sorry this happened. I also am going to do a CW for subtle changes. I hope the same doesn’t happen to me. Can I ask who your surgeon was ? The only thing you can do now my friend is wait and be firm with the surgeon about your wanting a revision. That’s very disappointing he went too big when you not only specifically asked for subtlety, but you experienced first hand implants that were too big - you think the point would be driven home.
So he said the reason he went big was because of excess soft tissue? This variable should’ve been discussed beforehand.
Thanks for your support. Although i can analyze things rationally, all kind of emotions go through my body: anger, anxiety, dissappointment, insecurity, et cetera.
but you experienced first hand implants that were too big - you think the point would be driven home.
Absolutely. I can blame myself but what do i know about the sizes of CW? Now i know, in case of my face. Waiting is a hell of a process. Rollercoaster emotions and i noticed people act even more nagitive on unnatural results than on ugy faces. Again, i'm talking about my face. So i probaly have to go through the same sh*t all over again, but even worse.
I'd rather not name the name of the surgeon as i still have to speak to him on monday (its in switzerland). I lost my patience now, after the bad experience with implants. I won't accept s**t anymore. I'm angry but trying to control my anger.
I hope the same doesn’t happen to me
It probably depends on the face as well. I can say for sure that some results i saw of CW gave a more 'full/bloated' result instead of sharpness. Some results of CW were fantastic though. But that goes for implants as well. I saw extremely good implant results, especially from Dr. Neo in Rotterdam (he doesn't do custom implants, only jaw implants and chin implants). His results were by far the best results i saw. He's selective in his clients though and generally not a nice man. But you can't have the ideal guy i guess. If he think there's 'nothing wrong with your face', he will usually not do anything.Other surgeons like Eppley do everything a client asks. Dr. Y. is more subtle and seems to take alot of times to design the implant. He has eye for detail. Details are important. You don't want to end up with something that is too big, cause it will have an impact on the harmony ofthe face, especially if you don't have the typical bite problem. Some people think too easy about the size of implants and CW's. They think: the bigger the better. I can undersatand this logic. Now i know it's not true in most cases. Of course, if you're already good looking, it's more difficult to make you ugly than when you have an average or slightly above average face. But even then, you might end up with a face that is too bloated, or the inverse: something so subtle it doesn't change much if not anything.
So he said the reason he went big was because of excess soft tissue? This variable should’ve been discussed beforehand.
He talked about it just after the surgery. That is, i personally brought it up before the surgery, that i had to lose a bit of weight for a more lean face, but after that it was all said and discussed. No need to bring it up again after the surgery, saying 'things didn't went completely as expected/planned'. When surgeons begin to talk like this, i know they're trying to search for excuses. Because i also got exactly the same vibe as from the surgeon from the implant. He began to say 'i don't think it's too big' just after the surgery, when taking the bandage off. When a surgeon says something like that, without me asking about it, it means: d*mn, it's probly a bit too big, i hope he will accept it, or: i don't want to admit i went overboard, risking a refund or in the worst case a judicial procedure. He had to admit it was too big 2 months later.
This surgeon said it's all about definition. Yes, definition is important, but having experience i know it's also about things not being too big (again: for my face, i saw a girl with almost no jaw at all, adding more than 1 cm with CW and she looked great). I have a strong feeling he went overboard/made a mistake. If that's the case, he needs to revise it. There's no discussion about it for me if that's the case. I don't know when that could be possible with CW. If he says it could be done within a week due to the bone still not being healed, it would be great - but i doubt that is the case, as you normally have to wait 3-6 months with implants and with CW i hear even 1 year.
By the way, this surgeon said, after i explained i had a bad experience with the surgeon from the implant: 'Every patient gets the surgeon he deserves'. Very strange remark, cause it is true, but it is not something you should say. Also, if it is true - and it's probably true - it means he himself is as bad as the previous one. And by creating it too big again, yes, i got a bad surgeon again, so the statement proves to be true again. But he must solve his mistake.
A client might get the surgeon he deserves, but a surgeon also gets the client he deserves. And i won't accept bs anymore.