I'm SO happy!!! Before the dressing was changed today, I got a look at my lower face. I can't believe it's symmetrical again. I'm actually beginning to look like the old me. I honestly didn't think I would ever look in the mirror and feel like I'm seeing me again.

Today the stitches were removed from my stomach where some fat was taken. Because of the many surgeries and damaged skin from the radiotherapy, the stitches around my chin, throat and neck will be in for another week.

After the jaw reconstruction in 2008, my lower lip had been pulled down so my lips didn't sit together as normal. Also, due to some nerve damage one side of my lower lip drooped more than the other side. With the skin graft and fat injected last week it has lifted up my lower lip and evened out that side of my lip, which in turn should help control the drooling. The skin around my neck isn't pulling as much as it was, it feels much better.

So far everything is looking good and feeling good.

Karen