Wrinkles gone

[Marigold2]

This was today the day after. I am a bit swollen and sore. It hurts to laugh which I do a lot of but you can judge for yourself. I personally am amazed and think my mouth area looks 10 to 15 years younger. I am 51 and I am very happy to have those lines gone.

[Marigold2]

[Marigold2]

I will have another photo taken in a week when the swelling goes down. I can't believe how instant the effect was. My mouth area looks so young and so do my lips. I could have used a ton of face cream and never gotten these results.

[Marigold2]

This was taken about three weeks ago. You can see the deep lines in my face.

[Twisterdog]

I think your "before" pictures are lovely. I don't see anything at all wrong with your face, you are very pretty.

But if it makes you feel better about yourself, then that's all that counts!

[sirrahbed]

If I had the money, I think I would like to get a little something done if it would make me feel so much better. I recently lost tons of weight and have some skin I would love to have *tucked* I am glad to hear that you had such quick and good results. Having things done right there where you work and from people you trust must have been a very good experience too!

It will be fun to see your before and after pictures because I don't see any wrinkles in the picture you posted here

[Medusa]

Yes, I can tell the difference and you're right, it's removed a lot of years from your face but you looked pretty good to start with, Monica. Your lines weren't that deep. I'd love to have something done but I am afraid of injections b/c a foreign substance is being injected into the body and I worry about future effects or even instant allergies. I think I'd rather have a nip and a tuck. As I mentioned, a friend of mine had a procedure done b/c she wanted the wattle removed. It really did change her appearance except now, several years later, she's sagging on one side a little bit. I don't have a wattle, fortunately, but I do have lots of laugh lines and the beginning of what I call the Howdy Doody chin.

I look at cosmetic surgery as an extension of makeup and as long as you choose a qualified, board certified surgeon and it's in the budget, why not? There are people who get carried away w/it and have entirely too much done and there are also people who don't need it, such as teenagers or very young adults but for the most part I think women just want a fresh look again and not something drastic that totally changes their appearance. Good for you, girl. You look good and I'm happy that you're happy.

[Bonny]

You look great Monica.

[K9karen]

Like I said, earlier, far be it from me to criticize anybody who wants to feel and look better. My hair turned grey in my late 20's and I had become allergic to hair dye in my late 30's. I get nothing but compliments on how great my hair looks, very natural (Ha! All these rock stars dying their hair grey!). I'm getting way too many wrinkles on my face, but not bad enough to bother me..yet. I got Invisaline braces last summer because I always thought I needed braces and spent years smiling with my mouth shut. Not finished yet with the process. But I did it for ME. When liposuction first came out, I had it done 3x and never regretted a second. No diet/excercise could have helped my problem. It's blissful to feel good about yourself.

BTW, Marigold, you look fantastic!! What a difference!

[Asiel]

Surgery is surgery no matter how minor so if anyone is thinking of injections please see a reputable qualified person to explain ALL the details to you beforehand. The internet is not the place to get the information you need, And the same rule applies to hair dyes...I'm so glad I was never tempted to use them, besides the fact that my allergies would have kicked in. But so many oncologists are now warning people of the dangers of hair dyes. It seems the dyes go through the scalp and into the system and can be the cause of many cancers or tumours. If someone does have cancer and goes for chemo the first thing they are asked is if they dye their hair, then they are told they can never use hair dyes again because of the danger of the dye getting into their system and reactivating the cancer cells.
I prefer to stay "au naturel" and save myself the grief of what will happen down the line. My self esteem doesn't need the boost from all that foreign junk in my body.
People have been searching for the fountain of youth since the beginning of times....