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Facelift, Upper and Lower Eyelid, Necklift -- I'm So Glad I Did This! - San Miguel de Allende, MX

UPDATED FROM anli1974
2 months post

party tonight

WORTH IT$6,000
Just a brief update, at a party tonight the two women across from me couldn't stop staring at me. They both kept repeating "you look fabulous. " One of them hadn't seen me for a few months and didn't know about the FL. The other had seen me a week post-op, so she had seen me swollen and bruised. Everyone at the party said I looked amazing and several asked about the doctor and the hospital... so I am feeling really good right now! Also it rained and we haven't had any rain since October, so that added to the good mood at the party lol.

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wow! you look wonderful!!! isn't this fun?! my experience is the same....people look at you and just keep exclaiming how great you look. Almost everyone I come in contact with mentions it and it isn't obvious at all that it is a facelift (according to those in the know) We are brave and happy women!
Thanks tropicalgirl, I never think about being brave, but you are right. The woman sitting next to me at the party said several times that she would love to do something similar, but she is afraid. She is actually much prettier than me, but she has the dreaded turkey neck.
The other thing I learned at the party...we were celebrating the 75th birthday of a woman who has always looked much younger than her age -- beautiful skin, gorgeous eyes, very few wrinkles. She has always claimed her looks are due to good genes and staying out of the sun. Last night with all the talk about my FL she owned up to having had a "little" work done over the years, ha! None of us think any less of her for it, in fact we were all impressed with how she had gotten away with it because it looks so "natural."
How are your scars looking? You had asked about scar remedies and I found a good one by Reviva, called Scar Gel, and I really like it. You can get it at a health food store.
The health food store products just don't have the chemicals and preservatives that are actually absorbed into your body through your skin.....which I personally don't want.
Anli... you look just fantastic and so natural! I had to laugh at your comment about the 75 year old woman owning up to her own FL work. I was having my glasses adjusted Friday after work and the owner ( a former high school classmate and same age) was lifting my hair up on one side to adjust when i said, "I've had a bit of surgery"...so the cat was out of the bag...lol... he said ' No wonder you look so good!" Turns out he was thinking of having upper and lower blephs done so I recommended my PS! I'm looking at this as maybe sharing our experiences in the world as good deeds! lol Like you I'm not sure that Botox or a filler for my mouth is going to fit my lifestyle or pocketbook, but I'm going to try it once and see. I doubt I'm going to keep it up. I am , after all, looking to retire once day! :)
You look really lovely, Anli. Thanks for sharing some more before & after photos. I now understand what the other poster meant when she asked you if Dr. Barrera raises your sideburns by 10 mm. The hairline in front of your ears has indeed been raised when you compare your before and after profile shots. Your sideburns were low enough originally that raising them doesn't look obvious or unattractive to me, so I don't think this matters very much in your case. My sideburns are higher than yours (were) and my hair is very fine, so raising them by 10 mm would be quite noticeable and odd looking. I have long hair and love to wear it up in ponytails in the summer and have been more concerned about scar incisions being visible around my ears. Looks as if I will be adding 'raised sideburns' to the list since this is something I was not aware of before and do not want to experience if it will change my hairline in an unattractive way. Something else to consider is the extended scalpel-shaped upper blepharoplasty technique that Dr. B uses. The decision to extend the incision beyond the eye is generally made when there is excess upper eyelid skin and lateral drooping. I don't know what the average length is of an incision of this type but Dr. B's extended eye scars appear to be longer than I would expect. If you didn't have any crows feet (thanks to Botox) there would be nowhere for the longer scars to hide if they don't completely fade and disappear in time. Just goes to show how some techniques can work well for some people and not so much for others. Thanks again for sharing - I appreciate it.
I'm learning a lot too, I have never paid attention to my sideburns, ha! But after that comment I did some research and found out that it's a very common occurance with midface lifts. who knew. I do think my eye scars will disappear with time, and fortunately I don't mind having crows feet, and have no interest in botox or any high maintenance stuff, it just doesn't fit my lifestyle. Mostly I just wanted to get rid of jowls and neck, and that's what I did! Glad the photos helped you with your decision.
Are you still happy with your results? How long do you expect the results to last?
I am glad you didn't go to Dr. Koelliker. Are you still happy with your results? Did Dr. Barrera tighten the muscles under your chin (bigger scar) or just do lipo? Dr. Koelliker only did lipo on me, and I still have a huge neck :( All that time and money and scarring for nothing. So disappointed! I want to return to Mexico to have it fixed, but I have to be sure whomever performs the surgery regularly does the tightening of the muscles under the skin. You look fantastic!
UPDATED FROM anli1974
2 months post

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You look so good Anli1974 . I notice on all of our photos we tend to smile more with the after pics :). That's why we o it, I suppose, to feel good about ourselves. You must be so happy !
yeah, I complained to my dr that the after photos tend to show people smiling, now I know why...we are happy!
you look great!! I'll be curious to hear what people say after your party tonight! :)
UPDATED FROM anli1974
2 months post

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ok, I'm still not ready for prime time -- I see some asymmetry which is getting better every day, but still there. And my cheeks and neck are still a bit swollen. but I did take some photos this morning. I hope they're clear, maybe it's my camera? And I'm also adding my before photos, the ones taken at the hospital. yikes, they're scary!

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