“Facelift - worst decision of my life”
Facelift: NOT worth it
Pain: Worst possible
Having a facelift was the worst mistake of my life. I had a pretty face before the facelift. I was a young 50, but the surgeon, who came very highly recommended and was a professor of plastic surgery, did my facelift completely different from what he described to me. In nearly every respect, he gave me false information. I am not certain he actually performed my operation, since I later learned he had a resident assisting him and had overbooked procedures.
I have nerve damage and cannot smile. This really destroyed my life. I can't chew normally and choke on everything. After 5 years, I still have constant severe pain. I threw away my excellent health thinking I would look refreshed. Other doctors treat me with disdain. Life after my facelift has been a constant nightmare.
Oct 1, 2008Comments and replies (8)
42 posts
2 Oct 2008
i am so sorry to read of your distressing story,and i believe that often we dont get the surgeon we think we are getting.? how would we know.? i personally am convinced that i had 2 surgeons working on my face as both sides are completely different,stitching / scars are different,and my eyes are still a mess after 13 months with bad scarring. i can sympathise with you as i have no idea what, or if, i would have further surgery.?
1 post
12 Nov 2008
I found it very interesting the comment you made about nerve damage. Can you please tell me if you had a full face lift or just a "mid-face lift". I lost sensation on my lips and went through a year of misery, so I totally understand. Also, why did you not name the doctor who butchered you?? We need to expose these animals so that others will not fall prey to their deceptive practices.
247 posts
15 Jan 2009
Oracle, You can't name the dr's here unless you do it privately by clicking on the link. LSL is SUEHAPPY & Realself is not a srtranger to this, so click on the blue link& ask privately or ask someone to email you. Yes, you can report the clinic or Dr to the state medical boards to get answers. Since LSL wasn't willing to tell me what they did to me , I was forced to do that to get relief.
1 post
10 Feb 2009
Bits, I have been researching the lifestyle lift, and need to have more info.I would prefer to have anyone who had this procedure contact me -- Editor note: This user can be contacted privately by clicking on their username.
247 posts
18 May 2009
ccwt- I had it done & to be honest, I was lied to, misled on where they would cut, had nothing to help w/ swelling, a non-available Dr & when I did finally get in to see him , was offered a revision. His idea of fixing me was to sew my other earlobe to my face to match the one he screwed up.Not to mention it lasted approx. 3 months-tops! I know many that were badly scarred, but have read a few happy campers reviews.I would never tell my worst enemy to go there. But,if price is an issue for you, PLEASE check the doctor out by all appropriate medical agencies. I didn't know about this before I had mine done & even if I did, I was told the incisions were in the ear, small& they pull everything up from that small incision. Thinking that, I probably wouldn't have called had I known. It was cleverly minimized by the marketing tactics as being no big deal. Go back to work the next day, they said. yea, right!!! It was months before a phone could comfortably rest against my ears. I ate thru a straw for 2-3 days... Good Luck I had TMJ surgery, took 4.5 hrs& it was done thru a tiny incision in my ear& no scar is visible. I had no reason not to believe them.
374 posts
22 May 2009
ccwt, listen to Bits. They will do anything to get you to sign on the dotted line. What-ever question that you can come up with, they can come up with an answer for it. And what I have found out since my LSL is that not only is the pricing of the LSL in line with what a regular BOARD CERTIFED (in facial plastic surgery not an ENT) plastic surgeon would charge, the plastic surgeons are a lot more eithical. If you compare apples to apples, a board certified plastic surgeon will charge you within a couple of hundred dollars for the same procedure. Now if you are put to sleep, that changes the equation, the price goes up about 2500. If I were you, I would most definitely shop around. Word of mouth is good if you can find some one in your area that has had surgery and I am sure the surgeon that you choose would not mind you speaking with patients that has had procedures done by him/her. And I too like Bits, was lied to about almost everything including the FAKE one year guarantee. The only thing that you are guaranteed of is that you will give them money. That is the only true thing that will happen. Best to you. Chrystal.
8 posts
26 Oct 2009
Once you are under anesthesia, they can do the procedure any way they want to. I wanted a larger breast implant on one side to even me out. I later found out that the doctor had decided that having both implants the same size looked better to him! So what was the point of getting implants? I didn't do it to be larger, I wanted to be even. This happened to me twice! Ugh, like I said, they do what they want once you are asleep.