“Cinderella for 2 Months, then Back to the Pumpkin”

I think you look better after...

I am a very unsatisfied LSL patients& have been in contact w/ many more.I have been in severe pain for 17 mos& pleading to get my medical records, so I can get help. Please contact me if you feel this shouldn't have happened. They told me results would last about 7-10 yrs

i think you look better in your after picture you're neck looks tighter and your jaw looks more defined

For those of you who are reading these comments to determine if you should have the LSL procedure: I just finished reading nearly all of the reports from people -- happy and otherwise -- who had a LSL. It seems that the happiest among them are those who have only recently had it done. (Perhaps they'll feel differently later on, perhaps not.) I, too, considered the LSL and had actually made an appointment with the Beverly Hills CA office, although I later canceled it. I'm moving cross-country soon and wanted to erase a few years from my neck, since my face still looks years younger than my age. I'm glad I did more research and learned that this procedure is not as permanent as plastic surgery, and that the results aren't always as satisfactory. Something to consider: a good alternative to the LSL procedure is a "neck lift". It's not as comprehensive or as expensive as a face lift, but it is more invasive than the "best case scenario" of the LSL. However, from what I read in a lot of the comments here today, my experience with a neck lift was infinitely less painful, less traumatic and less expensive than some of those who elected the LSL. And it looks great, even now, 2 weeks and 3 days after my surgery. The last stitches were removed today and there will be NO visible scars in front of or under my ears, as I saw in some of the LSL pictures. The incisions are behind my ears, in the fold next to my head. I have a small incision (app. 2.5 inches) under my chin and I can already tell that it will virtually disappear with time. And the best part is, it will last -- much longer than any LSL procedure. (Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever!) I still have some residual swelling and numbness but it improves every day. And the pain I had was less than I expected, and is now virtually gone. I was able to control most of it post-op with 8-hour Tylenol tablets, taken as directed. For the first two weeks, I took a generic Darvocet tablet at bedtime with 1 Tylenol and it controlled my pain through the night. It's possible that I am more tolerant of pain than others, but there has also been a wide range of pain experience mentioned here, some of it much greater than mine. If you're thinking about having a LSL, you might look into having a neck lift instead. If you do your homework and shop around, I'm sure that you'll be able to find a good board-certified plastic surgeon, as I did, for even less than some of the charges that have been quoted here for a LSL. (My outpatient neck lift was less than $5,000 and I live in Los Angeles county. And I have seen my surgeon at every appointment, pre- and post-op, and it was she who removed my stitches.) Just my $.02 worth!! Good luck!

I am so glad to hear that someone else had the same experience as I had. I even went back recently for a redo on one side and it still fell back. I went back to show the doctor and he said I looked fine but I think I look just like I did prior to the 1st LSL. Don't waste your money. Save it and get a real facelift. THat's what I"m going to do. Another thing to consider, if you hate the novacaine needles at the dentist, you will absolutely HATE the needles they give you all over your face. One after the other after the other. It was enough to make me cry almost uncontrollably even after the 1 and only one valium they give you. Sure it looks good the first week or so but it gives out soon afterwards.

Glad to hear that! I'll start saving up today. Yes, I do wish we would have some of the recent LSL graduates report back after 6 months. Had I written a review a short time after my LSL, it would have been a totally different story. If LSL folks would demonstrate what you would look like AFTER swelling goes down, that would be a lot more truthful. Of course, potential customers (a more appropriate term than patients) would then save their $$ to put toward a real lift -- a deal breaker LSL could not afford to reveal.

I started seeing my neck skin wrinkle 6 mo after and was quite disappointed by the time my year (from surgery) came around. Under my eyes is still good, but for the pain during the procedure and the money (I support myself -not married now) I wish I had waited and put it towards a real plastic surgeon. I look better than when I first had it done, but am very disappointed at the way it didn't last. I expected this to last at least a few years and am now embarrassed at my neck - again. I didn't realize that the techs were fresh out of school, but usually talked to the lead tech. Would you be able to email me back?

Yes, I'm embarrassed by my neck again as well. What makes it worse is having the experience of a few short months of looking good for comparison. I believe the only thing that is still holding up is the under-chin lipo. That by itself would have been way cheaper and less of an ordeal than the LSL. Looking back on the whole thing now, I cannot believe I fell for TV advertising. Should have realized this matter needed serious consideration and second opinions by qualified cosmetic surgeons.

Looking at the other reviews and the scaring and disfigurement, I feel I had a better doctor, but still to spend that money, plus the ordeal of having yourself cut on, they should be put out of business. I gave good reviews the first few months also. I got sick at my stomach soon after the operation, the minute I got home. In fact when I got into my friend's car I started crying and shaking. I still have a very vivid recollection of the procedure, smells and what they were doing. At least I didn't see some of the things some people saw who had the procedure done in other cities. My sister was trying to warn me, but even tho I shared my concerns with the personnel at Denver's LSL, they reassured me that I wouldn't go through an awful procedure and have disfigurement. Well I didn't have disfigurement, but it should have lasted 5 or more years and it didn't.

I posted recently regarding 2 out of 3 people I know, deciding against LSL, after discovering the doctors' insufficient training and experience. The 1 woman who decided to go ahead with it, had her under-eye "bags" removed on February 15, 2008 and the stitches out on February 22. Initially lots of swelling, bruising and pain, which lasted about 2 weeks. It's now 3 weeks post-op and there is still some swelling, but so far there is improvement. Unfortunately, I haven't seen her since her surgery, but another friend told me these results. I put a call into this friend for a precise and current update and will share it when I know. She had it done in Little Falls, N.J. and surgeon was Dr. Jeffrey Wise.

I had mine done in Glenveiw ill and its has been 3 years now and I still love it,as soon as i had it i had teenagers think i went to school with them!LoL I'm 49 years old.But now i see just a little differents in the cheek area,but looks really good!!! no scars and my neck and eyes still look great.I would have it again cause the cost was 3500.00 and thats a good price for it to last this long...Dr. Racheal did mine and no pain in fact i drove home after surgery 300 miles and had dinner with my boys.

I think you look Great after even this very moment honestly to say.....

I know it must be terribly disappointing to feel you didn't get the results you hoped for, but I completely agree with the above who said that your before and after photos appear to show very good results. Your after photo indicates a big improvement, especially in the jaw, chin, neck area and at least in these photos, it seems to have taken years off your appearance. You say your results vanished fast, I would be very interested in seeing a more recent photo...sometimes we are our own worst critics.

I too, think your before and after photos look great.. what exactly is it that you see that I don't. Hope you have a more recent photo cause the one you show is really very good.