Pre- and post-op Dr Lázaro Cárdenas 😁

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u/Nootnootordermormon
Tue Jan 10 05:04:16 2023 UTC
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u/Munchie-Box
Tue Jan 10 09:40:36 2023 UTC
(2 children)

Looks great! Was it just forehead and tracheal shave you got?

How was the recovery? Any long term side effects? How are you for numbness/sensitivity etc?

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OP
Tue Jan 10 14:45:39 2023 UTC
(1 child)

Forehead, trach shave, jaw, and chin. Recovery was hard for the first week then good after that. Recovery house was a life saver, and absolutely crucial. None really, except some occasional itchiness on the scalp, but no numbness rn. It took a while for the scalp numbness to go away tho.

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Tue Jan 10 16:12:21 2023 UTC
(0 children)

Oh wow okay you looked very good day 1 after so much work!

Thanks very much for the info :)

u/[deleted]
Tue Jan 10 11:40:14 2023 UTC
(1 child)

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OP
Tue Jan 10 14:46:22 2023 UTC
(0 children)

Thank you 🥰

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u/-garden-
Tue Jan 10 14:48:02 2023 UTC
(4 children)

I am just beginning my research and I'm totally overwhelmed. Would you mind telling me how you chose Cárdenas? (You look fantastic, btw!)

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OP
Tue Jan 10 20:36:26 2023 UTC
(3 children)

I cheated a little and had my dad write out some questions for me to ask because he’s a doctor. His biggest question was “what percentage of your patients report dissatisfaction with their results?” Others were “what percentage of surgeries have complications?” “what kind of surgeon are you licensed as?” (Plastic surgery is hard to do, so they’re almost always a good bet if they’re certified), and “how many of these procedures do you do in a week/month/year?” After that, I found 3 good surgeons and went with Cardenas because he was the most affordable.

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Tue Jan 10 20:48:50 2023 UTC
(2 children)

Do you have his answers to those questions still?

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OP
Wed Jan 11 00:06:24 2023 UTC
(1 child)

I do not, but I remember some of them. He’s a licensed plastic surgeon trained in Mexico, and his dissatisfaction rate is less than 2%.

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Wed Jan 11 10:33:36 2023 UTC
(0 children)

Ah awesome thank you!

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u/technicaltrashpanda
Tue Jan 10 19:20:25 2023 UTC
(0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Posts like this are so helpful for the rest of us who are preparing for the same trip. <3

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u/Necessary_Hornet_858
Wed Jan 11 04:01:57 2023 UTC
(1 child)

How long ago was surgery?

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OP
Wed Jan 11 05:29:16 2023 UTC
(0 children)

About 3 years ago now

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u/jazmynz
Thu Jan 12 03:08:48 2023 UTC
(0 children)

You look so natural!

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u/Tough_End9349
Tue Jan 10 05:24:30 2023 UTC
(1 child)

Type 2 forehead?

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OP
Tue Jan 10 05:32:14 2023 UTC
(0 children)

Type 3

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u/RandomMike35
Tue Jan 10 08:40:07 2023 UTC
(2 children)

I really like the results.

I gotta weigh an orchi, ffs or my bewbs...can only afford 2. Hmm I was gonna wait on ffs but you pics look so good.

Congrats honey!

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OP
Tue Jan 10 14:43:56 2023 UTC
(0 children)

Thank you!

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Wed Jan 11 03:11:59 2023 UTC
(0 children)

Generally speaking, FFS helps with passing much more than BA, and doesn't have risks such as BII.

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u/TeaUnusual901
Wed Jan 11 14:40:00 2023 UTC
(1 child)

How much was cardenas? And are u satisfied with the results? I do want ffs but idk if i want to go to Mexico or somewhere other, seems scary.

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OP
Wed Jan 11 14:46:02 2023 UTC
(0 children)

I used to live in Mexico, and Guadalajara isn’t scary at all. Especially if you stay in the recovery house, which is a lovely part of town. He was about $12k for what I got done. Recovery house is included in pricing, and they do all meals, any PT needed, and all prescription management.