Cheek implant and Buccal Fat Pad removal
I remember reading through the forum and know that there are a few of you guys who want to undergo cheek implant surgeries and buccal fat pad removal.
Till this day there isn't much shared about buccal and cheek implants in this forum because i believe it is a less popular procedure as compared to others.
I will be sharing with you guys my recovery and i hope my sharing will be able to help some of you guys ok
Surgery Day
I reached Tokai Clinic on the 30th, which is yesterday, in the morning.
(I chose Dr. Pat from Tokai and not Dr. Nara from Hatyai because Dr. Pat was the surgeon who did my Revision Rhinoplasty back in febuary and i'm very pleased with his results, my nose looks fantastic now)
Imagine Patricia Moks nose to Song hye kyo's nose, i'm not exagerating haha!
Anyway I headed down to tokai and reached his clinic at 10am.
He wasn't there for my consultation much to my dismay although i already confirmed consultation with him at 10am through email.
I felt it was rather unprofessional but he rushed down to see me immediately and we managed to finish consultation by 11am.
Dr. Pat claims that he was not there on time for my consultation as many people arrange appointments with him and do not turn up in the end. So all of you who are reading this and is guilty of such, shame on you! At least email or call him to inform him ok!
Anyway, Dr Pat is a rather extreme doctor and his results will not be as subtle and natural as Dr. Nara's from Hatyai. Thus i would advice you to refrain going to Dr. Pat if you only want minor changes.
If you want a typical korean or caucasian nose or a smaller less bulbous nose tip, Dr. Pat would be the man for you
I decided to do cheek implants as i have very flat cheekbones and Dr. Pat gave me a high and sharp nose the previous time, thus making my face look unbalanced.
I believe many of you, like me, are afraid of doing cheek implants and end up looking like a chipmunk, or having your face look much broader and wider.
Thus during the consultation, knowing him to be extreme in his plastic surgery, i kept emphasizing i wanted a small implant that will make my cheeks look higher but not broader.
I requested to see the implants he was going to use and chose the smallest sized one, which he agreed was more suitable for my face.
In addition to that, i had Buccal (pronounced as Buckle) fat pad removal so that my cheeks will look more defined. I chose the smallest implant, thus the requirement of Buccal fat Pad removal was neccessary to make my cheeks look as natural and defined as possible.
I was given sedation and local anesthetic by Dr. Pat and i woke up in the midst of the surgery. I couldn't feel the pain except for the tugging and pulling of my mouth which made me uncomfortable, i also heard squeaking sounds when he was putting in my implant. In addition to that, i also smelt burnt meat
I think Dr. Pat was lasering my gums to prevent less bleeding.
I was out of surgery by 1pm in the afternoon and the pain was seriously bad. I would rate the rhinoplasty a pain factor of 1/10 and cheek and buccal implants a 5/10.
As i was lying down in his recovery room, the nurses and Dr. Pat made conscious efforts in coming up to visit me and talk to me (i couldn't talk much or smile at them cause my face was super pain)
I was feeling nauseous and told the nurses, immdiately she gave me a yellow pill to take, but i still vomited in the end
Worse thing is i vomited in the sink and i think i clogged it, poor Bee (A nurse there) had to wear a glove and remove my puke from the sink. I felt really bad.
Caution: Do not eat before the surgery for at least 6 hours!
The nurses called a cab for me at around 3 and i left for the airport back to singapore. I reached home at around 8pm and i went to bed immediately while icing my cheeks to prevent swelling. I woke up 3 times last night to vomit, presumably cause of the anesthetic.
Day 1
Surgery day is not counted as day 1.
It is my first day after surgery now, and my cheeks are really swollen, like how a hamster looks with lotsa food in their mouths. The swelling, like all other surgeries will hit a peak at the 3rd to 4th day, so imagine the agony, my face is so swollen i don't see how much more swollen it can get.
I would conclude that it is the Buccal fat pad removal that is hurting more then the cheek implants as when i apply pressure to my face, the Buccal Pad incision hurts more!
Dr Pat also gave me a compression to wear over my face, but wearing it gave me a haedache, probably due to the pressure of the compression, so i am not wearing it and will probably wait for it to heal on its own.
BTW Thai airlines is really cheap now, i paid $280 Nett for a round trip. And their food is really good. I couln't resist their breakfast thus i think that was the cause of me vomiting.
I will not be posting photos online, i hope you guys understand as if i do, i would have to show you my whole face and i may be reconised by people, so refrain from asking me for photos. I would love to keep my identity safe
Shy lah!
Will update you on the 3rd or 4th day of my surgery!
Oh and don't hesistate to drop me some questions if you have any, i will be checking online constantly, cause i'm stuck at home and i have nothing to do.
And sorry for the really long post
Love, anna
