Dr.Placik is #1 for Male Cosmetic Surgery - Arlington Heights, IL

Thanks for your compliment! It makes it all worthwhile. Yes, I certainly can see the difference and there isn't one person who hasn't said how much better I look since I had the surgery. Plus, it's given me a whole new aura of cofidence. A friend said when I walk into a room, I have a sure confidence that I hadn't had before. I don't feel I'm 'invisible' any more and I'm back on the radar.

Dr Placik performed my lower facelift: I have slight "Pixie" ears, pulled down
earlobes and a scar on the right temple, in addition, Sheri, his nurse said she has no
scars from her upper blepharoplasty, but I have visible scar indentations and
one eyelid was cut too high (almost impossible to reverse). He is far from
yielding excellent results to the patient! I wish I had never gone there, but I
am glad you look so much better and that you are pleased.

Sheri had very wrinkled upper eyelids so I doubt she ever had them done although
she said it had been three years in response to my question. I should have been
more skeptical...

Did you loose a lot of weight in addition to the surgery? This is how it appears.

Normally, I think they would take the fat from your ab area, but the doc said I didn't have any from there to use, so he took it from the inside of my hip. He put in 40% more than needed to balance what will dissolve shortly after the procedure. I had swelling and bruising under my eyes for about five days and it went away. It wasn't painful, it just looked like I had been socked in both eyes!

Thanks! Last week, I was out and about with some friends and one person pegged me as "42" and someone else who is in his mid-40's referred to him and I as "in the same age" -- so you can't do better than that. If I keep this up, I'll become a real-life "Benjamin Button" LOL Have you had a face lift?

C'mon, post your pics! Or at least, send them to me privately...I'm very curious how it turned out...are you happy with the results?

Thanks for the compliment! I found Dr. Placik by checking patient review sites online. He had 100% positive patient rating, which no other doc claims. I "interviewed" three local cosmetic surgeons, with Dr. P being the third doctor I saw for a consultation. I chose him based on his ratings, before and after pics, his great staff support and Dr. P's supportive and informative consult with me. I liked him and trusted him. If you can make the trip to Chicago, I suggest you have him do your procedure. His office can advise you on local hotels where they cater to patients recovering from such procedures. Or, do onlne investigations on multiple sites, check for 'top rated cosmetic surgeons' in your local area, make appointments to see at least three or four of them in person...compare prices, before and after pics, your comfort level with the doc and his office staff, and overall review rates by his patients. Then make an informed choice after you've done your research. I've heard only negative comments about Lifestyle Lifts. While you might save money, I've read that the procedures are only superficial, you have to do the surgery without IV sedation, the results can be awful and that the docs, allegedly, are not or not all licensed cosmetic surgeons. I don't know any of these things first hand...but if your wife had a bad experience, that's enough info to spend the extra money and go to the best cosmetic surgeon you can find. It might cost double or even triple, but you don't want anything less than the best results possible for a face lift. And it's an investment you will see visible results from every day of your life...and most likely, you'll never have to do it again, except maybe minor touch ups or filler/Botox. If you're going to do it, make sure you get the best doc available, even if it means spending more $. This isn't the time you'd want to cut corners and gamble on a bad result...your face IS your fortune, isn't that the old saying? Let me know if you decide to take the plunge...and then how it goes. And post pictures!