“My lifestyle lift nightmare”
Lifestyle lift: NOT worth it
Pain: Severe
The office in Manhattan never was on time for any appointments, ,they just jammed people in there with no respect and no regard for their time. no apologies.
I chose the Lifestyle lift because they convinced me I was a good candidate and that it was 'safer'
No one noticed my 'facelift' except for my unbelievable scars. My friend who had a facelift, the traditional type the same month, has undetectable scars. The lifestyle lift doctor didn't make any attempts to hide them as I requested.
as for the extent of the proceedure, I needed more and they were not honest with me. I felt they'd accept anyone who had money in their hand.I was beyond disappointed with this 'result'
It was a total waste of money, and I am too traumatized to have my facelift redone, even though my friends were so upset they have offered to PAY FOR IT with a reputable plastic surgeon.
To turn this nasty, disappointing situation into a virtual nightmare, The eye lift was a disaster.
you ruined my eyes. I have been to numerous doctors since, to try to recover my pleasing almond shaped eyes.. which are now smaller, and round.
I have been told over and over that they 'took too much skin" and no one can help me. I also have a lump under my eye that I never had before.
after the surgery I developed ectopia , a dangerous , and disfiguring condition..with my eye almost hanging out.. and had to go on steroids and massage my poor eyes.to avoid a corrective surgery
I should have started a lawsuit.
I was so upset with my eyes which now seem more light sensitive, that I found myself wearing sunglasses all the time. I am told that this is why I subsequently had a fall ( In a dimly lit area) ...which resulted in an injury which caused pain for a year.. and has now required surgery and hospital time, and I am now in Europe recovering.
I think your proceedure is good for a tiny fragment of the population
and is an ancient technique, ..the one the did BEFORE the current, more logical full facelift. You tout this as a new proceedure. and you should be ashamed. Very very ashamed.
Updated on Feb 24, 2009:
I had my lifestyle Lift done in 2006. My review is posted under the title"My Lifestyle Lift nightmare. ." I can not believe these positive posts.. since I have received numerous emails from women who have had their lives ruined. I feel these positive ones are plants. I also can not believe women are still opting for this archaic procedure.. this temporary facelift is the most expensive thing you can do ..seeing as it ..AT BEST provides a freshening up, which is 1000 % calculated to fail as gravity takes its natural toll. And you'd have to do it again. does this make it a good buy ? I don't think so. especially since the procedure itself can be so disgusting. you wouldn't want to do it again.
My update is now written in Feb 2009. I still have numbness.. and my eyes are sensitive. I have developed , immediately following.. and continuing...something called dry eye.
My scars are still visible. .although the "lift " is not, actually never was. I have not had success with my lawsuit.. lawyers are reluctant.. maybe if there was more money involved.. but $ 7400 was a lot to me.. especially in retrospect, as my friend spent $ 10,500 for a wonderful, perfect eye and face lift. with masterfully hidden scars. If I had read these posts beforehand... I would have RUN the opposite way. These posts only began around the time I had the surgery.
Dec 27, 2007Comments and replies (105)
unregistered guest
23 Feb 2009
I am a 44 yr. old single mother of 6. I had the LSL last February, and have had nothing but problems. I was also told I would be able to return to work after 2-3 days with little swelling and bruising. When I went in to see them, I told them that I was only needing a little work done, and they proceeded to tell me what they would do. I took a week vacation from work, and for once do something totally for me. I don't even remember much of the first three days after the surgery. I went back to work two weeks later, still with swelling, and people asking me (people I didn't want to know) what had happened to me. Before I went in I was doing modeling for several different photographers, and working on an acting career. I went back in three times in the first five months, trying to tell them that I continued to have swelling in front and back of my ears, and in my jawline. Every time I went in, they made a big deal of telling me how great I looked from the minute I walked in the door. And each time I tried to explain that it felt like something was fermenting behind my ears under the skin, they would poke and prod and say everything looked great. Finally at 5 months, I went in and told them that after all the swelling had gone down on my face, there was no difference. The doctor told me that if we tried the botox and restylane injections it might help the complaints that I was having. The same complaints that I had when I had come before all the SURGERY, and believe me, it is surgery. Like an idiot, I agreed. Now, one year, one Lifestyle Lift, two separate botox visits, one restylane visit, and two syringes of permalyne later, my face looks the same, if not worse, with the added beauty of pixie ear deformity, scarring, chronic fatigue, and frequent pockets of pus behind my ears. I returned to talk to the doctor last week, and was met with the same smiling "Oh, you look so great." and I sat for over two hours crying and trying to get them to listen and understand that although I am not a facial reconstructive doctor, I do know that my face is not pulled back, but my ears are now pulled forward and down (one farther than the other), and I actually look worse than before. My main problem with them is that I told them what my problem areas were, when I went in, and as a professional doctor, he should have told me that the Lifestyle Lift is not what I needed done, and gave me suggestions of what I should have had done. If I go to my medical doctor and tell him I think I need my gall bladder removed, he doesn't just remove it, take my money, and then find out later that I just needed medicine for an ulcer. I don't even want to leave my house anymore, much less try to work on my modeling or acting. I tried some photo shoots after the surgery, and my photographer of 20 years told me that I looked older after the surgery than I had before. It definitely took a lot of photoshopping to make the pictures usable. I don't enjoy going to activities with my children, and have started putting on weight, something that I have never done in my life, even after six children. If anyone is starting a lawsuit against Lifestyle Lift, please let me know. I have went to see another plastic surgeon, and it's going to take at least 7,000 to 10,000 dollars to fix the pixie ear deformity.
6 posts
6 Mar 2009
We should go national with our complaints. We have got to stop this butchering.
15 posts
6 Mar 2009
does anyone have an idea, how to go national. We were not successful getting a lawyer . Stella, we are so sorry for your problems.. it continues , legally, DAY AFTER DAY... how immoral!
6 posts
7 Mar 2009
I have an attorney.
4 posts
15 Mar 2009
My Lifestyle experience was 2 yrs ago. Not only did the procedure not work I had stitches sticking out of my face behind and in front of my ears. Last year I got an attorney but last week he sent back all my paperwork and stated the suit wasn't financially worth while for him to proceed. I did have the stitches removed by a competent Plastic Surgeon at a cost of $10,000 on top of the $5000 I paid Lifestyle for the butchering. I didn't really have the money but the stitches were very painful. Thank God I could borrow against my house. I wish there was something I could do but the statue of limitations is running out and I have 45 more days to find an attorney before the case is dismissed. I guess you live and learn but If you are considering the procedure DON'T DO IT.
4 posts
26 Apr 2009
We have channel 29 in Philly that did a story and the last I heard Lifestyle was suing them. The info was to late for me but maybe it stopped someone else from making a mistake. There just isn't an attorney in this area that will go after them and make them responsible for the butcher jobs they have done.
33 posts
27 Apr 2009
I now call it "McLIFT!" Don't do it! Just don't.
33 posts
27 Apr 2009
I still am horrified by these posts...
33 posts
27 Apr 2009
I still am horrified by these posts...
unregistered guest
16 May 2009
wow thanks i was just watching the infomercial and thought i'd check on the cost b4 calling but thanks to all your honest experience's i'll keep my turkey neck thanks