“Lifestyle Lift”

Lanne, Don't do it to yourself. For a few $$$ more you can have a competent surgeon do it and not have your ears grow longer or wind up having to have it redone. Researching the doc on the internet is not enough. I did that, his credential looked fine. But he sure screwed my face up good. It is the lift itself that is the problem. The SMAS lift is just a revamp of the LSL. Look it up. Best, Chrystal

I am planning to go to the Tampa clinic in February to make arrangements to get rid of my "turkey neck". Thanks for the comments. I will be asking for Dr. Swerdloff!

I do have compassion for these women that went into this with very little knowledge. I checked with two very prominant cosmetic surgeons in my area. Both said the same thing. The procedures are condusive to the person, their health and that the healing process takes months, not days or weeks. LSL was up front about this, in their literature (twenty five+ pages) as well as the consultation. I did the research, asked questions, spoke with other women who had the same procedure and priced each procedure that I had done, separately. Not only did I find that the procedures were identical to LSL procedures, the healing process was the same too. No miracles here, just the facts. I can see a difference each day. If you are a smoker, drinker, sun worshipper, you will not heal as quickly or get the results that you hoped for. I am sixty years old and I take this very seriously. I did not make a hasty decision after watching a television commercial or reading a brochure. I throughly researched the LSL and compared it to local cosmetic surgeon's procedures. All were Identical with the exception that you are in the hospital, under anesthesia (knocked out) and you spend a day or two in recovery. This is where the difference is in the cost. The other difference is that you do not go back to your doctor again after the first two weeks, until two months later. That is where you will see the difference. I can't afford to keep driving back and forth for every little ache or pain. If there is a major problem, I will definately go back and get it fixed. But so far, there hasn't been any "unforseen" problems that I can't handle with a simple phone call to their facility. My Dr. has fantastic credentials, has his own office outside of LSL and also does pediatric plastic surgery for children with deformities. I can't ask for anything better for what I paid. Believe me, if I could have found a local, accredited surgeon to do this procedure, I would have done it. But, I would rather pay the lesser cost so that it fit into my budget. Fifteen/twenty thousand dollars +++ for the same procedure that I paid half for is ok with me. Good luck with yours, keep me posted on how you are doing.