Lifestyle Lift: Stories

I'm not surprised, but am truly sorry to hear you are having problems.I hope things get better for you very soon.

I also had no postoperative treatment. In fact I was told right off the bat that the big bump in my cheek was not from the facelift. Duh Huh! Why on earth would I develop something in my cheek out of the blue after just having surgery. He sent me home with antibotics. Never helped. I went to my local plastic surgeon got a second opinion. He said yes it is from the face lift. After shots to reduce it from lifestyle lift it came to another surgery. I now have a bigger lump in my face and a pus sack under my ear. He also sewed my ear to my face. I finally after argueing with them and offered another surgery told them no thanks. I was soaked for 6000.00 dollars and still have jowels. I now have to pay a real plastic surgeon for another face lift and trying to fix the mess from Lifestyle lift.The only thing sifestyle lifted was my wallett!!!

I hope so too. I know I sure wasn't lucky, nor were a 100 others. Good Luck and keep us posted..

I cant believe that my wife had this procedure done yesterday and now Im finally reading this. Why we didnt google Lifestyle lift first is just plain dumb. The company has posted fake reviews so Im not sure if their are any really GOOD reviews out there, most of them are negative. I hope my wife is one of the lucky few who comes out of this procedure at least looking like a human being.

I've seen LSL ads on TV when I've visited Austin TX but last week for the first time I saw a LSL TV ad in my home area of southeast PA. I hope no one I know falls for their decetiful ads and goes to LSL!

I have been considering the Lifestyle Lift. Wow, the pain, bruising, numbness, tugging,the sounds and smells during surgery were not discussed. Oh my... I would of definitely gone into shock learning that in surgery! I already have high blood pressure. Yikes! Thank you everyone for sharing.

It's been a month since my LSL surgery and I'm still in pain and swollen. That was the most pain I have ever felt in my 45yrs of living including my 3 c-sections and boob job. I would be alright if I had expected this much pain, but like everyone says, "they say"it is invasive with minimul pain...BULL!!! I just wish the best for everyone and wish LSL will be more HONEST with everyone. Aloha

you ask... Where any of you told you would NOT have scars or recovery. I was told a small incision, fading away in approx. a year. That happened, what I got was an incision all around my ear. I was never marked and I was never told!You ask what they said about recovery? If it weren't so sad, I'd laugh. We were shown commercials and advertisement that it is a 'lunchtime procedure'. Yes, you can go out to lunch afterwards with this new revolutionary BREAKTHROUGH procedure. Just curious, if not a LSL patient, what drew you to this ' thread ' and prompted you to call doctors that are honest enough after listening to us for the past two years , sympathizing, you call a 'shark'??? Do you believe their is good & bad in the world or has the anesthesia gone to your head? These Dr's that post here are wonderful and are not sharks! BTW, I had 3 kids, a set of twins& I have close to a six pack; without lipo, tummy tuck, etc. This was a big deal for me and the very reason I chose LSL, a SMALL incision in which they pull up the muscle through that incision and add a couple permanent sutures.

Wow. Interesting comments from everyone, and I suppose I am glad to read this after some of the comments were removed. Having been through a few cosmetic surgery procedures, I can say from experience - that no matter where you go for your surgery, whether it is in-patient, out-patient (aren't they all these days? Don't you either have to go home or to a separate after-care facility after an elective procedure? I don't know of any cosmetic surgeons that use hospitals for elective procedures or admission for recovery - as it is too cost prohibitive for the patient).. Regardless - no matter what you have done - a minor repair to a gash on the face, an eyelid lift, lower face lift - whatever. Regardless of the procedure, it is still SURGERY. What else do you expect but to have to recover. And did any of you actually read the consents prior to your procedure? I haven't been to a LSL facility, but for them to be in business, they most definitely covered their bases with those consents. So things like numbness near and around the incision, tightness in the skin... those are NORMAL. Hell, I basically had a tummy tuck almost ten years ago and the area around the incision is STILL numb. But my abs look FABULOUS. And I got what I asked for. I had a breast augmentation and lift (after nursing virtually ruined my breasts), and believe me - I would LOVE to get them fixed... but I'm not bashing the doctor who did it. I went in, I looked at his before and afters, I made my choice. He did an OKAY job, but over all, I got what I asked for. And, let's face it. We are vain creatures. And we don't like to be uncomfortable. But in the end, we have to take some of the responsibility here. Where any of you told you would NOT have scars or recovery? Sheesh... I wrapped my boobs for 6 months and wore silicone strips on my tummy scars just as long... even though the docs said 1 month was fine. I had lipo once too, and the body stocking they give you - I wore that under my clothes for three months - even though six weeks was the minimum. They all agreed that more would only help - so I did my part. Surgery of ANY KIND is basically trauma to the body. You will have to recover. And everyone's body does so at its own pace, and in its own way. And, I'm sorry, but I'd be leary of ANY doctor on here that jumps on the band wagon against another practitioner or facility. I know many surgeons, and if they are not being ethical at all times and refraining from blanket comments against another, I HIGHLY suspect they are sharks and want to gain patients of their own. Anyway - good discussion here... and very interesting. I just couldn't stay quiet because I have had long recovery - and not known the full benefits of the results for a almost five years afterward... that's just how my body chose to process everything...

It is unfortunate that this forum was used for personal attacks on anybody, including Dr. Diaz. However, I would like to reiterate the point that anger and distrust on this forum are really more channeled toward the marketing practices, patient care, and postoperative management of the company that is Lifestyle Lift; a company that has been the subject of multiple investigative TV series, news articles, class action lawsuits, and better business bureau complaints. This is an entity which is much bigger and leaves a much greater footprint than Dr. Diaz and the origin of this complaint was not about Dr. Diaz. To step in and defend an entity that has had the record Lifestyle Lift has had is simply asking for trouble. I think that if Lifestyle Lift would change their marketing practices, run the business whereby evaluations and decisions were made only by Doctors (not sales consultants), gain accreditation for their facilities (just like any honorable and ethical Facial Plastic Surgeon would do), fully inform patients of the nature of the procedure, the postoperative care, they would have far fewer complaints. However, Lifestyle Lift has only gained a foothold in the United Sates with its sensational marketing. Dr. Diaz knows this is not a revolutionary procedure, he knows that performing a proper facelift takes longer than an hour, he knows that IV sedation is frequently beneficial for patient anxiety, he knows that downtime associated with any procedure can be unpredictable and patients should not be oversold on lack of downtime for any procedure. Unfortunately Lifestyle Lift has in the past and currently makes promises in their advertising which are not realistic. The basis of many patients decision to go with Lifestyle Lift were based on what they believed their experience would be. I encourage Dr. Diaz to take the high road (as would Dr. McCullough) and help change the practices of his company.

Thanks Sharon for beein impartial and monitoring this. It is sad that some persons use this media for those types of insults. I did not know that you guys monitor this as strict as you do. That is very good. Thanks again.

Hi all. I thank Chrystal for her post. Even on the face that she does not know me she gives me the respect that another person deserves. I offer her to help her at my office without asking her any questions. To all you others that bash me without even knowing my credentials first take a look at yourselves. Most of you hide behind a screen name. This falsely gives you a sense of security and courage to attack indiscriminately. I do not have anything to hide. My name, address, phone number, website is out there. My results speak for themselves. To Kid I only say that the University of Puerto Rico is the most difficult program to enter for med school in the island. It is accredited by the same accrediting institution that sees over the entire medical school programs in the United States. The same goes for my residency program. Only the top of the class will go into surgical residency programs. I attended a highly specialized fellowship in Facial Plastic Surgery here in the US. I took the same board exams as all physicians here in the US take. Why? Because Puerto Rico is also part of the United Stated. We are the only independent state of the United States. Kid, you were not able to find something wrong with my credentials and reputation, so the only thing that you were able to attack me was on my nationality. That is very wrong. That is like you use the "n" word on an African American or the "R" word on a special need kid. What you did has a name "RACISIM". That says a lot about your character and values as a person. This board is so that we can find solutions for your problems and understand each other better, not for personal attacks from the comfort of your anonymous screen name or cyber bulling. I have other physicians here that can be witness of who I am. Sadly because of this Kid I am considering not posting any more comments and only answer questions. It is sad that because of one rotten apple, all of the others loose the opportunity to improve their life, but you have to understand that I will not put up with this type of personal attacks with no foundations and evidence. Chrystal, I have a lot of respect for you. Thanks for your kind words to me even on the face of adversity and all that you have been though these 3 years. The doors of my office are open to anyone that wishes help.

Hi Kid. I have not done anything to you to talk back at me this way. I have done better this year that any year when I was in my private practice, so this tells you that Lifestyle Lift has not been affected by the recession. I thought that this place was to improve patient communication and understanding of procedures. As I have stated before, I talk on this board about all aspects of Facial Plastic Surgery. It is incredible how you people try to insult somebody. I do not have to go back to PR for anything. I was born American as you and can stay wherever I want to work as you. I have helped many of the patients that have complaints here. It is incredible that you treat another human that has not harmed you like you do Kid. This says a lot about you character as a person.