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The 12–18 month wait before judging a result
Most results that look wrong at six weeks keep changing for a year. Here's the honest timeline before a revision makes sense.
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Placeholder body. How long swelling, firmness, and scar maturation actually take. Why most surgeons won't revise inside 12 months. What to track in the meantime, and the exceptions where waiting is the wrong call.