Lifestyle Lift: Stories

Our office takes feedback very seriously, good, neutral, and yes, even bad. In that context, I hope to answer some of the questions / concerns below. As suggested by RealSelf staff, this will be my sole response on this particular thread.

The posted photos are near term post-op. Right after surgery, the skin is often red and inflamed. This is part of the natural post-op healing process and should come as no surprise. How someone will look long term is best analyzed via pictures taken at 6 months post-op. I would welcome 6 month post-op images of the patient being uploaded. We typically have those in our practice, but we cannot upload without the patient’s permission. If and only if the patient provides permission, we will balance the record.

Also, a few points to clarify some misconceptions in the thread below:

- We want all patients to have a positive experience with our practice. We recognize we cannot make 100% of patients happy 100% of the time. No doctor can. But, each of us can try. I follow patients carefully post-op. If a patient is not happy with his / her result, we offer to perform revision surgery where all of my professional fee is waived.
- I am not affiliated with Lifestyle Lift. I perform many “revision” procedures (procedures performed by other surgeons where the patient is not happy) and I do this by either performing a deep plane facelift or a SMAS facelift. These types of facelift procedures address the muscle that has been damaged by another facelift or that muscle that has fallen due to the aging process in a long lasting fashion.
- Contrary to assertions in this thread, I have not been found liable for a single medical malpractice claim.
- Our process for obtaining consents from patients involves the patient seen in to the office (usually 2 weeks before surgery). There, all consent forms are reviewed and signed, post operative instructions are given, and all questions are concerns are answered. Under no circumstances is a patient asked to sign a consent while medicated. We want patients to be fully informed of their choices well in advance of any proposed procedure.

Thanks for the opportunity to respond.

In regard to having signed a release form after receiving medications, do you know exactly what you signed? As an RN & Legal Nurse Consultant, it is very important to know what exactly was signed while you were under any type of medications. Informed consent is very explicit under the law as to what, how and when it is to be obtained to be a legal document. You may have some recourse. Were all of these side effects/injuries you've experienced explained to you as potential issues in having the surgery prior to medications? If not, you could have a legitimate lawsuit.

I am sorry for the pain you are going through, and hope it all clears up. My wife had the LifeStyle Lift (neck, chin, face) and, although some extended complications, I would give it a 7 of10. She had similar open wounds like you (the said it was "wrapped too tight) and they used laser to help hide it. Thereare still some uneven lumps on the bottom of her jaw.... but she is very happy. Ours was done in Danville, CA.

Please post your review on health grades, Rate MD and Vitals. A lot of people use the internet to research doctors and there is one decent review about him on them and that is it. It will steer others away. I am so sorry you are going through this ordeal and hope in time the pain and discomfort will be gone!

I checked out the ageless beauty site before and after photos and found no difference that could not be explained by lighting or makeup. One woman appears to have had an upper bleph (look at the after eyelids).

This seems like alot of work to do and Im hearing it is very risky! Have you ladies heard of Nuskin. It is a nonivasive way to get the same results with products that have no risk. Check out this website. Agelessbeauty7.net and see. Very dramatic results for alot less money and health risks

For the doctor have to sign a release form while drugged up is enough to show he is not professional or let's say LEGAL...my doctor told me NOT to sign anything while droggy and he told my son after surgery not to allow me to sign any documents of any kind while droggy..

I am so sorry you were victimized by this butcher..The scar running along ear under your chin is enough to show this surgeon had no idea what he was doing. I thought about going to lifestyle lift but decided to go to a plastic surgeon with his own practice and talked to him. His first words was lifestyle lift doesn't last long. Definitely see what you can do to get this butcher out of surgery business...

So very sorry to hear of this. I recently heard that many board certified plastic surgeons and others are trying to get the LFS businesses closed down. There have been so many issues and complaints.

My neck does not have full movement and I am in constant "annoyance pain". Tight is an understatement and pings and pangs, sharp tweaks are a constant part of my day. My neck and left jawbone feel as if there is a force pushing in and around them causing a tightness that is sometimes unbearable. Almost like a choking sensation.The right side not as much. Where my scar sits, is where most of the pain is. It is also very tender to the touch. No sleeping on my left side any longer or tilting my head back. Simple things like laying on the floor trying to excersise is a thing of the past for me. It really hurts too much. It hurts too much. The lumps and bumps below the skin in the muscle area are hard to the touch. I hope this answers your question.

I can see that your results "sucked" but how do you feel? Is your skin or face/neck muscle tight or sore? Or do you feel (sensory) like you did before you ever did the surgery? I can see that your jowls are deflated (puckered) but how is your neck? Is it banded?

ALL those pics I posted are POST surgery. Are you blind?

only reply to that is hahahahahahahaha

Hi, Thank you for your qualified Surgery treatment service. I am so happy to your great treatment.
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Poonom
"James Makker"

I condemn the surgeon who did this to me. Apparently he did not know what he was doing.

YEP!-THAT'S LIFESTYLE LIFT,ALRIGHT! DID THEY ALSO TELL YOU TO GIVE YOUR FACE TWO FULL YEARS TO 'SETTLE'...SO THAT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXPIRED? PLEASE CALL THE ATTY.GENERALS OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE AND FILE A COMPLAINT @ 866-966-7226.