At the end of the 6 th week I had been brewing a hideous , yellow spot, bang in the middle of the scar line. It was yellow and raised and the kind of pustule one might find in a joke shop on the front in Scarborough, nestling amongst the plastic, curling, doggy doo. Horrible and depressing. It took all my self discipline not to squeeze it and, eventually it did subside, although it has left a red mark. I now know that I should have gone to see Dr Hussain. At my recent appointment ( I write this retrospectively ) he told me he would have lanced it with a sterile needle and he gave me two, in case it filled again.
This second picture is taken 5 days after the first, just over 7 weeks after the op, and you can see that it has gone down.Thank heavens. In that time I had been rather busy on the face front though. I'm deliberating whether to share this but.... whatever, I am who I am, and I won't judge if you don't ! Anyway... I had some Botox . No point being wrinkly and scarred was my thinking and I'm afraid that the anxiety of all the preceding weeks had taken a toll and whoever gave the name ' laughter lines ' was seriously deluded, at least in my case , as I hadn't so much as cracked a smile in weeks , but unfortunately my face didn't seem to care about that- it was concertinering up like a good ' un.
I saw the serene and Royal Highness of all things Aesthetic , Dr Julia Sevi in Leeds and, just talking to her, immediately felt better.
Dr Julia suggested a course of LED Phototherapy which amongst many things magical ( increased hydration, advanced anti aging, reducing pigmentation, soothing redness and pigmentation ), also promises scar reduction and prevention. I really, really can't afford it but I felt I really really couldn't afford not to . I have vowed to work as many hours as possible and and and I've run out of justification. £350 for 8 20 minute sessions under a light. Pleeeese say you can see the results. That it's not just my bank balance which is lighter, but my scar too! Well, we will soon see.
Any improvement ??
Quick trip to town at nearly 8 weeks .
