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“My Experience Changed my Life - Scottsdale, AZ”

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Spent: $7,000 in Scottsdale, az

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Posted 12 Jan 2012

I decided to have a Lifestyle Lift, and had a positive experience from the onset. The staff was so supportive and the surgery itself was a great success. I consulted with Dr. Robledo, waited another month until my weight loss goals was met, then came in for my procedure with full confidence.

My recovery was smooth because I followed Dr. Robledo's careful instruction to the letter. Now I am 6 months out post procedure. I look 15 years younger, I feel 25 years younger an the attention I receive is priceless. I have a new found confidence that is worth every dime and can never thank Dr. Robledo enough for his skill and compassion.

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I can't say enough positive things about each profession who assisted me in the process, from my consultant, to the desk staff, all nursing assistants and surgical assistants straight to my wonderful surgeon, Dr. Robledo. I stellar experience that I will never regret.

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Britt44 7 Feb 2012
You literally look like a different person! I don't think I've seen such a wonderul transformation & I've done alot of online research. I may just look into the Lifestyle Lift as opposed to a full traditional facelift.

Thanks for sharing- you look incredible & I'm so happy for you!
McKen58 11 Mar 2012
It would be great to see REAL before and after pics. I mean....the BEFORE your LSL with the weight off (they take them in the office for you, if indeed you had a LSL) AND the AFTER that they take. Your before and after pics indicate a wonderful weight loss (excellent for you....I recently lost 35 and could post similar pics) but if you had a LSL, could you kindly post before face pics and straight on after pics?? Thanks!
2trusting 16 Mar 2012
Dear McKen58, I wanted to tell you that I don't think your request for more realistic pictures with LSL before and after pictures, the way most everyone does here.
2trusting 16 Mar 2012
Was rude, mean or unrealistic.
holycow 14 Feb 2012
Your before picture doesn't even slightly resemble you.
Britt44 15 Feb 2012
The more research I do on the LifeStyle Lift, the more leary I become. For those considering it, I would strongly recommend reading the doctors' reviews/information about the procedure on this website. Sounds like you're getting a lesser version of a full facelift, but still going through the same type surgery with incisions, painful healing, etc., and sometimes even about the same cost as a full facelift! Why would anyone choose a "short cut" version of this procedure that won't produce near the results, for near as long, instead of just going through with a full facelift with longer, better results?!
Bobbi Schaefer 15 Feb 2012
Thanks for your input Britt44, my biggest concern with choosing to do something with my face was I did not want a strange look that made my eyes look 'foxlike' and my mouth look drawn tight, so I chose LifeStyle Lift because I couldnt argue with peoples results. Holycow is right, I was surprised with my home care being more than I expected, but was fully supported by the office staff and Dr. Robledo. My results have absolutely changed my life, I am not a really shallow person, but I am thrilled at the complements I receive daily. I am thrilled to look at my new self which is really only my old self. I went through hard times of about a decade going through cancer of my spouse, I lost myself, and with care and exercise and my LIFT, I am now back to being myself and feeling every bit as happy as I deserve. I have no regrets, I dont feel cheated and my face is gorgeous without strange pulls and tugs and puckers....I love it!
McKen58 11 Mar 2012
Britt...you are RIGHT ON. You are undergoing a FACELIFT in a dentist chair. Don’t let anyone kid you. Had I known what the ENTIRE procedure was going to be, I would never have done it. My doctor (Dr. ISHOO), schmoozed me as much as the office staff/constants did. He told me “2 small incisions at the hair line.” HA! I had NO CLUE that they CUT YOUR EAR LOBES OFF AND SEW THEM BACK ON until my bandages came off. I followed their directions to the T....and came out with a younger look, yes, yes...but permanent nerve damage in my face:( Save your money...get botox, get shots of anything...but don’t do this. Go to a real, experience, HIGHLY recommended plastic surgeon. This, sadly, is a crap shoot and LSL has their employees post on here. NYS fined them for doing so.....you can’t even trust the good posts:(
UGLYSCARS 11 Mar 2012
mcKen
you are absolutely right it is a face lift in a dental chair.
Britt44 13 Mar 2012
I am really happy about your outcome, Bobbi. I don't think any of us are shallow - just want to turn back the clock a bit & feel good about ourselves. Aging is no fun from a cosmetic standpoint! From the research I've done, it seems like the type of (full) facelift you have determines your final outcome. I am terrified of having that "windswept" (i.e., Bruce Jenner) look, but with the proper technique (& surgeon of course!), you can have a very natural-looking facelift, which is my ultimate goal. I'm 42 and have been to 3 consultations with highly recommended plastic surgeons in my area. They all basically suggested the same type lift and procedures, which was reassuring. I am really just beginning to show the 1st signs of aging - not many wrinkles, but sagging jowl and neck line, etc. I have read many times that the younger you are when you have a facelift, the longer it can last, due to the skin's elasticity. I will still probably wait a few years. I have had fillers done on the lower eye lids and was pleased with the results, but unfortunately it's wearing off and time to go back soon. I wish you the very best!
Britt44 13 Mar 2012
McKen 58~ Thanks for your candid response. I'm so sorry you've had to suffer because of your surgery. Dr. Ishoo sounds like a scam artist and should lose his license for misleading you and probably many, many other patients. Hopefully your story will help others out there considering this or any other kind of plastic surgery. This is nothing to go into lightly. Do your research - on the procedure(s) and especially the BOARD CERTIFIED plastic surgeon. Get at least 3 opinions from the top-rated surgeons you find. Most people would get 3 estimates/opoinions when repairing their car and your health/procedural outcome are far more critical! I wish you all the best and continued healing. So sad that LSL employees post inaccurate information on here. They, too, should be ashamed of misleading people about such a life-changing procedure.
holycow 15 Feb 2012
Dear Britt44,
My doctor told me it would last from 5-10 years, with 8 years being the average. I was so sick of my sagging face that I decided to do it. THe results have been really good, though there is a GREAT deal of home care that was never made clear to me.
Bobbi Schaefer 15 Feb 2012
Dear Holycow: Thanks for your complements and let me tell you, I am a happy girl. I hope your lift is all you hoped it would be, I continue to enjoy the results everyday, and I agree the home care was alot of responsibility, but the staff was fully supportive and in a brief time I was healed and loving it!!!! Best wishes, Bobbi
holycow 15 Feb 2012
Dear Bobbi,
Also.....are still experiencing the numbness and tightness?? If not,when did these sensations go away?
Bobbi Schaefer 15 Feb 2012
My incisions are quite alive at this point, 6 months post surgery, they are lightened and itch and I massage them just like any scar from any other surgery. In a year they will be a faint memory, and the nerves will in time heal. But in the mean time I love my face!!
Bobbi Schaefer 15 Feb 2012
zero tightness, feeling natural, looking natural, I forget it ever happened....6 months post surgery
McKen58 11 Mar 2012
Holycow....how long ago was yours? My face still itches....it’s been four years. For the first year I thought I would pull my face off once the swelling went down:(
holycow 11 Mar 2012
I had my lsl in mid January. so far I am happy with the results. They are not perfect. Some of my "flaws" have returned , but not enough to matter. It actually makes me look more normal, not perfect. The numbness bothers me less. No itching to speak of. No one that has heard me talk about this operation is brave enough to withstand the horrible pain of the needles but everyone loves my results. My doctor is from Hopkins. I,too, am from that area of the country and it is why I chose him.
Britt44 13 Mar 2012
I hope that your results will indeed last that long & that you're satisfied with the procedure. Best of luck!
UGLYSCARS 13 Mar 2012
how about NO HOME care?? but of course I was in the early days of this barbaric procedure.....and no home care was advised or recommended....it was a "LUNCH TIME LIFT"--

they got away with alot of maiming back then....

mine was done in 2005 in PLYMOUTH MEETING PENNSYLVANIA

google that office if you will

they are gone and all the "doctors" that did the $5000 LSL are gone too.
UGLYSCARS 13 Mar 2012
I am 53 years old--had a baby with NO anesthesia at all..nothing....

when my "doctor" started to stab me with the 60++ shots of lidocaine I received...
the floor came up to my head...

I told him

"doc" I feel sick--I think I am going to faint"

( having never done that before)
he did slap a blood pressure cuff on my arm

and he did administer 02---

my gray pasty sweaty face was probably enough to convince him I was not being a sissy-----
UGLYSCARS 13 Mar 2012
later he did call me a "sissy"

my bp stabilized and he did continue with cutting my muscles and nerves in my face--

remember --I had NO DRIVER WITH ME--
UGLYSCARS 13 Mar 2012
shouldn't that office had known that I walked in alone??
and walked out alone into a HUGE PARKING LOT

wandered around for 20 minutes crying...I could not find my car.....

the door was closed to LSL at that point....

yuck
holycow 15 Feb 2012
Dear Bobbi,
Just wondering what influenced you in choosing this doctor over his partner who was trained at Johns Hopkins?
Bobbi Schaefer 15 Feb 2012
Okay, I was first introduced to Dr. Robledo, and felt that he and I could work well together. I was completely impressed by his open and frank manner. He didn't try to put up a false face to me, he is as educated in equal measure as a man from John Hopkins. I have worked in Pharmacy for 25 years, people are people no matter their degree. It should count for something yes, Stanford, Ivy leagues, of course. But how could I discount a qualified surgeon who offers me support and honesty because his degree doesnt say John Hopkins. We discussed my case at length, we spoke openly, and on the day a calm, qualified surgeon who treated me like gold gave me the best gift, my face back....thank Goodness I chose him.....

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