“Life style lift - come on people, be realistic ”
Lifestyle lift: Worth it
Pain: Severe
I had the Life Style mini lift procedure done (3) weeks ago and everything is going well. I still have some numbness but the healing looks great and I am very pleased with the result. I elected to take addvantage of the additional procedure under the neck which had a price adder of $1,000 but got rid of the jowls affect.
I will admit that I had some trepedations after reading some of the opinions shared on this site and almost cancelled my appointment. I shared this concern with the office and they gave me several references to call. I spoke with (3) individuals that had the same procedure done by the same doctor and they were all extremely satisfied.
You need to be realistic people - just because it's an out patient procedure - you are not having a tooth filled at your dentist - their are a lot of stiches. It definitely takes about (2) weeks before you feel comfortable going out in public. There is a lot of pain for the first several days but it is manageable. The first (24) hours after surgery are the worst. I did not require pain medicine after the 3rd day.
The office I went to was very profesional and knowledgeable. They were open to questions and encouraged I return for post-op consult visits any time I had a concern. I infact went back several times to make sure things were healing correctly and that I was doing everything required to make sure the healing procedure went OK.
During my first scheulded visit a couple days after surgery they did have to aspirate and drain one side that had swelling that was not receeding as quickly as expected. I would do it over again in a heart beat.
Feb 21, 2009Comments and replies (38)
258 posts
25 Mar 2009
Another LSL employee plant?
1 post
10 Apr 2009
Know one has said WHAT they do to you when they perform the surgery?
258 posts
13 Apr 2009
Oh they said, it turned out to be way more than they said. It's even in print what they do, per an interview with the founder...
258 posts
17 Apr 2009
Yea, I wish I found Realself before I had mine done. Never would I have done a LSL w/ the incisions placed around the ears. There is not one comment from them where they place their incisons, except an interview by The founder claiming the incisions are very small in the ear...
14 posts
18 Apr 2009
I was told of the incisions around the ear during the interview - sounded very logical and quite honestly healed great - they did have to redo one of the areas behind one ear a couple of days after the procdeure but other than that they healed fine. However, I sure wish I new when the itching would stop .........
149 posts
19 Apr 2009
Hi Bill, I had my facelift in late October by an Austin dr. that I trusted who was not with LSL). I still feel some numbness in my neck, but I've never experienced any itching. But I'm sure the itching will pass.
105 posts
21 Apr 2009
I had mine over 15 months ago and there are nights where I want to pull my face off from the itching over the scar tissue.
21 posts
29 Apr 2009
well I am so sorry too, for the people who had horrible experiences. mine wasn't perfect, but it has been 6 months and mine keeps getting better not worse. they pulled the skin up and cut it off, I don't think it can come back as bad as it was before, not in 6 months.That being said, I would not do the lifestyle lift , if I had it to do over I would have spent the extra $ and went for the actual facelift.I thought I ws doing the safe thing, going this route, I think I was wrong,I am still a little numb around my ears, but it is getting less all the time.I do feel very sad for all the people who had bad results, I wish I had something to say to help them.
105 posts
5 May 2009
"You need to be realistic people - just because it's an out patient procedure - you are not having a tooth filled at your dentist - their are a lot of stiches. " Let me just say that perhaps it wouldn't have shocked the hell out of me if my doctor had told me the TRUTH instead of the tall tale....like I would be getting a "few shots" like going to the dentist. When they hit me with more than a dozen shots and then started cutting all around my ear when he said it was going to be "two small incisions" in "front of my ears" I might have been okay as well. I guess YOU weren't lied to.
105 posts
29 Oct 2009
Can you post your before and after pics if you are for "real?"