Male-53 FaceLift - Upper/lower Eyes - Fat Transfer- Neck Lipo - Newport Beach, CA

Sujin - My review is one of the longest and most detailed reviews on this site, so I don't understand your commentary. I have given a great deal of info about the doctor his staff and the facility. I have talked about the prerequisites to the surgery. I indicated that my recovery went well and that I talked about my minor complications. During the surgery itself, I was unconscious, so I cannot comment on this. The recovery took less time than I imagined it would. I actually began went back to work, as a nightclub entertainer on day 11. The first 3 days the discomfort was comparable to very bad sunburn or a bad case of poison ivy. Days 4 – 11 the discomfort began to diminish. Numbness in the neck is the only side effect which persisted beyond a month. I was concerned about doing 5 procedures simultaneously, but I must say, the recovery discomfort for this type of thing has been highly exaggerated on TV (based on my experience) The most dramatic improvement for me was the neck work, because it actually gave me a better jawline and profile than I ever had. The eye work reduced the “tired” look and bags I had. Here is a before and after picture. It is not a great comparison, because the pics are from different angles, quality and lighting, but the after pic illustrates what I was talking about with the jaw. Also you can sort of see that in the before pic, the overall face is longish, where the after has a tightness. Some of this tightness is more visible when there is some movement of the face and not as dramatic in a photo. I will see if I can get some more clinical photos, to post here, from the doctor. I don’t want to overstate the case here though. Although I’m happy with the results, this surgery did not transform me into an “Adonis”. It mostly seems to give me a more energetic look, and less like “EEYORE” from “Winnie the pooh”. Hope this helps someone.

I am very happy with the cosmetic surgery experience I had at Cruise Plastic Surgery. I am sure the technical part of surgery is a science, but what impressed me most about Dr. Cruise was the artistic touch. Instead of “me telling him” what procedure I wanted, and me asking how much does it cost?, he looked at me holistically, and gave me a candid recommendation of which procedures he felt would make the most dramatic improvement, would look age and gender appropriate, and would not make me look “done” (as in: like I obviously had beauty work done). The staff at Cruise Plastic Surgery is very friendly and courteous to everyone, I found the prices to be competitive and the facility has the look and feel of a five star resort. My patient coordinator, Cristin, was great! And stayed involved with me throughout the entire lifecycle, and project managed all the prerequisites and pre-op tasks that needed to be dealt with. There is a pharmacy and urgent care clinic in the same complex, so it was a trivial effort to get all the preliminaries dealt with. It took me less than an hour to walk next store and get all the medical prerequisites done. If I had used my insurance and gone elsewhere, it would have been a lot of red tape and appointments at multiple facilities. I also opted for an overnight nurse which I highly highly recommend. Kathryn was great and did all my thinking for me for me into the next day. I also did the hotel, which cost a bit more than discussed, but it actually was a luxury resort. (Not that could do any golfing or swimming during my stay :) My post-op nurse, Jessica, was extremely knowledgeable, and was able to answer a lot of the questions I had, so that by the time I saw Dr. Cruise, he could concentrate on examining my face. My recovery went well. I am happy with the results. I had a minor complication with one of my eyes, and Dr. Cruise had me come in Saturday, and performed minor surgery, on the spot, half an hour before he was scheduled to go on vacation. I would recommend Cruise Plastic Surgery to anyone considering cosmetic surgery - I believe we are not objective when evaluating our own faces and bodies. We need a skilled artist, as well as a competent surgeon, when it comes to deciding what, and how many procedures are appropriate.