Day 4 Post-Surgery: Today my healing is continually improving. So much so I was able to give myself a little pampering session, after all I haven’t showered since before surgery on Wednesday. I did my usual facial routine but you can read all about that below. I also managed to shampoo and give my hair a conditioning treatment using a hose attachment in the spa but it’s still not styled. Just having clean hair was enough for me. I then removed the tape from my arms which was getting rather unpleasant (I’ll spare you all the details), gave them a nice gentle wash, applied some Arnica cream to help bring out the bruising for quicker healing and put the arm compression garments on. That alone made me feel like a million dollars again. Okay so that’s probably some what over exaggerated but you know what I mean.
Daniel even pointed out to me that I’m probably the only person during this recent heat wave that not only didn’t sweat but also didn’t shower. Plus I was wearing a Lycra and compression garment the entire time. Strange huh? A lot of it has to do with my nerve endings not working properly due to the surgery so I haven’t been sweating or feeling the heat like everyone else which is probably a good thing all things considered.
I was refereed to this really great website. It’s a great resource for information and to learn from other patients who have had the same procedures is priceless. There’s been a little bit on confusion in regards to why I’ve gone down this path and I felt I needed to say this so that everyone understands my point of view, after all we are being honest and upfront about everything here ladies. First of all this is a very personal decision and one I don’t feel I have to explain or justify to anyone other than my husband. And secondly I want you all to understand that liposuction is a contouring procedure not a weight-loss procedure. This is by no means a “quick fix” or a means to “fast track” me to any goal. If you really need to understand the whys and what fors I’ll happily post about it for you, just say the word.
So tomorrow I’ll be driving myself to the Ashley Centre. It’s shower day ladies and I have absolutely no idea what I’m in for. My nurse no doubt will be removing the last of the tape (that’s going to hurt) and getting rid of all the colouring in my surgeon did pre-surgery. Not sure how I’m going to feel about the water hitting my skin considering every thing’s so numb and sensitive. One way to find out though. To be continued…
Day 2 Post-Fraxel: This has been by far the easiest procedure and process. Each morning and evening I use Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser followed by the Cetaphil Moisturising Cream. Then at any stage of the day if I feel my skin feeling tight or dry I simply re-apply more moisturiser, that’s it. My swelling and redness have disappeared and my skin feels, well it feels like I’ve never exfoliated in my entire life so it’s dry and rough to touch on the surface. I’m drying out more so around the nose and mouth but that’s quite common for patients. I’m also starting to get the “milo face” effect which isn’t pretty. It’s where all the skin pigmentation, sun damage and freckles start lifting ready to be exfoliated on Thursday. So that’s about it for that. I’ll take photos tomorrow and post up for those that are interested.
I think that about covers everything for today. Okay so, I’ll take some more progress photos and will post them up tomorrow at some stage for you all. Well the weekend is almost over and a new week is on the horizon. I’m going to make mine a great one, I hope that you do too.
