At 32, just before I left my first marriage, I had liposuction under my chin, Lower lids, conservative rhinoplasty (shaving of the bump, and complete removal of nasal cartilage to correct wide nose), no breakage of the bridge bone, mid-cheek lift. The results were pleasing. After about 2 years I felt my nostrils looked 'pig like", so I went for "nasal refinement" surgery. This was done while going under local. It was barbaric. The needles used to freeze the nose go right up the nostrils and are horribly painful to tears..painful. During consult, I asked the doctor if something could be done about my fat cheeks, he suggested the removal of the buccal pads. On the morning of surgery, I reconsidered and told him to just do the nose. He said "well your here now..lets just get them both done at the same time". Its a feeling like not wanting to piss of your hairdresser, so I let him do something I had changed my mind about. Next 2 years later July 00, I had more revisional nose surgery (from the original surgeon in Toronto), Dr. Harold Silver. He "filed the bone down" from my bridge that was protrucing slightly. It was not successful. He also gave me lower bleph again..6 months later, almost back to original state. Course rather than a PS tell you CS last up to 10 years, he'll blame the short term change on heredity. And finally at the same time, at the height of my conceit, I agreed to forehead lift surgery. At 38! I have nerve damage somewhere...when I lightly touch the middle of my upper lashes it send a chill up a nerve that reaches my forehead. Do you realize how lucky I was? For what? To remove a tired look? For Who? For me. I was happy for 2 months, then heredity got the best of me again :-) I am still quite pretty, but not nearly half as nice looking as I would have been if I had of aged naturally. Instead PS becomes a kind of obsession for me. How can I replace what they took away? Did it make me love myself anymore? No. Instead I am searching for a way to put back what was stolen. BTW: I had second thoughts about the forehead lift prior to surgery as well, but the doctor convinced me to go ahead with it. Watch out for that. Stick with your gut feeling.

>>How can I replace what they took away?<<
You can't..... done is done. You can consider more surgery in an attempt to REPLICATE your appearance prior to surgery, but you cannot turn the clock back on living tissue altered by surgical manipulation.

>> Instead I am searching for a way to put back what was stolen. <<
How do you think you might accomplish this? By means of further surgery?

>>I had second thoughts about the forehead lift prior to surgery as well, but the doctor convinced me to go ahead with it.<<
Oh, I know this feeling well http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif On the way to the hospital on the morning I was to have the rhinoplasty that ruined my 8 wk old healing facelift, I felt like turning back and canceling the whole thing. If I had listened to my own intuition I would not be living every day in Hell.

Melanie, take it from one who knows.. realize how lucky you have been and QUIT WHILE YOU ARE AHEAD. I wish I had.

Oh Melanie... yes P L E A S E leave yourself alone now. Please b thankful you are still quite pretty and attractive. You could have ended up looking hideous like me and living every day as if u were in a nightmare. I know that feeling too...when i was waiting to have my facelift i expected the surgeon to sit with me again and go through how i was going to look after and what he was going to do....on relection he just wanted to get me in and out as quickly as possible ..when i asked him, he got me into the window light and pulled one side of my face up tightly......i remember thinking to myself God i hope his not going to do that....i said nothing.....and HE DID. Lucilles right u know......you cant turn back what is done, be thankful you can live your life......Much regards Holly