Transformation 2013!

There is nothing in this post on sex so men, you may want to go to another post.

You only live once.  That’s my motto to live by so I like to try everything once.  I have a great friend who is a Physician Associate in Aesthetic Medicine. I overheard her asking our mutual friend about volunteering for this procedure she wanted to learn. Immediately I pounced. I volunteer! I’ll be the guinea pig! Lord knows when I would ever be able to afford to do it myself.. if ever and it isn’t permanent. I told her she could do anything she wanted. I’d drive anywhere. This was going to be fun!

It was interesting to hear her talk to her associate about the “flaws” in my face. There were a few words I didn’t understand but I figured, it’s probably better not to know some things. They have numbing cream for your lips. I didn’t use any on the face, no one did. I was surprised that the needles in the face really didn’t hurt as much as I imagined. She used this product and it was like she put it in and then manually molded it. I guess I have a skeletal face that comes with age and being fit. Lol.. We start to look “gaunt”. She put it in my temples and softened my cheekbone. It was then the lips. That hurt! Even with the numbing cream. I do think I may have wiped it off too early but I was drooling trying to drink water! Again she used the fingers to manipulate it. So strange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I only ended up with a small bruise which was no big deal. Living in OC, no one thinks you are getting abused. It doesn’t even occur to them. You went and got a touch up. She did an amazing job. Not a lot of people noticed which is I guess a compliment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two and a half weeks later I check in for pics. Hmm.. I guess my temples didn’t fill up enough so lets do some more. Was I up for it? Of course! I wasn’t expecting her to do another procedure so I didn’t have my camera ready. She did the temples and then the lines that go down from your nose to mouth. The lines were filled with a filler. She stretched it out. I also heard them talk about my chin. What was up with my chin? Guess what! Our chin is a muscle. I had no idea. As we get older and experience stress, we tense that muscle which can cause your chin to push up, even protrude a little. Botox is used to relax it. She didn’t do it to me that day but I was loving the learning something new!

She is  not done and I am sticking with her. I trust her and it’s really kind of fascinating to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I didn’t realize:  You can touch your face and feel the injection. You can feel in under your skin. I had my son touch my face in a spot, wigged him out. Lol.. Another surprise, the lips. When I purse my lips, I can feel the bumps where the stuff is. I didn’t know that. I thought maybe after a few days it would spread out or something and when I think about it, if it spread out, they would go back to their norm. Still.. I had no idea. I haven’t kissed anyone yet. I will and I wonder what that will be like. Will they feel the spots? Will it be different? What about oral? How will that be? That answer will have to wait a little because of the last thing. The injections in the temples and cheeks to soften have left my jaw kind of sore when I open it a little wide. I mean, my best talent in my opinion, it ain’t happening. It hurts. I was told to take motrin and I am sure it will go away, like the bruise, but was surprised by it. The insane half of my head believes if it hurt opening it at all, I could lose some weight. I said it was the insane side. I am going to post pics because aren’t you curious? They aren’t the most flattering. Your face is completely washed with alcohol (not the fun kind).

I will say this. I got the second part done on Monday. Today, I was getting in my car and a neighbor said that I have been looking really pretty lately. Hmm.. How about that? I wonder if it has to do with these adjustments. I didn’t reveal my secret. I don’t know why, it’s not like nobody does it. I will say that I think that is a compliment to my friend who has been doing it. I don’t look hugely different. I don’t look like I have a plastic face. My lips aren’t gigantic like the ones I see all around. You can tell if I’m sad or mad. I am pointing that out because I watched a few of the Real Housewives of Orange County and those faces did not move! Not at all! And their lips! How do they not see what they look like? My dog shows more expression than they do! It’s like a mannequin… plastic. No thank you.

Five days later, jaw pain is gone. Is it worth the bruises and pain so far? Yes.  If I could only afford to get one of the things done that have been done so far? That is the funny part. I would want to get the lips. I don’t know why. I guess I wasn’t happy with them? What has been done that got me the most “Wow.. you look good”, I think it is the rounding on the cheeks and the temple. Not what I would have expected. Go figure.

I will continue to update with my transformation and how it feels, just in case you are curious. Now prepare for the pics!