Life-changing transformation! 👏❤️

After losing an incredible 130 lbs through hard work and dedication, our beautiful patient was ready for the next step in her journey! She underwent a fleur-de-lis tummy tuck along with a breast lift with implants and an internal bra to address excess skin and restore breast fullness.

These photos show her full transformation, from before losing 130 lbs (not immediately before surgery) to nearly 1 year after her mommy makeover!

We wanted to share her inspiring transformation in hopes of encouraging others who may be working toward their own goals or just getting started. We're so proud of how far she's come

I wanted to share some pictures of my nose journey, and give some of my thoughts on the process! We've got:

-The official in-office 6 month comparison photos (the first was taken in April when I had a little bit of sun on my skin, the 2nd was this month and I am quite pale)

-A selfie the day of getting the cast taken off

-A selfie before surgery

-A selfie on the 6 month mark (I was trying to make a neutral expression but I just look sort of sad, I'm not sad!)

As you can see, the change in swelling is extreme. 80% of my nose at the beginning was swelling (not an exact number, but you get the idea). Also ignore my sad expression, I was still in a post surgery daze, but I was feeling happy on the inside.

Overall, my nose is still not "perfect", there is some asymmetricity. But, that's just the structure of my nose, and my face in general. That was never going to change. I think my surgeon is a wizard for how equal he was able to make my nostrils while still looking natural and not making any external nostril alterations. I'd say my favorite thing about my new nose is that I don't really notice it specifically. It blends in with my face. My old nose stuck out to me and it was the first thing I noticed in every picture.

Pre-surgery, I went into the rhinoplasty journey with no ideal nose in mind, I had no inspiration picture or specific image I wanted to see on my face. My nose curved downward, I had a very bulbous tip, and very uneven nostrils both in location and size. I just wanted those 3 things changed. Not even necessarily erased or "fixed", but just changed and made better in some way. And my surgeon delivered!! I think it helps to go into it without a preconceived notion of what it should look like exactly.

In terms of healing, goodness gracious there's really no way to prepare. When they say it takes a long time... it takes a long time. I had a spitting stitch about a month post surgery that got mildly infected, I sent a pic to my surgeon and he prescribed an antibiotic ointment and it went away. I badgered my husband constantly about if the inside looked okay or if something was wrong. Everything is so red and puffy and sensitive still, even when the outside looks healed! I got bumps and crusty stuff and mild nosebleeds. I used saline spray obsessively! And I kept in mind the 3 terrors: fever, discharge, very red on the outside. If I didn't have those then I knew it was nothing actually bad. Tbh I think it helped getting the mild infection early on because from then on I knew what to look for. And if anyone is curious as to what my spitting stitch looked like I can post it in the comments, it was pretty yuck.

I was also unaware of how much the skin itself can change. I lived my whole life never really having acne on my face (I know I am very lucky), but after surgery I now have acne on my nose. It can be caused by the adhesive and go away after a few weeks, but for me its been 6 months and it hasn't gone away or changed. I had to find a skincare routine and now I keep it under control but it is still like completely different skin than the rest of my face in terms of the pores and acne.

Lastly, I was not prepared for the amount of people that didn't even notice! We really are our harshest critics and in real life no one is constantly staring at our nose, nitpicking every flaw.

If you have any specific questions feel free to ask!

Hi! So I have been seeing a ton of discourse on here about undereye bags, hallows, genetic bags, "discoloration" all that and I figured since it's been over 2 years now since I had mine done I'd like to share my results!

About 2 years ago I went to a plastic surgeons office to meet with an injector to address my genetically bad undereye bags. They're deep, purple, and became way more noticeable after I gave birth to my son.

My injector gave me a few options, the one I liked the most was the lest permanent and she is super experienced and this is a very high end office. She told me she can run a thread needle, it looks like a long fishing line, and inject filler carefully into the area under/around the natural fat pad that is there inside the undereye bag. She built the area up and smoothed it out, but informed me that the purplish color is just how it is, but will look less pronounced because there won't be a shadow anymore.

Totally okay with that, my issue was that concealer did nothing to help make me look more "awake" anyway, the shadow is like 95% of the problem lol

It was uncomfortable but not painful, just a really weird sensation of the long flexible needle going in in my mid cheek, going up under the skin to inject small amounts of filler under my eye. She never directed the needle to go up past the fat pad, this is super dangerous and a big no no, so it goes nowhere near the eyelid, and stays just between the fat pad and the orbital bone/upper cheek.

Immediately after I was SO IMPRESSED. Legit perfect outcome.

there was some lumpiness that settled down in under a week, and I had no discomfort or swelling. I instantly looked brighter, well rested(although I most definitely was not well rested lmao), the overall color was lighter but still faintly there, which just ended up looking romantic and natural.

I haven't had the need for a touch up in almost 2 years. I may not ever need to! Pictures 1-2 are before, 3 is before with concealer, pictures 4-5 are immediately after, 6 with concealer, 7 is current no makeup!!

Totally awake BBL this morning, took about 1.5 hours after the lidocaine kicked in. Butt will get a bit smaller as swelling goes down and with a bit of fat loss but wowwww. So happy with it so far. Just been taking Tylenol and its been managing the pain really well.

Hello everyone,

I am Dr. Celal Alioğlu, a European Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, active member of American Society of Plastic Surgeons, ASAPS and ISAPS based in Istanbul.

Our patient came in bothered by the hump on his nose, mostly in profile. He wanted it gone. With male noses I try to keep the dorsum straight rather than scooped, avoid rotating the tip upward. So, the hump was reduced and the tip was refined conservatively and supported for stability.

At three months, the profile is looking like how we planned it. There is still some swelling all around, more on the tip, but it will keep refining over the next 9-12 months.

Happy to answer any questions about you might have about rhinoplasty techniques, addressing deviations and the healing process.

18F, 7 days post op
I might have to kiss my surgeon.

Maybe flowers and a thank you card might suffice now that I think about it

I have multiple nodules in my neck after hyperdiluted radiesse. Just hopeful someone may have had a positive outcome with shrinking or getting rid of them. Thank you!

Is there something that is not surgery that works for jawls

Please don't make fun of me. I've spent my whole life being bullied because of my protruding ears. I'm 19 years old, and even now in college I receive mean comments disguised as 'jokes' from my own classmates. I think a lot about getting otoplasty surgery, but I'm afraid it won't turn out well and I'll regret it. I feel like my ears are so big that no matter if I pull them back, they'll still look awful.

Any tips or advice on this procedure? Has anyone reading this done it or know people who have and had good results?

I am 5’0. The first 2 pictures are when I was 90-95 lbs. The rest are at 105. Whenever I lose weight, it comes off of my arms and legs mainly, and it also goes there when I gain weight too. In the first photo, that’s my waist to hip ratio when I lose the cushion on my legs. Whenever I lose the weight, I look boxier. The second photo is posed and the ruffles add curve. My issue is my how big my arms get when I gain weight. I love the hips but I want my waist to be smaller and arms to be skinnier. Basically I want my arms and waist when I’m skinny and my hips when I gain weight. What is the best course of action to achieve these results? Would it be losing the weight and getting some type of waist lipo or keeping the weight and getting arm and waist lipo. My goal is to have a more hourglass silhouette with proportional and slim arms

^^^^

I’ve been looking at surgeons in Turkey for ages but all of them either do those tiny little barbie noses, make the tip SUPER pointy and upturned, or create a massive swoop of the nose bridge.

Is it too much to ask to just want a straight nose with minimal shaving of the bone??

Please suggest NATURAL rhinoplasty surgeon recommendations in turkey or anywhere else if you know any!! (below €7000 ish euros pls)

so like i’ve always thought i had big eyes and a lot of people comment on it but they’re like my biggest insecurity tbh. would an orbital decompression be more beneficial or rather maybe a surgery to remove fat in my under eye?
cause i kinda really want my eyeballs more in my face because i have these perpetual eye bags and i hate them.

has anyone else had this procedure , for cosmetic or thyroid reasons, was the recovery hard?

I'm 32, have had two breast augmentations in the last 10 months, and am now dealing with capsular contracture and new pain. I'm torn on how to move forward. Timeline and details below (long post)

Dec. 2025 – Primary augmentation & Animation deformity
I had a breast augmentation with crescent lift (335cc Allergan high-profile implants, UTM) performed by a well-known, board-certified plastic surgeon. I was very happy with my results.

At my 3-month follow-up in March (with his nurse, not the surgeon), I was cleared for all normal activity. Within weeks, I noticed the outline of one implant along the bottom of my breast. In the following few weeks, I developed a significant animation deformity in BOTH breasts. No pain, but very noticeable distortion when moving/flexing.

In May at an in-person follow up, my surgeon agreed this wasn't an acceptable outcome and recommended converting to OTM placement with GalaFLEX mesh. My goal was to look exactly the same, just without the deformity. I was told there was no urgency and I could schedule the revision at my convenience, so I considered waiting to avoid recovering in the summer. However, the surgical coordinator seemed visibly shocked by my photos and encouraged me to proceed ASAP. His office covered the ENTIRE revision, including new implants and mesh. They fit me in within weeks.

Despite being disappointed about having to do this all over again, I appreciated how seriously the office took my concerns, their willingness to cover the costs, how quickly they addressed everything, and the genuine surprise in the staff’s reactions. (I previously worked in an admin role for a different plastic surgeon, so I was especially observant of the staff. I took it as an indicator of how infrequently they come across this at their practice, but who knows) However, their response made me wonder if he felt the original surgical approach had been a mistake given my anatomy and goals, or if there was a complication in the OR, or if I was cleared for activity too early, which wasn’t caught because the doctor was not present at my final follow up. Regardless at the time I left the appointment feeling reassured and eager to put it behind me.

May 2026 – Revision augmentation
I received 365cc Allergan implants (I believe moderate-plus profile), OTM with GalaFLEX. Recovery was significantly more painful and prolonged, including shooting nerve pain and a squishy/noisy area that concerned me. I requested an extra follow-up at 4–5 weeks, but my surgeon examined me and said everything was normal. The office was accommodating with pain medication refills. Aesthetically I was even happier with these results for the first two months!

Aug. 2026 – Capsular contracture
Around 10 weeks post-op, I noticed the rounded bottoms of my breasts becoming slightly flatter, and I could feel the edge of my left implant near the inner end of my IMF incision/cleavage. I moved up my appointment, and my surgeon diagnosed capsular contracture based on physical examination (no imaging). He explained he thinks the scar tissue is pushing the implants up and in, which is why I am able to feel the edge of my implant. He prescribed montelukast 10mg daily for 3 months, plus daily massage, in hopes of slowing or stopping progression. He acknowledged another surgery might be necessary. When we asked about costs, he said we could file an Allergan warranty claim and basically said that his office would cover the surgical costs again. But since I wasn't in pain and still liked my appearance, we agreed to reassess in 3 months.

Oct. 2026 – Current situation
After approx. 2.5 months on montelukast, my breasts still look good. The slight flattening hasn't visibly worsened, and there's no obvious rippling. However, I can now easily feel BOTH implants near my inner cleavage, whereas initially it was only one and I can feel more on the one that was originally affected.

In the last few days, I've developed new tenderness/pain in my right breast, just inward from the nipple. At first I didn’t think much of it because my breasts get painful/tender around ovulation and in late luteal phase. But it is starting to feel very localized, which concerns me.

My follow-up with my surgeon is scheduled for Thanksgiving week (delayed slightly beyond 3 mos. due to travel), and I'm debating whether to call back to try and move it up. I’m also planning to request my complete medical records, but I'm concerned this might make the office defensive or jeopardize their willingness to cover another revision, because they will understand I am requesting this for either a lawyer, another doctor, or both.

My dilemma
I've spent thousands of dollars and most of 2026 recovering from surgeries or dealing with complications. Both recoveries significantly disrupted my work and personal life. I'm questioning now whether I trust my surgeon. He's board-certified, popular locally, has excellent before and after photos, good reviews and came highly recommended from people in my circle. As I mentioned I also previously worked in a plastic surgery office, so I felt reasonably informed when choosing him. He's been responsive and financially accommodating, but I can't help wondering whether these are unfortunate complications or signs of poor surgical judgment.

I've scheduled second-opinion consultations, but they're not until early 2027, and I've been quoted $9,000–$17,000 for another revision over the phone.

The frustrating part is that right now I STILL AM OKAY WITH HOW MY BREASTS LOOK. If appearance were the only consideration, as minimal as the effect is, I absolutely would not have another surgery. (As long as it stayed that way). I want to keep implants long-term, but I'm concerned about worsening contracture, pain, and what happens if I wait.

These seem to be my options:
Explant: I really don't want this. The idea of 3 surgeries in a year, only to end up with a worse result than what I started with, especially after getting used to my appearance with implants, feels devastating.
Leave it alone: If the appearance stays acceptable and pain is manageable, can I safely wait? Could I lose eligibility for the Allergan warranty or my surgeon's offer to cover a future surgery?
Revise with the same surgeon: Potentially little or no additional cost, but can I trust him? Am I at higher risk for another complication because of his technique, or could these genuinely be fluke complications?
Revise with another surgeon (and potentially pursuing this legally): Potentially $9-17k out of pocket. Is it reasonable to wait months for another opinion now that I'm experiencing pain? Would pursuing legal advice about recouping some of my expenses be worthwhile, even though I signed all the consent forms? How do I know who to trust, given that I went with a board-certified well known doctor initially and this still happened?

My biggest questions:
Has anyone experienced capsular contracture this early after a revision, particularly with GalaFLEX? What happened?
Would you trust the same surgeon for a third procedure, given these circumstances?
Is there a downside to waiting if my breasts still look good and the pain doesn't worsen?
Should I be asking for imaging, a specific Baker grade, or other testing?
What questions should I ask at my upcoming appointment?
Has anyone navigated Allergan warranty claims or a surgeon offering to cover multiple revisions?

I live about an hour from my surgeon, and another surgery would be a significant disruption, even if financially covered. Another surgery if not covered, especially given that it’s more money for a revision, would put me in a really bad position financially right now so soon after the first. What would you do if you were me? Am I overlooking anything? I'd really appreciate experiences or advice, especially from a surgeon, or anyone who's dealt with repeated complications but was otherwise happy with their results.

2 months ago I had an endoscopic brow lift which is also known as "forehead lift" and I wasn't aware that absolutely all my forehead lines and normal creases would be totally gone to this extent for so long (I hate my surgeon for this but my fault at the end of the day for not asking enough questions and researching enough, sigh)

I find myself so angry and sad that I can't make normal human facial expressions and wish I could take this back. It feels and looks unnatural. I look at people's foreheads now and just WISH I could emote the same way as them and get my lines back, at the very least SOME of them.

When I look this up online it says I might have lasting results for 5-10+ years and that FREAKS me out. I want all the creases back. Surely I wont be totally smooth for a decade?!

I notice my 11 line's coming back which I am SO happy about because I want SOMETHING there. I don't want to feel like an alien anymore I want to feel human.

Does anyone have experience with this? Any advice or input is greatly appreciated.

If any of you have lip piercings and have also had lip filler, did you have to remove the piercings in order to get the filler or were you allowed to leave them in?

I have my medusa and snake bites

Curious to hear from anyone with this upper lip shape. Have you gotten fillers and how it has kept up over time?

I don’t have anyone in my area who will inject my lips due to my M shape, but I’ve seen injectors post some examples online that make it seem possible.

Hi all! I'm looking for the best revision rhinoplasty surgeon who also does a great job making cartilage more narrow. I've just seen so many noses where the tip does *not* get refined into a structured tip. My nose has a droopy tip from my first surgery (10 years ago).

Hello! Seeking advice on revision rhinoplasty. This would be my third surgery and I am beginning to seek new surgeons. I allowed my primary surgeon to perform my revision and that was a big mistake. He was supposedly going to correct a polly deformity (that he admitted to causing), but almost 2 years later it still looks the same.

Anyway, I know Bader has been discussed on this thread, but I'd like to start a more recent discussion!

I'd be coming from out of state and have never done a virtual consultation so I am wondering how that works? It seems wild to only see the nose on a screen!

All experiences wanted, the good and the bad. Pricing? Timeline for booking? Etc.

Thanks everyone!!

P.S. Also just discovered Dr. Okland in Denver. Would love to hear opinions on him as well.

Not quite comfortable sharing my own photos as my nose is currently a source of stress for me. Possibly in the future.

I’m curious if anyone else has experienced this!

I’m 35, very active, work out regularly, and have what I believe is a fast metabolism. I’ve tried both Botox and Jeuveau, and neither seems to last very long on me.

The results are AMAZING initially! My forehead, 11s, and crow’s feet are completely smooth, but within a few weeks, movement starts coming back. By about 8–9 weeks, everything has completely worn off.

I’ve tried different injectors and even increased the number of units significantly. One time my face was completely frozen (which I actually loved lol), but it still didn’t make the results last any longer!

My most recent Jeuveau treatment, 52 units was August 20, and it’s already completely worn off.

My injectors have suggested that my fast metabolism could be why it wears off so quickly, but I’m curious whether anyone else has experienced something similar, especially those who work out frequently.

A few questions:

Has anyone switched from Botox or Jeuveau to Daxxify, Dysport, or Xeomin and noticed a significant difference in longevity?
If you’re very active or have a fast metabolism, have you found one injectable that lasts longer than the others?
Did increasing your units help, or did it make no difference?
Has anyone tried Sculptra? I know it’s different from Botox and works by stimulating collagen rather than relaxing muscles, but I’m curious about your results, how long they lasted, and whether you felt it was worth the investment.
Has anyone combined Sculptra with Botox or another neuromodulator and been happy with the results?
Has anyone found a solution to getting only 6–8 weeks out of their treatments?

I love the results, but having to get injections so frequently is frustrating and expensive!

I’d love to hear everyone’s personal experiences, especially if you’ve tried multiple products and finally found something that works better! 😊

My jaw is very asymmetrical and pretty much my entire face is but the main cause is my jaw I think. What surgery would be best to help this issue?

I want to book a rhinoplasty with Dr. Castro I already got on the waiting list. However, I hear he does local anesthesia and twilight sedation rather than general anesthesia? I don’t mind at all I prefer that method just wondering what route y’all took?

Anyone have any experience or insight? Scheduling a TT with him tomorrow for early 2027. Thank you!