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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 40.

The cheapest, easiest thing I did for my skin was quit drinking a couple years ago. I also started using tretinoin last year. My skin looks much glowier and it reduced my deeper wrinkles.

I got my first Botox earlier this year. I couldn't get it in my forehead as I have heavy hooded eyes and need to raise my eyebrows to see well, so I got what my injector called a 'Botox brow lift.'. I loved the results but still would have liked to do something about the forehead lines.

Long story short, I am booked for an upper and lower bleph (lower with CO2 laser) and a lateral brow lift in July. Amazingly, insurance will cover the upper bleph and I will pay out of pocket for the rest. I am very excited![/quote]

Did you have your surgery? How are you liking your results?[/quote]

Hi there! I had the surgery 8 days ago, so too soon to see what everything will look when the swelling goes down. I did not bruise much at all but I do have swelling in the mid face (I guess from the lower bleph) so I still look quite 'surgical'. I definitely look younger though.

The initial recovery was pretty rough. It was 3 or 4 days of mostly being locked in the guest room and icing my face, applying wet compresses, etc. I guess I knew that there would be staples in my head (from the lateral brow lift) but the reality of it is pretty jarring. The upper eyelid stitches came out Wednesday of last week and the staples in my head (!) will come out this coming Monday.

The actual upper bleph was not painful at all. The CO2 laser was rough for the first couple of days but healed quickly. The skin looks rejuvenated but I still have fine lines under the corner of my inner eye. Probably I would skip it if I had a chance to do it again. It's also significantly more painful than a sunburn, which is what they say it feels like.

I will update in a couple of weeks when my face settles.[/quote]

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