Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2006 | Page 67

HEALTH & BEAUTY

regular basis and I kept the

Before surgery

1 week after surgery

surgery secret from them

At 7 weeks

to see whether they would
notice. Since the operation,
I have been wearing my
hair in a different style,
and whilst they have
mentioned this, they have
not once commented on
the surgery!
Maire
the

boat to the mainland to recuperate at her son’s

apply the Arnica cream and take the pillules. I

home. Having to sleep on high pillows for the

also bought a small tin of Vaseline and massaged

next week was about the worst part of the whole

this into my scars.

procedure, as Liz is used to sleeping low.

DAY 12

It took less than seven weeks for Liz to be ready

Attended the Orchard to have stitches removed.

for our “after” photo, but the improvement

I was looking forward to this day as the scars

could already be seen within days, as these brief

were getting tight where the sutures needed to

excerpts from her surgery diary show:

be removed. It proved a painless procedure.

DAY 1

SIX WEEKS DOWN THE LINE.

Spent the day resting and falling asleep

I

whenever I closed my eyes. Had a lot of bruising

Vaseline

and religiously cleaned my eyes four times

scars throughout the

a day, as well as applying Arnica cream and

day, but the result is

chloramphenicol ointment, and taking the Arnica

amazing.

pillules, which I had started a few days before the

My field of vision

procedure. My upper lids and brows were numb.

has

Used some camouflage cream over the bruising. I

I no longer feel as

had no discomfort or pain.

though my eyes are

Day 2

continually tired. I was

Was ready to venture out, and as I had the surgery

amazed that I never

in the summer, I didn’t look too conspicuous in

had any pain.

my sunglasses

numbness over my

Day 3

eyebrows gets less and

My bruising was gradually turning from dark

less each day, and the

purple to green and yellow, and the numbness

aesthetic result is very

was reducing. I kept sunglasses on whilst I was

rewarding.

out, but did take them off around the house and

lift at the same time

garden. A builder working for the lady next door

has also added to the

to where I was staying, commented that I must

success and the surgery

have been through something traumatic!

has also removed some

DAY 5

of the lines in my

Washed my hair for the first time since the

forehead, ݡ