Patient Stories

Each card opens a separate case page with the supplied photographs, known timing, case context and the limits of what the images can show.

Open any card. The full story shows every available photograph for that case, with captions that separate confirmed times from views whose exact timing was not supplied.

No. They are early recovery markers. Swelling and definition can continue to change, so a later or final result cannot be inferred from those photographs.

Only with care. A change in angle, distance, lighting, scale or facial expression can make features look different. Read the captions and review the other views instead of judging 1 panel alone.

No. Anatomy, tissue characteristics, the operation performed and healing differ from person to person. A story can inform questions; it cannot determine your plan or outcome.

Explain the change you want and anything you want to preserve. Ask how your health history, breathing concerns and previous treatment affect the options, then discuss limits, risks, aftercare, follow-up and what photographs or a simulation cannot show.

Use the recovery overview for broad aftercare context and the week-by-week Journal guide for a fuller discussion. Your treating team's instructions take priority for your own recovery.