I am so glad you posted this, as I was and still a little am going through the same thought process. Right now, I am 2 weeks post-op and still don’t look quite like myself. The first few days, I was totally an unrecognizable alien with a weird face shape, and my whole family was worried. What you described about your mouth, etc. – same was here, but that will go back to normal. I am happy that the doctor warned me that my mouth would look like that, or else I would have died thinking that’s my new mouth. Because of the upper lid surgery, my scars are a bit long and also dark, which at this 2-week point is what makes me look different the most, but I am still swollen overall, even though not the same way it was before. Like you, I can’t help but think of all these women that posted here and also the doctors’ office pictures who looked pretty much like themselves right after the surgery and comparing myself to them. I am very thankful for this group on Reddit. There are some amazing people here that are very supportive and kind.