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Ripped off by Lifestyle Lift

UPDATED FROM Bebe'smom

looking for a good surgeon to do mid face lift

$3,800
Can't wait to do this ! Thank you everyone for your posts of pics and opinions. They have been a real help to me!

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What I didnt like the most about it was that it...

What I didnt like the most about it was that it was run like a McDonald's franchise. I was agressively sold on this procedure and I was pushed through the procedure very quickly and rushed.

I didnt meet my surgeon until the day of surgery. In fact, not till the surgeon walked through the door to do my surgery had I met her. I was assured this was normal and an every day occurance.

I didn't know how long the scar would be and in fact was led to believe it would be a very small scar in FRONT of the ear.  It is not. It is a long insision that goes from in front of my ear to the back of my ear almost into my hair line behind.

The pain was bad, much worse than anticipated. I was hurting and unable to work for 3 weeks to a month.

After my surgery I never again saw my surgeon. I had my stitches removed about 2 weeks later. Had to come back a few times because they were not ready to be removed. I did everything they told me to do to the letter. I dont smoke, drink or anything negative to myself to affect my outcome. I stopped all medications they told me to before.

I wanted a very small amount of jowling fixed and thought this would be the thing for me. They told me this would work, and that at first I wouldn't notice a huge difference, but that I should wait around  4 months to see the final result.  I was told the collegen had been broken down and had to have time to rebuild and it would "draw my face upwards"

This never happened. 

After the initial swelling went down(couple months) I had no visible difference in how I looked.  I do have a scar(not too awful now as it's been 3 years) and I have nerve damage upper face section by my eyes somehow.  Any temp change causes massive headaches, and any loud noises will cause that area to ache and throb.   This is how it's been since the day of surgery, I have no doubt this is how it will always be.

My advice is this ..save your money, go to a surgeon who specializes in a LOT of different facial procedures and not just the one. 

Even though it may not be a lot of money to most people, $3,800  was/is a lot to me.

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Really? What doctor in which city did you go to? Your comment sounds exactly like the comment posted on another board by a competing doctor. Forgive me, but I doubt your sincerity.
guess you realize I was sincere now eh? I may have posted about it on another board. It doesn't mean I lied about my experience.
guess you realize I was sincere now eh? I may have posted about it on another board. It doesn't mean I lied about my experience.
guess you don't doubt my sincerity now eh?Glad this company went out of business.
guess you don't doubt my sincerity now eh?Glad this company went out of business.
guess you don't doubt my sincerity now eh?Glad this company went out of business.
I went to Dr. Erfani in San Diego and what she (guest123) went through I did too! I don't believe someone would make it up for just wanting to type something on this website. You must be employed by LSL to disregard someone's permanent scarring and horrible experience so easily. I had to go to a real surgeon in La Jolla to help with the visible bulging red scars on my face even after a year. I also notified Channel 10 news and they are looking into this type of malpractice.
Stay after Ch 10 to report on this....suggest that they send someone in undercover....
This company is out of business now!
it's a classic way that the LSL tries to discredit anyone who reports of their unfavorable surgery outcome. They just say the poster is a competitive doctor. There are too many people now saying pretty much the same thing about this "procedure" for us all to be fakers. Think about this, if it's just a fluke that one person had an unfavorable outcome, or NO improvement, then it can't just be that one specific surgeon right? Look at all the cities across the country!
It is amazing how what you went through I experienced in San Diego! I don't understand how they can still be in business when offices throughout the country are continuing to put women through this horrible experience. God-willing we can find a way to stop them and save other women from this embarrassing and grotesque disfigurement.
Michigan btw I had it done at the first LSL office.Troy Michigan