“Lifestyle lift a waste of money”
Lifestyle lift: NOT worth it
Cost: $4,000
Pain: Severe
Pain: Severe
Lifestyle lift satisfaction: Poor
I signed on to get this, after being persuaded by photos and very aggressive sales pitch.
The surgery was much much harder and more incapacitating than I was led to believe -- I missed several weeks of work because I looked so bad in the weeks following. When it finally all healed, I looked about the same except that now I have some scars behind my ears. I also had some scar tissue in my neck that required further correction.
I strongly recommend not using this company, because their methods are so dishonest.
Sep 17, 2009Comments and replies (8)
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18 Sep 2009
I had similar issues. It's been two years and I still haven't had my scar revision surgery, but will pay for it with a board certified plastic surgeon versus going back to LSL. Also, I was advised by a couple of plastic surgeons not to have the corrective surgery too soon - I was told to wait 18 months.
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20 Sep 2009
Hi Happy and welcome to realself.com. I hope you find some peace knowing that many women also suffer with you and made the same mistake of being led down a rose colored path that LSL paints for them with the "pretty after" photos. I do wish you well and hope that you keep in touch with us. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
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1 Oct 2009
Hi Crystal, Sorry that I haven't updated you for a while on my sister that had such a horrible outcome after her lifestyle lift. Remember 3 weeks in ICU and another week in hospital. She is still recovering, slowly. Still has bandages on wounds behind ear, chin, etc. It has bee a real nightmare. While she was in hospital they had to open incisions to drain and reclose. I can't imagine what scars she will have. I tell all woman to be aware of the bad surgical procedures that Lifestyle lift does. I hope she gets a good attorney...
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21 Oct 2009
Dear New Friends, Boy do I wish I had read this page before having lifestyle lift.The doctor did my jawline and double chin.Two sleeping pills, two 10 millagrams of valium and I was still awake.He proceded anyway. When I saw the long needle coming towards my face I closed my eyes. I could not move my body but I was able to talk and feel the pain of the needle when it went through my face, neck and skull. I felt my bones crushing when he went around my ears.I didn't feel the incsion, but I felt the tightening of the neck, and the sutures around my right ear. I told him to stop but he said, " oh ,You can't feel this". I felt the second stitch and third until he was done.I don't remember getting to the hotel with my sister who also had this done. Her husband took care of us. That night we just cried in pain. The pain medication didn't help at all. I called the doctors office and begged for more pain meds or topical pain medication. They said they were so sorry but they already gave me too much already as most people just get 2 sleeping pills to go under.The next day I went in for a re-check. I had a hematoma all across my throat and both sides of my ears. Day 4 my left eye closed shut for a day.The first 3 days I begged GOD to take me.My ears were either on fire or just plain making me go crazy with pain.I had this surgery August 25 in Maitland Florida. I went back last week to see my Dr. as my hematoma is still here even though it is smaller.Also I have a red scar beside my ear . My Dr. said to use makeup and the hematoma will go away in a few months. I still have a scar under my chin and my right earlobe has stiches that stick out. I want to BEG people DO NOT USE LIFESTLY LIFT.They brag that 29% don't have any pain. That means that 79% DO. My ears are still VERY sensitive and sleeping is difficlt. They sewed my earlobe to my face. Din't tell us that either.I told my Doctor he was too rough with me .I said his office was not a Ford assembly line.He just laughed and said you look so good.He went opposite of the way I was going but he must have run to where I was in outer office because when I got to outer office and leaned into a women to tell her to get strong meds , the Doctor said "well goodby Sandi'. Thats when I said to ladies "Do use this Doctor he's too rough." In front of everyone he said" well, some people like it rough" What a Pig. Sandi
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14 Nov 2009
This is freaking alarming. If this is what is going down, why aren't there suits taking place? OMG!