POSTED UNDER Lifestyle Lift REVIEWS
Looked Good for About 1 Year - Independence, OH
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After 2 years my face began to sag and actually...
littleb29January 30, 2013
$6,000
After 2 years my face began to sag and actually looks worse than it did before the procedure. I wish I never had it done. I would have rather paid a few more dollars and gotten a procedure that works. It seemed expensive, but they assured me that the results would be life changing. I am left with scars around my ears, bald spots in my hairline and now I have jowls and sags that are worse than they ever were before the procedure. It's as if they loosened my skin so that gravity could pull it down and make it sag even more.
Replies (113)
February 4, 2013
Thanks for posting your review. It is hard to believe that this company is still hooking people into this surgery. I wish that everyone would post, but I think that some people are just too embarrassed after having a bad experience. I have been contacted privately and women tell me that they are afraid to post and they don't want their friends to know that they fell hook, line and sinker for the advertising hype spewed all over the TV and internet. It is so easy to to believe the ads and is a shame that LSL is target marketing to women and men in the 45-75 age group. It sounds so good, it is a shame that they are allowed to continue to use catch phrases and big name artists to advertise a sub-standard surgery. They are not JACHO certified, nor are the operating rooms gram negative. People should really take the time to get a 2nd opinion on any surgery, especially when you are looking at long term results. I had revision surgery that worked out for me (on my dime). Had I went to the 2nd surgeon first, I would have been a lot better off. There really is no short cuts when it comes to facial plastic surgery. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
February 7, 2013
I will agree that the place for such surgeries should be done in a better clinical environment and follow up supervised after such an invasive procedure. That is what LSL lacks. It is not closely monitored and I believe had I had issues it would be a problem getting some issues resolved, as there are only certain locations and people have to drive long distances to have the procedure and then back again should problems arise.. I think they should work out of a more clinical setting (hospital) with doctors that want to see you every few weeks afterward. This I do agree with totally. There are certainly many cons to this follow-up procedure and where the procedure is done. Again, there are some very good surgeons and I had the good fortune of finding one. I very much appreciate where everyone is coming from. It does appear as a cafeteria type procedure and this is what needs correcting; not the procedure itself but the initial surgery and folllow up. Too many techs and not nurses. They should have surgically trained staff. I give you that. JacFlash
February 8, 2013
I agree Chrystal.Had a bad experience,lots of scars ,I look worst then before,I am very sad right now,after saving for two yrs and paid 6.550.00 for nothing... : (
February 8, 2013
Belmont3621, Sorry to hear that you also had a bad experience. That is why is is so important that women take the time to get a 2nd opinion. I cannot say this enough. The advertising itself is very misleading in that they never say "Surgery" and always refer to the LSL as a procedure, new and innovative AND affordable to most people. This is the lure that sucks people into the office instead of opting to seek a 2nd opinion. The "it could never happen to me attitude" needs to be thrown out the door and know 'THAT IT CAN HAPPEN" to you. Be sure to read the contract at home before signing on the dotted line. Go get the free consult, and then turn around get a 2nd opinion and then choose based on information, not advertising. Realself offers a doctors area and most offer free consultations. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
February 8, 2013
My surgeon came right out and told me it was a lower face lift. Common sense tells you it is an invasive surgical procedure....yes, "procedure" as in appendectomy or tonsilectomy....procedures that are surgical. Never hurts to get a second or a third opinion as I had. Still, LSL and facial laser surgically done by the right qualified professional surgeon has been very beneficial with amazing results for most women and men. As with the appendectomy that gets infected (perhaps with MRSA)or the tonsilectomy that becomes too swollen requiring further medical promptness to keep the airway open, LSL of course has some risks...as advertised. JacFlash
February 8, 2013
...and remember post-op care..........if you smoke or drink this too can affect overall healing. Just saying.
February 8, 2013
JacFlash, You have your opinion of the LSL folks and I have mine. Fact is at 53% satisfactory rating, I wouldn't let them work on my kitchen sink. They just have a few too many kinks to work out for most people who have done their homework on this procedure aka "surgery"! Fact is (and I think most who have had the procedure would agree) they downplay the invasiveness of the surgery and the real recover time. In the words of one of LSL own surgeons, "BUYER BEWARE". I just viewed again for about the 1 million(th) time, a commercial and the word surgery is never used anywhere in the commercial. They do't even use the word procedure anymore, they use the word "process". Break through medical process. Huummmm. At least when people get MRSA from the hospital it is not because they are not operated on in a gram negative OR. And the risks are not advertised, they are noted on the mice type in the contract. You are right about one thing, there are risks every-where, every-day. I just don't think that your face is the place to take a risk on. Not when there are other options available and if comparing apples to apples, Private Practice Plastic Surgeons are just as competitive, that is if you like needles and pain. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
February 8, 2013
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February 8, 2013
JacFlash, Well, we finally agree on one point. But have you thought of this? If LSL were supervised by JACHO and they did have a real clinical gram negative operating room with nurses instead of techs, do you think that they could charge you the price that they charge you now? And the cafeteria type of one surgery, one right after another, do you really think that each room is throughly cleaned after each procedure? I don't know. They might have to cut out all those television commercials and pay more to the employees they hire for the sake of the patient. And the after-care or follow-up which is done by the techs, not doctors or nurses, again, time and money. I think I had rather pay a few more thousand dollars up front and get all the attention and care needed so as not to have the problems that I went through on my LSL. Which I might add, that I had to pay to have redone by a different surgeon and on my dime. Pixie ears and unevenly cut eyes are just not attractive. Again, I am happy that you are pleased and everything seemed to go well for you. I hope in a year that you are still able to say the same good things. Hopefully, LSL will change for the better, if for not for their own sake, the sake of the patient. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
February 8, 2013
Yes......for the sake of the patient. I am more than confident that I will say this in 5 years. You see, I have done my homework too. I did not write a Master's Thesis without knowing utilizing my research methodology and I have heard from many women and men who were pleased with their results several yrs after the "procedure." I see the statistical pros and cons regarding the LSL and the setting in which it is conducted. Room for change as many who are pleased would agree. The environment should be more adequately staffed and equipped for sure. Follow up should be enforced and monitored; still, there are those who are content with their "process" uhmmmmmmm.......getting confused here...lol....procedure; aka surgery and do not need the voices of doom trying to ruin their day or place unneeded anxiety toward the coming "YEAR." Get my drift? Good then. Have a good day.
February 8, 2013
JF, I have no voice of doom, only a warning for anyone smart enough to listen. Best, Chrystal Eckes
February 8, 2013
You are not being a very nice person. Each and every person who has had a good or bad experience has the right to post. I get it, you had a great lift, you love LSL, but there are others who HAVE NOT had the same experience. We all get to share. You can't keep attacking me every time I post. Please adhere to realself.com rules on posting. Thank you, Chrystal Eckes.
February 8, 2013
I have tried to post my picture but the site does not let me....you did. I want all to see my face seeing that it has been 9 months. Anyway......warnings should be made against those who provided sloppy service and not to be so general as to include every good doctor out there with the wish to help women and men feel better about themselves. JacFlash
February 8, 2013
This picture of you had to be the very day of your surgical procedure or the second, third? I know because that is how I looked. I did not have my eyes done but they were swollen and the laser asI was informed had reddened my skin. Still, this picture of you is a misconception of time as it is so fresh post-op and is what to be expected to look like. This is not the same YOU two wks later. Do you not agree?
February 8, 2013
February 8, 2013
JF, Say whatever you like but facts are facts. 53% approval ratings. Sorry you can't figure out how to post a picture, Sharon at realself can help you with that. On the other hand, I do not have time for personal attacks on other members, it only shows how petty one can stoop and is totally unnecessary. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
February 8, 2013
Here is a review of my Lifestyle Lift. You can see exactly what I look like. Before and after surgery. There is no need to call anyone names on this forum or to make remarks about anyone personally. It is a shame that you have said such things. I don't have to act in such a manner to get my point across. I think my pictures say everything. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
http://www.realself.com/review/atlanta-ga-lifestyle-lift-nightmare-0
February 9, 2013
"JacFlash"...you are a pretty rude person. Is there a reason you have to be so nasty? I am another victim of a "bait and switch" LSL Lift. YOU may have known what to expect, but that is on the backs of those of us who were lied to 3, 4, 5 yrs ago and now suffer permanent damage. We are the ones who wrote to Attorneys General across the USA and made LSL a tiny bit more honest. I can't even repeat my story, suffice to say that Chrystal has done nothing wrong on this page, while you, have shown your lack of education and good grace with your personal attacks. Jolie
February 9, 2013
Jac......did you know that several women have DIED as a result of their "procedure?" I don't know about statistical pros and cons of the setting...but I DO know that one woman died in the same center in Waltham, Ma where I had mine done, a year after I was tortured there for 3.5 hrs while awake. I was shown a video at my consult of a woman going out to lunch after her "procedure." Oh, make that "REVOLUTIONARY PROCEDURE." There's nothing revolutionary about it.
February 9, 2013
February 9, 2013
JF, As I have stated before, you are not within the posting guidelines of realself. I am sure you will understand this statement soon. Best, Chrystal Eckes.
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February 7, 2013
I agree Chrystal, get a second, third and fourth opinion. This is serious. And I'm suspicious of any doctor (or lawyer or dentist for that matter) that has to advertise so profusely. Respectable, qualified doctors don't advertise like used car salesmen!
February 7, 2013
After my LSL I talked with another csometic surgeon where I work and he said my procedure could not have been done any better.
February 7, 2013
I had a similar experience...three weeks after the operaiton I looked fabulous..now..less than two years...the neck has started to sag,,,jowels have eappeared.....I loved the initial result but it obviously does not last very long..
how sad.
February 8, 2013
Three weeks after the procedure there is still swelling and the results are not totally visible yet. (?). I would say that after 6 wks all my swelling went down and I am very happy with my results. I knew what to expect from the first day forward. I also want to add that there are many people like me who are happy with their procedure. It appears that the only replies here are on the negative side. Know why? Because satisfied people do not need to complain and our lack of responding is minimal. I am very sorry and my heart goes out to all who had a bad experience. Best awlasy, JacFlash
So, e-mail me at M****@gmail.com and I will send you photos. I see I am not the only one here not able to upload my picture.......others have commented the same. I willshow you severaal pics.....
I feel they are using my feedback here and not letting me be JacFlash anymore.....this is crazy! You can e-mail me at M****@gmail.com and I am discontinuing my corresponsdence here. Something is not right. JacFlash