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Life Style Lift: Don't Do It! See my Photos

  • posted 4 years ago
  • updated 18 days ago

I was left with terrible scars and given...

I was left with terrible scars and given absolutely no post op care instructions at all. In the 3 years since I have had this surgery I have felt humiliated and ugly.

Finally I have taken some steps to repair the damage, which was significant. I am spending about $3000 to $4000 in laser which I highly reccomend.

I am starting to feel a little less self conscience about the horrific results I got... and I have the pictures to prove it.

look at my pictures and tell me: who in their right mind would do this and expect a person to heal from this type of incision and suturing???

I was butchered.


Obviously even post op laser treatment was only...

obviously even post op laser treatment was only able to minimally help the very poor job that was done on my face.

Life Style Lift did not offer or care to help repair the damage. They basically said tough luck sweetie----

NEXT IN LINE PLEASE!

UGH, I WILL FEEL UGLY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

I am going to post a picture of a new procedure I...

I am going to post a picture of a new procedure I
am having done to help reduce the scars I was left with

following the Life Style Lift I had done in 2005 In Plymouth Meeting PA>
That office moved and relocated in Voorhee's NJ

It is interesting because the procedure leaves me very very red and
you can see how horrible the original scarring was. It basically draws a line around
where the sutures were placed....it will heal in about 1 week .

I had my surgery in 2005 --The scars were treated...

I had my surgery in 2005 --The scars were treated by a tattoo artist-see the last picture that is where she ran the tattoo needle over + over the original scar to smooth it out. The results of her work were great.

before she did the procedure my scars were one inch thick raised and very very noticeable.

The worst part --8 years later--is my neck. it is a very dark mottled brown color that has been treated by laser many times. It is blood that pooled in my tissues due to the aggressive manner that this lift was preformed. no drains were placed and I received NO POST OP treatment at all.

they sent me home with a ice pack.
I drove home alone --the staff shoved me out the back door and I wondered around the parking lot looking for my car disoriented to say the least.

I will take a picture of my neck and place it in here--this picture was taken 2 weeks ago. This is a permanent brown stain on my neck that looks ugly and won't ever go away.
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aniranch 13 Nov 2012
Wow, your experience was unfortunate. My doctor placed my sutures right along the little cartilage ridge at the front of my ear and around the back of the ear. Barely noticeable! I think maybe the techniques have changed, or perhaps it depends on the doctor. I was done at the LSL in Denver by Dr. Emmett. She is awesome and I'm pleased.
Jay Cee 18 Oct 2012

Thank you all for your insights about LSL. Yesterday I saw a tv ad for music of a by-gone era. The spokespeople were Peter Marshall and Debby Boone. I noticed Debby Boone looked as if she had some plastic surgery and she looked good. The next day, I saw a tv ad for LSL with Debby Boone as spokesperson. The ad implied LSL was what Debby Boone had done. So I checked online to find out what this was because the wording in the ad implied this was fast, relatively painless, and less expensive than plastic surgery. So I wondered what this procedure is? -- Only to discover it IS plastic surgery but at a "discount". That was the first red flag. Then I saw MANY reviews of unsatisfied clients who have had the procedure. Second red flag. I recall Priscilla Presley and others warming people to get good plastic surgeons to have face lifts or the procedures can maime you for life, as they did with Presley. (The surgery left her with permanent loss of muscle control in many areas of her face.) The warning was basically that facial plastic surgery is NOT something you want to try to "save money" on. If you do that, you wind up paying more money attempting to correct it. I won't look any further into LSL, it's NOT for me. I will either continue with my neck as it is (you know, the "'turkey waddle") and my face with jowls beginning OR I will wait until I can afford to have a reputable plastic surgeon work on my face and neck. I would prefer to get it right the first time, as with anything else. Thank you again, each of you, for sharing your stories. YOU have made a difference.

UGLYSCARS 15 Sep 2012
Sats:

finally a fellow sufferer from plymouth meething.
My doctor was Ray Stoller---

when I told him about my concern about the scars on my face and neck he said:

"what are you complaining about? you got a full face lift for a fraction of the cost"

back then I was SO STUPID......
I know now that NO POST OP care ='s failure in any face lift procedure.

and I mean NO post op care.
UGLYSCARS 15 Sep 2012
and you are SO RIGHT about any doctors helping you in Bucks County and City Line avenue.....

100% right and I did not realize that until the 2 year statue of limitations to sue had passed.


if you need the name of a great tattoo makeup artist she helped me tremendously with my scars around my ears.....
she could not help with the giant brown stains on my neck

that is a permanent blood iron oxide stain that looks like a big burn scar.....but the actual scar are better

please email me and I can give you her name
she practices in Millstone NJ and is WONDERFUL.
Sats 15 Sep 2012
I too had a life style lift in Plymouth Meeting I can't remember who did it, Mary S (something) have to find my old papers.. It was over 10 yrs ago. I was left with the same kind of scars. I can still see them after tons of laser procedures, Then 5 yrs ago i went for a laser resurfacing in Tampa for the scars & some acne cars. I live there part time. The doctor destroyed my face. Sacrs everywhere & a huge square dent. This time I tried to sue but the lawyer said I needed doctors to verify what he did. Not one doctor would testify. Their afraid to help you because if your asking to sue another doctor their afraid you'll sue them if they don't do a good job.. It's been a nightmare for the last 10 yrs for me, the last 5 with the scars & dent has been the worst. The resaon my LL didn't work is because I didn't have enough skin to pull back behind my ears. She should have said I wasn't ready for one yet but I guess she wanted the money instead. Now I have to wait for my face to sag more to have a face lift to hide the scars around my ears. she also did under my eyes because she said I had bags. She left me with scars past my lower lid. I wish you all the luck in the world with the laser treatments for the scars. I went to Dr Bernstein in Ardmore for laser treatments if that helps you any. He's the only one who would help me out, he's so nice. Tons of doctors on City line & Bucks county wouldn't help. I also looked into tattooing the scars but they said they don't do scars on the face since they might not match. You can try soing needleing on your own or by a tattoo artist with dry needles, a lot say that helps.
UGLYSCARS 9 Sep 2012
first of all I am sorry this happened to you
I know how it can alter your perception of yourself---
outside and inside.

I don't know what to say to you.....
I hope you spoke to an attorney?
freakeyes 9 Sep 2012
I recently found this site and have read through the whole strand of comments. I did not have LSL but the "conventional" eye procedures from a doc who I believed to be reputable and qualified. I did my homework; I went to several different docs for comparative consultations. In the end, this guy absolutely maimed me. I have gone through two sets of procedures (one a medical necessity) to try and get back a normal look. I disagree with the doc who says one can look normal again. I think it's rarely possible. Once someone does a bad job - eyes now different sizes, shapes, droopy skin on one side but not on the other - I'm doubtful there will ever be a "normal" again. I feel like a freak now. I wear bangs long enough to cover most of one eye so people can't see the difference so easily. It changed my whole view of myself. It changed me emotionally; I don't feel happy and I feel like I don't have the capacity to be happy anymore. I know people who go on with their lives after horrific injuries in accidents but in this case perhaps I feel angry with myself that I chose to do something, and paid for it, that left me disfigured for life. Also there is a comment above by someone who said that changes in one part of your face can have detrimental effects in other areas and she mentioned fat loss. I have this condition as well. After the surgery somehow the shape of my face in terms of fat deposits changed. Ever since my whole face appears drawn and much more aged than it did prior. I don't really understand the connection but it is true. I tried to post comments about this doctor (Sacramento, CA) on various websites and either there was no place to answer about the doc's skill, or whether I was happy with the procedure, or the post would be gone in a few days I think because they sanitize the internet with automated utilities that seek out and destroy the truth about them from real patients. I feel so badly that this terrible problem is so pervasive as all you victims demonstrate. So much for considering an LSL. Thank you for sharing your stories.
Ashley7150 9 Sep 2012
So sad :(( I am sorry you went through that nightmare.
The scars we have seen from LSL and other mini lift procedures performed under local anesthesia and closed under tension can be revised, with very nice results. Bad scars will typically not get definitively better without revision by a highly competent board certified plastic surgeon with particular interest in revisional facelift surgery.

Attempts at revision with anything other than the 'full court press' will result in wasting of extra tissues that could be used effectively by a skilled and experienced surgeon.

We have revised many LSL and minilifts with very satisfactory results. The old scars are completely excised and replaced in much more favorable positions.

Also the deep tissues are readjusted upward the way they might have been at the first surgery but weren't... the usual reason people come in for rejuvenation.

LSL is very aggressive. Many doctors who post anything negative on LSL or serve as witnesses are intimidated by LSL with intimidating letters, legal letters or threats of lawsuits.

So any PS who takes your case may need to spend $50,000 of his own money defending himself against LSL and their deep pockets.

That's probably why not many will be vocal.

However, the best revenge is looking good, and spreading the word...
free2bme56 28 Apr 2013
With all due respect, I correct your last sentence; the best revenge is loving your natural self confidently and not be influenced by those who stand to profit by convincing anyone that their life will be greatly improved by trying to restore youth to their face. It's the industry itself that drives many to do this surgery by an ad campaign designed to make women feel bad about normal facial aging. It's all money driven & we poor women are gullible suckers.
This is a very good point: plastic surgery strictly to look younger is not for many people.
UGLYSCARS 30 Aug 2012
that sounds interesting I am going to check it out thank you!
Chrystal Eckes (RealFriend) 31 Aug 2012

Do check out the site... very interesting. The reviews that are posted are insightful as to the type of company LSL really is.
Glad i FoundYou 29 Aug 2012
Not sure if any of you have seen glassdoor.com website. Seems the employees of LSL think it's a bad place to work. This might reflect on the job they do. Thanks for your comments. I almost made the mistake of going for this scam before finding this site while researching. I pray all of you are compensated for your pain and suffering. Keep up the good work getting the word out...
UGLYSCARS 25 Aug 2012
I think you are right.....I did try to sue these people-- the attorney I hired was employed by LSL----he said he filed for me and he did not ---so the statue ran out.
UGLYSCARS 25 Aug 2012
and he has disappeared. His name was Byron Milner and he was ( still is??) a lawyer from Philadelphia. His nickname was "Buzz" ugh.
Chrystal Eckes (RealFriend) 29 Aug 2012

SO TYPICAL!

 
UGLYSCARS 21 Aug 2012
I am not sure how they get away with it: I think they have alot of lawyers...
Chrystal Eckes (RealFriend) 24 Aug 2012

Of course they have a lot of lawyers. They have their own law group that works right there in the Michigan home office. What a rip-off! And a shame that this kind of company is allowed to legally harm people with no self-incrimination. 
Ashley7150 21 Aug 2012
This is so sad:(( How can they get away with this?
UGLYSCARS 21 Aug 2012
please scroll to my last picture and you will see I had a procedure done to reduce the scars......this is 1 hour post op so it is still very red......it is a form of permanent makeup and the result is quite nice big improvement over what I had before not 100% but 50% better. the idea of this photo is also to show you how huge this scar was.....
jellybean1965 18 Aug 2012

Im really feel sad for all the ladies that recived horrible results,I have a consult appt next friday in the melville office,I will now be cancelling and going to a real plastic surgeon.Thank you for all your comments,It has been quite helpful

UGLYSCARS 21 Aug 2012
please tell them I sent you.

jelly bean
UGLYSCARS 21 Mar 2012
connie 7 you are very sweet! and you are 100% that the sutures were left in too long--the incisions started to heal and the suture was digging into my skin I called that office and BEGGED them to take out my sutures at day 6. His reply to me was--"what, do you want your ears to fall off?" he was a funny guy alright.
vent001 21 Mar 2012
What about this: It only costs $11.00 to create a book on Lulu.com. You could band together to tell your true-life stories, with photos! Everytime LSL was googled, YOUR picture book with the facts in each case, would come up! I am doing a children's picture book on LULU, and would be happy to help create the book or start you on your way -- LULU.com has a guide that walks you through the process. You could get an ISBN cheaply, and send the bok to tv shows, news shows, libraries, etc. It could be a calling card to lawyers, politicians, etc. If you included enough cases with photos and names... it could be a powerful weapon in your fight.

I am forever grateful to have heard your stories when I was considering this company! You saved me heartache, pain, and money -- I am growing old gracefully instead! Let me know if any are interested in creating a true-life book of your cases, and think of a name for your book too....!

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