How to go from 50+ to looking 20+ with plastic surgery rejuvenation.

[MissOrange]

What I did not realise is that 4 years of hair bleaching damages and thins hair to the point it looks like thin straggly fine ends! Ladies then pay up to £800 for real human hair extensions that last 4-8 weeks or resort to synthetic hair extensions attached by a string sitting like a halo or use clip on extensions or even wigs. I thought to myself, I do not want to go down this path!

So last weekend I dyed my hair with L'oreal Excellence 4.0 natural light brown for 24 minutes to save the health of my hair. Praying I can grow back my hair to my waist again. I have removed my blonde pic from my profile as I am now a brunette! Thank goodness I have one official ID as with dark hair and one with blonde hair. lol.

Here is a side by side collage. Left was last night and right was as a bleached blonde. I was surprised at how dark hair makes my skin glow and look paler! My face looks more balanced and serene with brown hair that glows warmly in indoor lighting. Ironically my first Brazilian hair colourist advised me that caramel would look best on me but I wanted to try being blonde.

I have ordered 5.0 and am debating whether to go darker to black/brown and look 100% Korean or quit while I am ahead.

I have also noticed I look older with false eyelashes so now stick with Lancome foundation, any brown eyebrow pencil, l'oreal brown eyeshadow and rimmel black liquid eyeliner to create wings. I try not to line my lower lids. This then creates an illusion of an eye lift. For my lips I use Maybelline 338 lip liner midnight plum for £3.99 and a free Dior red 999 gift sample lipstick.

Another tip I discovered after using all types of creams on my feet, was that Garnier Aloe Vera intense 7 day moisturiser is amazing and even heals calluses! For £3 for a big bottle, it will last at least a year as I now apply daily after a bath. It makes my soles baby soft like after a salon pedicure!

 

[Transformation2021]

Hair extensions thins your hair out. Never again

 

[MissOrange]

Hair extensions thins your hair out. Never again

Sorry you had this happen. I watched The Strays on netflix and when I saw her collection of wigs and what her hair looked like without the wigs, I was shocked. I thought, no way do I want to end up losing so much hair myself from bleaching or as you have experienced from hair extensions. My hair used to grow to my bum in my 20s and in my 40s it was down to my waist and one guy actually pulled at my hair thinking it was a wig or extensions but it was my natural hair. Never did I imagine my hair thinning out so much that I have had to trim the ends or look like I have bits of straw at the end of my hair. And each trim, meant my hair length was getting shorter and shorter over the past 4 years of bleaching. I then thought I will end up with a bob if I continue bleaching just to be blonde.

My hair is light brown to brown now and tomorrow I shall dye it with L’oreal excellence 5.0 brown which will make it dark brown/black. Then I can say hangug saram iyeyo and look it. lol.

 

[Otto8]

I wonder if eyelash extensions will thin your eyelashes out.

Not the eyelashes that you can buy and put on at home, but the semi-permanent ones where the lash techinician uses glue.

I only mention this because there is a post above talking about hair extensions thinning your hair out.

 

[MissOrange]

I wonder if eyelash extensions will thin your eyelashes out.

Not the eyelashes that you can buy and put on at home, but the semi-permanent ones where the lash techinician uses glue.

I only mention this because there is a post above talking about hair extensions thinning your hair out.

Good point @Otto8! I never tried salon false eyelashes. Thank goodness I only tried duralash ardell lashes at home. Imagine losing all one’s eyelashes due to overuse of eyelash extensions!

I had dinner guests who had never met me before last night and when I pointed to a wedding photo and said that is my 28 year old daughter, one of the guests said, ”How can that be? But you look 28!” Boy was I happy.

I did not dye my hair black brown last Tuesday as the supermarket was out of stock. I think I shall stick with this brown colour for now.

 

[MissOrange]

Here is what my hair looked like 4 years ago at age 52, thick, healthy and long, before it was bleached blonde and the second one is last month after 4 years of salon bleaching. See how thin the hair got and much shorter as it could not grow. Maybe if you want to be blonde, try a human hair wig? I just hope that my long thick hair comes back now. My hair tolerated L'oreal Excellence for 10 years as a brunette so I shall stick to this to continue to hide the grey hair strands.

 

[NYhgal]

Hi @MissOrange, I’ve been following your thread for the past year or so and am planning my Seoul surgery journey for April / May for revision SMAS lift and revision rhinoplasty. So excited!

I’m 43 and have also experienced hair thinning due to bleaching but also as I discovered due to natural aging. I have been using Minoxidil 2% topical for the past couple of years and it has restored my hair fullness to what I had as a teen! Not sure it’ll work for everyone but I recommend trying it.

Because it’s a forever commitment (if it works) I documented before starting with photos and four months after. I confirmed it really truly was helping - quite noticeably. I’ve stuck with it and my hair is no longer thinning at all. If you haven’t tried it I’d definitely say it’s worth a shot.

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and research. It’s made my own journey much for informed and less lonely

 

[caylalaila]

nice post i enjoyed reading

 

[MissOrange]

Hi @MissOrange, I’ve been following your thread for the past year or so and am planning my Seoul surgery journey for April / May for revision SMAS lift and revision rhinoplasty. So excited!

I’m 43 and have also experienced hair thinning due to bleaching but also as I discovered due to natural aging. I have been using Minoxidil 2% topical for the past couple of years and it has restored my hair fullness to what I had as a teen! Not sure it’ll work for everyone but I recommend trying it.

Because it’s a forever commitment (if it works) I documented before starting with photos and four months after. I confirmed it really truly was helping - quite noticeably. I’ve stuck with it and my hair is no longer thinning at all. If you haven’t tried it I’d definitely say it’s worth a shot.

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and research. It’s made my own journey much for informed and less lonely

Thank you so much for sharing this advice @calihapagal! I am so pleased you found something that worked. I will now look into it too!

 

[Lien]

@MissOrange, I'd like to ask you something about the explant and fat transfer procedure you had. Do you have any hard lumps in your breasts and are you experiencing any pain?

I've had 3 small lumps (about the size of marbles), 2 in my left and 1 in my right. For the last 2-3 months, I've been experiencing pain in my left breast right where one of the lumps is. Funny thing is I only experience pain when I lie down at night, and the pain is not just in the left breast but on my back too on the left side right behind my breast. I've tried to wear a bras to bed and it seems to be helping. I am wondering if it's adhesions and/or fat necrosis; and lying down without any supporting bras results in the muscles being pulled backwards, hence the pain. I've also been doing yoga and been trying to stretch the muscles there which seems to also be helping.

I had my procedure done in March 2020. It's strange that the muscles are still pulling and appear to not have healed yet.

 

[MissOrange]

@MissOrange, I'd like to ask you something about the explant and fat transfer procedure you had. Do you have any hard lumps in your breasts and are you experiencing any pain?

I've had 3 small lumps (about the size of marbles), 2 in my left and 1 in my right. For the last 2-3 months, I've been experiencing pain in my left breast right where one of the lumps is. Funny thing is I only experience pain when I lie down at night, and the pain is not just in the left breast but on my back too on the left side right behind my breast. I've tried to wear a bras to bed and it seems to be helping. I am wondering if it's adhesions and/or fat necrosis; and lying down without any supporting bras results in the muscles being pulled backwards, hence the pain. I've also been doing yoga and been trying to stretch the muscles there which seems to also be helping.

I had my procedure done in March 2020. It's strange that the muscles are still pulling and appear to not have healed yet.

Hi @Lien, I am sorry to hear you are having pain post fat transfer. I would advise you get an ultrasound, be seen in breast clinic or see your surgeon for a review. No, I have had no pain or lumps post explant and subsequent fat transfer. I get regular mammograms and recently had an ultrasound when I had breast pain from HRT. I stopped the HRT and the pain disappeared so I will not be using HRT ever again.

 

[Lien]

Hi @Lien, I am sorry to hear you are having pain post fat transfer. I would advise you get an ultrasound, be seen in breast clinic or see your surgeon for a review. No, I have had no pain or lumps post explant and subsequent fat transfer. I get regular mammograms and recently had an ultrasound when I had breast pain from HRT. I stopped the HRT and the pain disappeared so I will not be using HRT ever again.

Thank you, @MissOrange, I've had both an ultrasound and a mammogram. Going to see the Dr this Friday. We'll see. Fingers crosed. Glad you've had no complications. Yah, HRT doesn't sound like a good idea.

 

[chynababyface]

Yes I too wondered why bqq went to banobagi for a facelift after zygoma reduction at Regen and not get the facelift at Regen also.

I sent my non hydrated photos to Dr Hong at Fresh and the reply was I needed a lifting procedure and if I felt my cheeks were too full he could remove some fg. I am thinking why did I drink 1.6 litres of water on the morning of my consult for FL with Amir but then it appears he does a mini lift and the definitive lift is smas. So I am also confused and going in circles especially after reading that the default setting for the S9 phone for selfies is basic beauty mode!!! So I had to retake my selfies after cancelling beauty mode and my face still looks slimmer in selfies than in a mirror?! I hope I don't have bdd as this would really be confusing. Thank goodness I have a concrete 15 cm width measurement that cannot lie so ideally I should be getting posterior zygoma reduction followed by a smas facelift. Sigh. That is too much effort and cost for an old lady. Maybe my face is wider as I now weigh 101 lbs, the most I have been this year. Aargh.

I haven't heard of that doctor at Regen but if he is their fg expert and did bqq he should be fine. There is a recent post with photos of Regen fg in another thread about sagging. Looks good but then she got threadlift too? Is this a case of upselling or did she need it with fg?

Did you have any experience with Fresh for fat graft?

 

[MissOrange]

Did you have any experience with Fresh for fat graft?

Hi @chynababyface, no I have no personal experience of Fresh for fat graft. There is a British lady on here who was very happy with her facial fat graft contouring with Fresh.

 

[MissOrange]

For those who will be in London on April 27, I have agreed to be a live model to show the results of my rhinoplasty, facial fat graft and facelift. There will be 3 UK plastic surgeons there who specialise in facelifts, rhinoplasty and fat graft, Anthony Macquillan (facelifts), Lucian Ion (my rhino surgeon who also does facelifts) and Tunc Tiryaki (fat grafting) giving a talk and for £16 more you can get a mini consult, ie the £65 ticket includes the consult vs the £49 without. You have to let the organiser know which surgeon you want the mini consult with. A full consult with Lucian Ion is now £325 so for £16 it is a massive bargain for a mini consult to say yes or no whether he can help you with your nose or face.

The quandary over Deep plane vs Smas Facelift and Damage caused by Devices

Your opportunity to meet with some of the finest London Facial Plastic Surgeons/Facial fat transfer experts and top injectors-

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I haven’t seen Lucian in 7 years! I had the permanent prolene sutures removed as my nose was reacting and forming an abscess and hole and he kindly exchanged for long acting absorbable. It makes me smile when he had me sign a consent form not guaranteeing my nose would last more than 4 months with absorbable sutures. Thank goodness my scar tissue has held everything in place for 7 years+ touch wood! What I love about him is he is humble and very patient-centred. He actively listens. If you have a difficult nose that needs specialist revision, I would absolutely recommend you fly in to see Lucian.

I wish I had not dyed my hair dark until after the event. Sigh. I think I look more attractive with blonde hair than dark hair. Oh well. Finally ladies get to see my results in person instead of rely on the android lens. Although I already know I had good results by meeting @dannythedragon in person in London earlier.