Facelift: Stories

Wao in the after pics you look only 45 great pictures!

Hi L, Thanks for sharing.  You look great!  Are you still pleased?  I am 46 and I am thinking about getting a facelift within the next 1-2 years.  First, I have to get through my surgery next Thurs 4/11 which is fat grafting to the breasts.  Did you have your eyes or brows done?  I am wondering if 46-47 is too young for a facelift?   Amelia

You're stunning! I'm glad this was worth it for you. Thanks so much for sharing your experience.

Yes, I am in a similar situation. It was for my 50th birthday as well. I had my eyes and nose done ..lower and upper blepharplasty/ deviated septum but had him make it a big smaller in December. There was no pain at all. I only took tylenol. My eyes are starting to look like me. I think he did a great job but I am using the silicone strips non stop on my upper eyelids. The line is raised and pink still. I seem to hyper....I forgot the word but it means that I tend to scar and it is raised and pink therefore I have to be very careful not only who my surgeon is and my part of the healing process which means silicone and constant moisture....protein drinks too. Then 2 weeks ago today...I had surgery. I needed scar revision on my ears and a neck lift. This was frustrating to me because I had someone do it about a year ago and went the cheap way. Well, the cheap way left me with ugly scars on my ears ...the new doc put the scars in my ears...thank goodness I had some skin to work with. About 14 years ago or longer I had some weird thing that protruded from my neck. I went to an eye ear nose surgeon and he took a lympnode out. After I told him that the lump under my chin was still there. He said, I took out the problem and now you need a face lift. That was Dr. Steven Soltes. He was the worst doctor with the worst bed side manner. I think he cut my neck muscle. Thanks Doc. He probably knew later I would have a double band hanging in the front of my neck. It was ugly and yes that meant a neck lift at the very least but why not do the lower face at the same time. My older sisters did not have this and I know he not only did not take care of the problem but made me worse. I went to another doc and he said it was a herniated muscle and sewed the muscle to the bone. He said he had never seen anything like this. All was good up until about a year and a half ago when the double band in my neck was protruding. Ugly. So, I went to a a plastic surgeon who I liked but he did not charge much and tried to fix the neck and pulled some skin back. That is the doc that kept giving my silicone shots. It did not work. The scars by my ears were ugly. When I went to get my eyes/nose done the plastic surgeon said, you need scar revision and your neck fixed. You are too pretty to have this on your face and neck. I did not want to do all of this at once but looking back maybe I should have to save money and deal with one healing process not two as I am doing now. People do not realize the length of healing time. I think you are right. It will probably take me 3 months to look and feel like me. Plus, I changed my hair color. Another thing that is normal that nobody talks about is that you go through a phase that you feel down. I am there now. So, I pray. I think it is great that people have had success going to Mexico but to be honest I don't think I could do that. I have had to see the doctor numberous times during the first two weeks. What if you have a problem later? Trust me, another doctor does not want to intervene in another doctors work. All in all I think I had a great doctor. The scars by my ears are way better. I can't really see them but I am wearing silicone starting today. The scar under my chin (love having a neck again) is pink and I have silicone on that as well. I do have a weird line on my left cheek that is from the drain. The right drain was taken out the next day after surgery but the right one stayed in for 3 more days. I also had to wear that bowling bowl wrap on my head for longer. He says the line on my cheek will go away. The nurse says it will go away. I have to be patient. I am sure that we look at ourselves under a microscope and others do not do that to us but I can't wait until as one nurse said...you are in a cocoon and you will be a beautiful butterfly soon! Cute metaphor. My ex husband took me to the doctor and said, you need to be patient. Do you expect to look like Marilyn Monroe in 2 weeks. Of course I said, Yes!

Hi LHayes! Can you tell me how long it took the dermabrasion to heal? Does anyone know approximately how much it would cost?

Yes, I am not quite at 2 weeks post op and I thought I would look more like myself!

I also see change now after the new photos. Good job, enjoy your new younger face

ok I see the change now in the new pics you submitted. Great job! But whoa 12K???

I have added some different photos hoping to show more difference but truly it is very subtle, which is exactly what I asked for. Close up, it is very noticeable and I am so very happy with my result!

Gee I really can't see any difference from your B and A. I went back and forth several times looking for changes but see none. You look absolutely great in both pics.