As well as being interested in the ‘before and after’ of cosmetic surgery, I’m also interested in the recovery process. Going under the knife isn’t something I feel ready for yet but I wouldn’t be surprised if  there comes a time when I feel differently. Therefore, I couldn’t resist popping along to the Karidis Clinic where they were holding an event to discuss facial surgery.
I thought the emphasis of the event would be on the transformations (where were amazing) but actually there was a big focus on the recovery. There were two speakers who’d undergone facial surgery – one who’d had the surgery just two weeks before and one who’d had it done 4 years ago. What made hearing their stories interesting was not just that the women were at different post-surgery stages but that they also had very different personalities. Jessica, who had a lower facelift and upper and lower eye surgery 4 years ago, was very outgoing. Deborah who had the same procedure 22 days ago, seemed more sensitive and a bit more of a worrier. With that in mind, it’s probably not surprising to hear that Jessica had a very positive attitude towards every aspect of the process and took it all in her stride. Meanwhile, Deborah found the process a little harder. Having two women with different characters was such a good idea as it gave the audience and prospective surgery candidates more opportunity to relate to what was being discussed.
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