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Acording to the Sculptor's instructions, as of today I no longer need to tape my nose at all (I forgot to last night – really), wear my glasses on that stupid hook on my forehead, or use the evil prescription shampoo. Actually, I think i'll use the shampoo one last time this morning.
I'm cleared to resume "all activities" except those that require a helmet, e.g. bicycling. So, I've got seven more weeks of walking a lot.
Here, once again, is the state of the face from top to bottom.
Top of scalp: still largely lacking sensation, but I think it's coming back around the incision.
Incision: mostly red, with maybe 1 cm of scabbing left. It's mostly flattened out, though, and the bruise-colored dimples are shrinking, fading, and disappearing.
Forehead: there's a small numb patch in the upper left corner, but otherwise everything looks and feels good.
The short-lived bruise-like patches that appeared variously below my eyes or on my right brow bone, depending on the day, have stopped appearing just in the last couple of days.
Nose: looking fantastic! The numbness from the tip to the base of the nostrils seems to be going away. I think there may be a little swelling left at the tip.
Lower gums: my tissue seems to have grown right over (!) all remaining threads.
Upper lip: it seems to have filled in a bit from the lift, which is perfect. The sagging at the corners of my mouth was a little alarming in the first two weeks, but it's mostly gone now.
There's some numbness from my upper lip to my chin, but that too seems to be going away.
Chin and jaw: right on.
But the takeaway here is that this has been a resounding success.
Edited to add: My glasses slipped down my nose before, but now they do it even more. Luckily, I live a short walk from where I got them, and they'll adjust them for me. Life in the big city.
I'm cleared to resume "all activities" except those that require a helmet, e.g. bicycling. So, I've got seven more weeks of walking a lot.
Here, once again, is the state of the face from top to bottom.
Top of scalp: still largely lacking sensation, but I think it's coming back around the incision.
Incision: mostly red, with maybe 1 cm of scabbing left. It's mostly flattened out, though, and the bruise-colored dimples are shrinking, fading, and disappearing.
Forehead: there's a small numb patch in the upper left corner, but otherwise everything looks and feels good.
The short-lived bruise-like patches that appeared variously below my eyes or on my right brow bone, depending on the day, have stopped appearing just in the last couple of days.
Nose: looking fantastic! The numbness from the tip to the base of the nostrils seems to be going away. I think there may be a little swelling left at the tip.
Lower gums: my tissue seems to have grown right over (!) all remaining threads.
Upper lip: it seems to have filled in a bit from the lift, which is perfect. The sagging at the corners of my mouth was a little alarming in the first two weeks, but it's mostly gone now.
There's some numbness from my upper lip to my chin, but that too seems to be going away.
Chin and jaw: right on.
But the takeaway here is that this has been a resounding success.
Edited to add: My glasses slipped down my nose before, but now they do it even more. Luckily, I live a short walk from where I got them, and they'll adjust them for me. Life in the big city.
