Lifestyle Lift: Stories

Dear Lisa It has been 2 1/2 years and my scars are still visible. The side of my eye looks like it was done in George Lucas's Lights and Imagination facility. You are so right, Beverly Hills or Palm Beach, all the same. No way does a doctor want to see you after the operation! My cousin, a doctor, took the rest of my stiches out 4 months later, when the back of my ear hurt and voila! stiches still there. It was a major mistake and I came to realize - it is what it is, and I was dumb enough to continue, after the first "doctor" consulation, when he got upset because I was asking quesitons.! My own fault and I'm disgusted. I still have ringing in my ears, my right ear is still longer and larger than my left (since he pulled the ear lobe down to stitch! and I can't wear my hair up either due to visible scars on neck where my hair used to be! Its a mess and jowels never did go away. Take a deep breath - and choose your battles. This one we will never win They have attorneys on retainer. I can't believe that the states, individually, don't shut these people down. Sinful they are in business and so duping people.

Hi Lisa,

Sorry about your troubles. Now I'm scared! Who was the good doctor who fixed your scars??? Thank you so much!

I was to have a procedure this coming 15th of April. I am 67 years old and to be honest look very good still, everybody say I do not look my age. I have agree to the fact that when I went to the consultation in the office downtown Chicago, very impersonal when I expected to be seen by a doctor I was seen by a consultant only, my consultation was on 19th March, I cancel the procedure because of bad behavior of the customer service when I call for information the day I was supposed to meet the surgeon on April 10th, very uncaring people, could not find my file, could not find the time and date of my appointment when I wanted to reconfirm it, I was driving and said so and they did not care and put you on hold for more than 15 minutes etc. I never made it to see the surgeon that date I was so frustrated and upset I decided to cancel the all thing. I was going to change my mind but there was so much insistance, calling and pushing on their side to not cancel that I started to get concern as to why such pushy people for something like this. Maybe because I gave them a big deposit and did not want to lose it or whatever. I just wanted to get rid of some lines around my mouth because the rest of my face is still in very good shape. I wan to share with you people that back some 18 years ago I underwent a total face lift, and it was performed by the internal surgeons under the chief surgeon, I was recommended to one surgeon specifically by my doctors, and I have to tell you that the surgery was performed early in the morning, and went home the same day around 5pm. The following day he took all bandages out, removed some little stitches around my ear and told me: You are looking very good and will look better as the swelling goes totally down, he said I was so lucky did not bruise a lot and did not swell that much but as he said not everybody is the same. Only the day of the surgery I had to take medication for pain and none thereafer, I had bruise on one side of my mouth and little on the other side, a swelling. Some staples in the back of my head by my hearline, that was the most unconfortable thing beause I could not lay down on my back, those came off about 3 weeks after surgery, he said to make sure of healing, he said I heal very fast, and truth it was, I went back to work after a week and had some swelling still, and the bruises I covered with makeup. The results were amazing, I was not that terrible bad, but my neck was, he pull my right eye lid up to put it at the same hight as the left something I always had since birth, and stitches came off after a few days, results amazing. My surgery last for a long long long time, I have to say that maybe this is the reason why I still look so good, he made it last, as he said, extreme tightening will only help the skin to get loose sooner and I really believe that. He now is in Pennsylvania and I has his own consultation and office. He did a great surgery for me, and was there for me every time I went as I was requested to go see him almost for three weeks after he removed the back staples on my hairline in the back. I have no scarfs, there were gone very soon, and the one under my chin, you have to look very close to see a little shadow. My eye looked great after and still does. After all these good and bad comments I decided not to go for this, especially after the encounter with such unprofessional customer servie behavior, and lack of communication, they seemed to not have the time for the customers, they are so busy doing the surgeries that forget the front encounter which is the customer service, they represent their envirnment and their behavior is not the best. If I decide to do something I will look for a real plastic surgeon even if it will cost me more money. I hope this helps a little.

Wow, scary. I had an appt.recently in Miami Florida, the facility was very professional, although I might agree that the " consulatation " is done by a non medcial staff. You do not see the doctor until one month prior to teh surgery.However the price of $4,800 was rather high considering the prices I have seen above. I quess Miami is paying for a high end office in a expensive location. I only want my double chin to dissapear they also advised that I need lipo in 3 section at $300 a pop. Not sure. I will do my research and find out if the surgeon has plastic surgeon facial expierence. What bother is that some of these doctors are only EAR NOSE and THROAT specialist and seem to have no licenced plastic surgeon. You can also get information on doctors by going to the American Medical Association OR Health Grades. I hope if I choose to go thru with this I have no problems as the stories mentioned above, because I will definetly take them to court and let all thr media aware of any false or misleading information.

Hi Lisa, I really am quite speechless as to what to say! I have had certain laser treatments done, but have longed for the lower facelift for two years. I went for the consult at Lifestyle in Mi., an hour away. There are two other consults I went for also. I put a deposit on the Lifestyle, and consult with the doctor only shortly before I am scheduled. Then just for curiosity, I googled Lifestyle ratings, and found this website! Then I started reading all these negative things and results! Now I am so confused as I certainly don't want any scar or anything that will show forever. I still plan to go to my other consult to a great place where I go for laser, but feel guilty about deceiving the other doctors I know. I guess I will just keep reading comments, and then probably ask for my deposit back for now until I am comfortable with where I go. Sometimes it isn't so good to go where that's all they do as you feel like you are entering an assembly line! Kathy

I am having my surgery done with Dr Westine in the Ft Lauderdale office. Neck double chin area and possible eyes. Does anyone have any feedback for me? I would greatly appreciate hearing about any ones experience. Contact info: {edited} Thank you Sue Editor note: you must join RealSelf so you can be contacted privately with doctor recommendations and feedback. This requires free registration for an account. When registering you must opt-in to receiving private contacts (a check box).

Hi, I've had my first consultation at the Beverly Hills Office and I am seriously considering have this done. Lisa can you please give me the names of the doctor that really helped you and the one that didn't! Also would you recommend doing it? I'm kind of getting scared now after all I've read. Thanks.

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Hi, Lisa Now you got me scarred, I have a date on July 2007. I would like to know who did the surgery? al