It's Coming- with Dr Alejandro Quiroz - Tijuana, Mexico

Well, you are very pretty as it is, so I'm sure you will have fabulous results. You don't look like you need a forehead lift and you are already getting your eyes done. I heard you get forehead lifts if your brows sag below the brow bone. Anyway, I had face and neck life, both uppers and lowers, chin implant and lipo under the jaw. I have to go back for revisions probably later this year. He'd rather not take enough off rather than too much as you can't put it back. I saw my before pictures and although I wish I looked better, it is 'dramatic' as he and his intern stated. How easy one can forget the before...I certainly don't regret having it done. That said I lost an additional 16 pounds and so you can tell now...he's going to take care of that. I'm excited again, not that i want more surgery. I don't relish that thought, but I'm glad to get the excess taken off free. It'll be done in his office. Your feelings are normal. I was petrified the closer the date came, excited before that, but I'm thankful and glad I had it done. I don't like all the weird sensations, but still, at least I don't look like I did before. I'm sure you'll be just fine!

You should be VERY nervous -- lots of serious things can go wrong with any one of those surgeries & the risk increases with multiple major procedures even in the hands of experienced US Ivy league trained doctors. You're very pretty & young looking. I wish women (incl myself) would stop buying into this BS that you're not acceptable unless you're young & flawless. That being said, I hope you thoroughly research your doctor -- confirm his credentials with the licensing authority & schools, talk to his former patients, if possible; see before & after pictures, etc. Have you visited the surgical center? Is it licensed & subject to regular inspections? (Does Mexico even regulate surgical centers?) Have you even met the doctor in person? How could he possibly tell from pictures that you really need all those procedures? Don't you think it's kind of strange that the doctor calls you 3 times? (Drumming up business, maybe?) Lots of red flags here, please be careful.

Terrora, you have the same feelings of nervousness that all of us have had facing this surgery and perhaps others.  This surgery though should be a team effort between you and your doctor.  Hopefully, he's open to having you address all of your concerns directly to him.  I stayed domestically for mine and my PS was always accessible and I had a great experience.  But , as you said, this is your face and this can be for some a difficult recovery and for others like myself not difficult at all.  Just make sure you've covered all the bases in asking questions.  Keep us posted as you get nearer to your big day!

I had work done by Dr. Quiroz almost 20 years ago in his Mexican clinic. You are in good hands. He is excellent.

What a pretty pretty woman you are and your nose that you are complaining about looks like Stevie nick's....don't get it whittled down to one of those skinny nosejobs where the cartlige will collapse when you are an older woman......just a brow lift and a lift to your small jowels is all you should get....put on some lipstick and I think youd'e be stunning ! Don't overdo it.....I know....my body was ruined by toooo much lipo.

Terrora, I'm glad to see you out here!  I actually think I saw your Q & A on the site as well.  Can I just say that you've had a lot of stuff done so you should be very kind to yourself at this point and don't be too hard in that your recovery might not be where you expected it to be.  I only had two procedures done and in reality it took me exactly 3 weeks to reach my turning point.  Plus, I'm not sure what kind anaesthesia you've had but that very well could be in your system too.  Add to that the kind of blue feeling we get when we're relegated to doing nothing... well... you get the point. From the look of your pictures I'd say that you've gotten a great result that still needs to resolve.  You are going to be just fine... and you're results are going to be incredible!  Hang in there.

Terri, you look beautiful!!! :) How long do you think it will take for all the swelling to go away? (I don't see it)! Is the price you included for the "recovery" stay?

Well these pics don't totally show it. But my eyes are slightly different in size and as you can see from the "befores" quite a bit smaller. One PS emailed me and said "I usually tell people that they will get 20% healing at 2 weeks, 60% at 6 wks, and 90% at 6 months. ..." I didn't do enough post op research. I thought when I looked up the fact that people were back to work 3 weeks post facelift, I forgot to add,,,forehead lift, rhinoplasty,,upper and lower eyelids, fat transfer to NL folds and dermabrasion,,ha ha oops,,my mistake Thanks for the compliment. No the price doesn't include the recovery stay. That was $125/ night ...but where else can you get an apartment sized room,,,3 delicious meals (served to your room) a day,,snacks all day PLUS nurses to change your bandages, give your meds, set up your follow up appointments, wash your hair,,laugh with you,,and tell you, it is normal to look so freakish post op. The recovery boutique was a bargain of bargain, And for that also I got a visit from Dr Quiroz twice a day for about the first 3 days,,then once a day. Only one day near the end he didn't see me but he made an appointment to see him the next day in his office. I had 3 follow up appointments plus the visits to my room.

There is only a 4 or 5 on the ratings and some of these are 4.5. The only real negatives are that before I left there was really no post op discussion of what to expect next. Things that would have been helpful to hear would have been -don't look for immediate results,,,healing can take up to a year. -don't scrutinize your face or worry,,just wait -you will feel run down for a while. I did receive post op instructions on what to do or not to do post op but there wasn't anything on the psychological responses. That is the most nerve wracking thing,,,wondering if you will look like yourself or is this just normal post op responses etc (for example post op crooked smile) Dr Q was there every day to answer any questions but perhaps if there was a nurse to sit and explain what to expect when you go home that would have been great. One other thing was that the nurse in the recovery room didn't speak English. I had some kind of anxiety/fear when I woke up fully. I think it was a mixture of claustrophobia (heavy bandages and not being able to see well + having my face cut up+ being in a foreign country that gave me so much fear, The nurse did do the right thing (I found out the next day) by calling the doctor and giving me medication to calm me down. When the night nurse came on and spoke English I was so relieved!! It brought my anxiety down about 80%. Just about all the nurses in the Recovery Boutique were fluent in English, so I had no anxiety there.

I didn't even realize the eye size, was just dazzled by the great outcome of your surgery. :) And your right, that is a lot of surgery for 10k and thanks for the answers about the "Boutique"...the extra medical attention is great!!! Did you go alone? Did you have someone to drive you from and to the airport? I'm direction-ally challenged. ;) It's all very scary thinking of going alone to Mexico but I keep reading great reviews first ; Dr. Kokllier, Dr. Luis Suares and now your Dr. Quiroz.

Terrora. You look great. Amazing how much the swelling went down between 17 and 26 days post op. Congratulations!

Thanks mollygirl and ex trainwreck

Terrors - You are a total hottie!!! You look like a princess - I think all will be great in 6-8 weeks but Dr Q's artistry on you is lovely.

You really look gorgeous!  I'm glad to hear that the nerve that affects the smile seems to be improving.  What has you PS said about that?  I'm hoping it's completely resolved before too long.  Your results and your skin look beautiful. 

Wow you look wonderful:))