant and a Chinese student started a conversation with me. She thought I was a student too! She said she doesn’t take selfies on her phone as they are not her and had bought herself a canon professional camera! I thought, wow she had read my mind. I am now in the process of deleting my android photos as this is not accurate (other than to show me what a narrower face with smaller cheeks would look like) and made my decision on zygoma reduction from looking at myself in lots of different mirrors, at all my old camera photos, professional camera photos (see attached) and at tv photos (see attached). Even if the improvement is subtle, it will make a difference which I can enhance with contouring but no matter how much weight I lose, I cannot reduce the size of my cheekbone without surgery. I have realistic expectations, hope the width will be reduced by 1-2 cms and hope my cheeks will be flatter in the front, as when I cover my cheek area with my fingers, my face looks better in the mirror. I am also prepared to cope with postop bone cutting pain. Not sure what to do as in Korea they only give postop paracetamol (Tylenol) on discharge as opiates are not allowed I think?
I usually stay at the California hotel but noticed the nearby days inn is has a female only spa? I will need to arrange lots of meet ups to cope with the loneliness. It will be hard as sightseeing will be limited due to the extreme cold. If anyone is in Korea between Jan 15 and Jan 30, please message me. I am debating whether I ban looking in a mirror when I get back to my hotel room as the first 24 hours can be very traumatic as will day 3 when swelling is at its most.
If there is any postop sagging, then I shall explore smas facelifts but from the surgical technique Dr Oh explained, I am hopeful I won’t need a FL. My back up plan is smas FL with Dr O in Belgium for €3k but hoping to put this off to age 60 if possible.
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@Pakune I wish I could meet up with you. We could recover together. Hope you find a recovery buddy when you book in the future. I have now booked the 4 star best western Gangnam for £56 a night! Hotels.com has a special offer coupon wintersavings which gets an additional 8% off their sale prices so £56 ended up as more than half price off! I can’t believe I paid this amount to a 2.5 star last year! I have researched foreign exchange rates and oh my, best to wait to January to exchange as the pound dropped in 5 days vs the won! Why? I almost bought won today from Thomas Cook exchange but my friend said they went bust! I rang KEB bank in London but they stopped doing foreign exchange. My options next month will be online travelfx, compare money supermarket foreign exchange places, reserve and exchange at the airport either in the U.K. or Incheon. I shall sort this out in the New Year and hope the pound gets stronger. I guess Korea doesn’t have confidence in Boris Johnson and Brexit. Lol.
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