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So I had custom midface and chin implant surgery with Dr. Y back in March. Overall, I'm happy with the results, but I can't help but think that another 2-3 mm on the anterior and lateral portions of the midface implants would have made my face look even more chiseled.
I sent photos to Dr. Y and asked him if he would recommend doing a revision to add maybe 2 more mm to the implants, and he said he wouldn't do it. So I guess if I ever do want a revision, I'll have to go with Eppley or whoever else happens to be the go-to surgeon for male custom facial implants in the future. Otherwise, I might just consider touching up the implants with a small amount of filler after I've fixed everything else (eyes, jaw implant, etc.). But then again, the whole point of getting surgery was to not have to ever worry about paying for filler injections.
I had to work yesterday and took some new photos in the employee locker room/bathroom, which has lighting that seems to really bring out bone structure elements in photographs. I've linked to those photos below:
There's no frauding of any kind in those photos (I.e., no puckering my lips, not dropping my jaw, etc.). I say this because in most of the "before" photos I posted in which people said I didn't look "that bad," I was frauding to make the cheeks look more defined/hollowed-out. If you notice, in the last three photos, the midface definition isn't nearly as noticeable; I included those on purpose to show you just how much of a difference lighting makes in bringing out the structural changes imparted by the implants.
Here are a few other random photos I've taken in different lighting conditions. I specifically took the photos of my reflection in the car window because I think they do a good job of depicting the degree of comprehensive midface augmentation I got from the implants -- not just in the malar area, but under the eyes as well (notice the sharp creases under the eyes, which are created by ridges on the implants). You can also see the squareness of the chin pretty well. Dr. Y said he basically tried to design the implants to create the illusion of my whole midface being more forward-grown, since I have/had (in his words) "midface retraction." However, notice how the results look much more subtle in the last photo, which was included to give you an idea (again) of just how much of a difference the type of lighting makes. I'm clenching my masseters in this photo as well. The next-to-last photo was taken in front of the same mirror but about 10 feet further back; the reason it looks so blurry is because I had to zoom in really close on my phone's camera. Link below:
What do you guys think? Should I consider a revision?
I sent photos to Dr. Y and asked him if he would recommend doing a revision to add maybe 2 more mm to the implants, and he said he wouldn't do it. So I guess if I ever do want a revision, I'll have to go with Eppley or whoever else happens to be the go-to surgeon for male custom facial implants in the future. Otherwise, I might just consider touching up the implants with a small amount of filler after I've fixed everything else (eyes, jaw implant, etc.). But then again, the whole point of getting surgery was to not have to ever worry about paying for filler injections.
I had to work yesterday and took some new photos in the employee locker room/bathroom, which has lighting that seems to really bring out bone structure elements in photographs. I've linked to those photos below:
There's no frauding of any kind in those photos (I.e., no puckering my lips, not dropping my jaw, etc.). I say this because in most of the "before" photos I posted in which people said I didn't look "that bad," I was frauding to make the cheeks look more defined/hollowed-out. If you notice, in the last three photos, the midface definition isn't nearly as noticeable; I included those on purpose to show you just how much of a difference lighting makes in bringing out the structural changes imparted by the implants.
Here are a few other random photos I've taken in different lighting conditions. I specifically took the photos of my reflection in the car window because I think they do a good job of depicting the degree of comprehensive midface augmentation I got from the implants -- not just in the malar area, but under the eyes as well (notice the sharp creases under the eyes, which are created by ridges on the implants). You can also see the squareness of the chin pretty well. Dr. Y said he basically tried to design the implants to create the illusion of my whole midface being more forward-grown, since I have/had (in his words) "midface retraction." However, notice how the results look much more subtle in the last photo, which was included to give you an idea (again) of just how much of a difference the type of lighting makes. I'm clenching my masseters in this photo as well. The next-to-last photo was taken in front of the same mirror but about 10 feet further back; the reason it looks so blurry is because I had to zoom in really close on my phone's camera. Link below:
What do you guys think? Should I consider a revision?
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