Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 I am about 6 1/2 weeks post-op and had the upper jaw taken up and out and the lower jaw taken back (to correct a bad under bite). In addition to the dramatic change in just my jaw, I had liposuction for my " double chin " and the surgeon knew I hated how round my face was, so he removed some fat (free of charge!) from my cheeks just under the cheek bone. I've been extremely swollen and the OS said to expect it to slowly go down over a few more months. (Aaaaahhhh!) The thing is....as I am getting used to this new face and new look, others aren't. An attorney that I work for kept staring at me at lunch and finally said, " okay, I can't stop looking at you. But you look so weird and I can't remember what you looked like before. " What do you say to something like that?! I just blankly looked at him and was speechless. I get this all the time. Another girl in the firm said, just today, " When will your face go down and look normal? " To top it off, I saw an old friend from high school over the weekend and he said, " Why do you look like.....weird. Like, you're not you? " I am just feeling so down about this and don't have a clue how to react! I'm so tired of talking about " the surgery " ! Over the 4rth of July I actually had a family member I haven't seen in a while ask me if I had a face-lift and a nose job. It's like a game to guess what all I had done to my face! I am just beginning to really enjoy the new look but it's so hard when people are just mean sometimes! Who all is just plain sick of hearing, " Why did you do that to yourself? " or " You're crazy!!!! " . Just had to get all that off my chest. Have a great week/end everyone. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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