Sisters, when I went to see Dr. Yuan Qiang in Beijing with a face that had been worked on four times, my heart was racing. From my first jawline reduction in 2000 to this year's hyaluronic acid filler between my eyebrows, I've spent over 20 years playing facial Tetris – filling hollows only to create new wrinkles.
Nasolabial folds filled at some forgotten salon now feel hard as pebbles; the bone powder injections left unnatural white patches. The worst moment came at last year's reunion, when my girlfriend stared at my overly taut cheeks and whispered, 'Did you get another facelift?' That's when I knew my overfilled face had started aging me instead of hiding it.
During my consultation, Dr. Yuan Qiang gently lifted my sagging cheek tissue and explained, 'Collapsed midface structures are creating these lines. Just adding filler is like pouring water into a leaky bucket.' He recommended rebuilding my nasal base with autologous fascia and repositioning sagging tissues through a facelift. When I heard about the incision behind my ears, my knees went weak – but after seeing the natural, 'youthful auntie' results in his before-and-after photos, I took the plunge.
The most fascinating part? Before anesthesia, Dr. Yuan drew intricate curved lines from my temples to behind my ears – a roadmap for lifting based on my fascia's mobility. Three days post-op, swollen like a pumpkin, I nearly panicked. But Assistant Yuan Bo reassured me: 'Wait three months before judging.'
Now, 120 days later, I still catch myself staring in the mirror. My cheeks sit high on their rightful cheekbones, the nasal 'parentheses' have vanished, and my neckline looks firmer than in my twenties. Last week, my daughter sneakily photographed me cooking and texted her friends: 'My mom's glow is lethal!' Finally, after all these years, I've found my miracle worker. If you're considering a consultation, go meet Dr. Yuan Qiang – he's the real deal for repairing faces like ours!
