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WOW What a Difference! - West Palm Beach, FL
UPDATED FROM Boynton Beach Girl
I've added the before photo requested.
WORTH IT$5,500
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At 11 weeks, it is wonderful you are feeling great. At almost 3 months, I would expect most patients to have similar feelings.
Your facility was acredited? By whom? After a quick perusal of ACHA, AAAHC, AAAASF, and JCAHO web sites (and based on previous knowledge), none of the LSL facilities are accredited.
Recently, the Florida Board of medicine updated its rules for oral sedation to include all use of oral sedatives (Level I sedation).Accreditation is designed to support patient safety and avoid tragedy.
The information is listed below.
Update on Office Surgery Registration and Inspection Program
Recently the Board of Medicine Surgical Care Committee made certain changes to Rule 64B8-9.009 (4)
(a) 1, F.A.C. and 64B8-9.009 (4) (a) 3 (h), F.A.C.
The changes are as follows:
Rule 64B8-9.009 (4) (a) 1, F.A.C. has a change in the rule language to include “any alteration of consciousness
by any means”. This rule change may require certain physicians who are currently performing Level I office
surgery procedures, to register with the Department of Health.
Any medication administered to the patient, prior to and/or during the surgical procedure which would alter the
patient’s consciousness, moves the procedure from a Level I procedure to a Level II procedure. This constitutes
a change in the level of surgery.
Rule 64B8-9.009 (4) a (3) h, F.A.C. This section of the rule requires that a defibrillator or AED (automated
external defibrillator) be included in the list of required Supplies and Equipment. All office surgery facilities
registered with the Department of Health/Board of Medicine are required to have a Defibrillator or AED on the
premises and available for any emergencies.
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Your facility was acredited? By whom? After a quick perusal of ACHA, AAAHC, AAAASF, and JCAHO web sites (and based on previous knowledge), none of the LSL facilities are accredited.
Recently, the Florida Board of medicine updated its rules for oral sedation to include all use of oral sedatives (Level I sedation).Accreditation is designed to support patient safety and avoid tragedy.
The information is listed below.
Update on Office Surgery Registration and Inspection Program
Recently the Board of Medicine Surgical Care Committee made certain changes to Rule 64B8-9.009 (4)
(a) 1, F.A.C. and 64B8-9.009 (4) (a) 3 (h), F.A.C.
The changes are as follows:
Rule 64B8-9.009 (4) (a) 1, F.A.C. has a change in the rule language to include “any alteration of consciousness
by any means”. This rule change may require certain physicians who are currently performing Level I office
surgery procedures, to register with the Department of Health.
Any medication administered to the patient, prior to and/or during the surgical procedure which would alter the
patient’s consciousness, moves the procedure from a Level I procedure to a Level II procedure. This constitutes
a change in the level of surgery.
Rule 64B8-9.009 (4) a (3) h, F.A.C. This section of the rule requires that a defibrillator or AED (automated
external defibrillator) be included in the list of required Supplies and Equipment. All office surgery facilities
registered with the Department of Health/Board of Medicine are required to have a Defibrillator or AED on the
premises and available for any emergencies.
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Thank you Dr P. for the additional information! Most useful for anyone considering this SURGERY!
Dr. Prendiville: Just leave this woman alone - for goodness sake - she looks beautiful and is VERY happy and should be....it would seem that you and commenter Chrystal are determined to rob her of her joy - what a depressive group you are...it was HER decision and she is happy - drop it and attend to whatever it is that is causing your negativity.
Atlanta 1452: If you are offended by information that most people and most prospective patients would appreciate hearing, so be it. The fact is that LSL centers (at least in Florida) are not accredited and people should know that. Surgical cases that involve the level of tissue dissection as is performed in a Facelift should have an outside organization (JCAHO, ACHA, AAAHC, or AAAASF) making sure that all of the equipment, personnel, protocols, and medications are in place for a patient's health and safety. A non-accredited facility does not offer this advantage. Likewise, when a patient is sedated, that patient requires experienced personnel in their management. These are just common sense principles that the AAFPRS and ASPS require of their members who perform surgery in an office surgical setting.
Bravo! I whole heartedly agree with you.
Dear Dr. Stephen,
Thank you for your postings. It never ceases to amaze me how some people can seemingly be against the continued education of the American public so we will be able to ask better questions. And to question our laws, which in being revised can better afford our protection agencies to do a better job of protection against "behind closed doors" types of operations. I for one really appreciate your information as do many who find this website looking for answers.
Best Regards,
"2trusting"
Thank you for your postings. It never ceases to amaze me how some people can seemingly be against the continued education of the American public so we will be able to ask better questions. And to question our laws, which in being revised can better afford our protection agencies to do a better job of protection against "behind closed doors" types of operations. I for one really appreciate your information as do many who find this website looking for answers.
Best Regards,
"2trusting"
Bravo! I wholeheartedly agree with you.
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I was thinking the same thing as I read this overall attack. It seems to me the poor woman is being bullied online by this group of people and for the life of me I can not understand why.
Thanks so much for your support! It seemed like I did something wrong when I told people I was indeed happy with my results. The truth is I continue to show improvement, as I was told, and will see changes up to one year from surgery.
My problem is not with your results, it is with the photos. Like I said before many times -- in 100 other posts, I would not wish a bad outcome on anyone! I am glad that you are happy with your results. I do hope that they are long lasting and true, on the other hand, I have a problem with the photos. I have enlarged the pixels and can see the feathering around the hair and I deem this to be misleading. I have never seen a reflection go to the roof of a photo in many years of printing and photo-publishing. Again, I wish you luck with your lift and am happy with your results; the photos, I still have issues with them.
I think you look amazing! And you did nothing wrong whatsoever by sharing you're positive experience with us! Unfortunately there will always be those negative people who will try to bring you down and steal you're joy! As with EVERY single cosmetic procedure there is ALWAYS a risk for complications and, results may VARY from person to person. Obviously these factors can be influenced positively or negatively based on the physician YOU choose to perform the procedure. That is why no matter how small the procedure may be (Botox Injections, dermal fillers, laser treatments,) It is you're OWN responsibility to ALWAYS do you're homework and extensive research when choosing a physician. And In some cases, you might still end up one of those patients, with highly undesired results. I've had multiple cosmetic procedures, and I know from first hand experience, that there is always a small chance, that you will not end up with the "desired results". It's all part of the gamble that you take, each time that you have any ELECTIVE procedure performed. Whatever happened in "Chrystal's" case is unfortunate. However the only person that can really be blamed in the end, is yourself. It is an elective cosmetic procedure and you ultimately made the decision and took on the "risks" associated with that decision. I really feel for you because I have been in you're shoes Chrystal, and have had to deal with the anger and frustration that comes along with it. However, It will mentally and physically make you sick if you dwell on it. It is also extremely uncalled for to patronize someone that has had such a positive experience because you think that she some how "altered" her photographs. There is no reason at all for you to have such a condescending attitude towards this woman because of you're opinion of her photographs. She was nice enough to share them with people whom she doesn't even know.
Dear PCB358, I have no problem what-so-ever that Boyton Beach had good results. I would not wish what I went through on anyone. I will state again that I think the photos have been altered, been there, done that, have seen it done many times. That being said, it is somewhat misleading to alter photos and then present them. I cannot prove this without seeing the originals, although I can enlarge the photos posted by pulling them to my desktop, pulling into photoshop and see the feathering around her hair and the pixels that do not match. Anyway that is moot. I might be angry, mentally challenged or even physically ill. I think that it is funny that the long finger still gets pointed at the customer saying it is an "elective cosmetic procedure and you ultimately made the decision". You are right. I made the decision based on information that was provided to me by LSL. Thank you very much. I did not have the information available to me (and many other ladies did not either) when I had my elective procedure and quite a few things were left out of the information that I should have been made aware of. So, for as long as I can, I will continue to warn women and if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, I will call it a duck. Nothing condescending about that, just the way it is. Best, Chrystal
UPDATED FROM Boynton Beach Girl
My final pictures were taken by the...
My final pictures were taken by the nurse-practioner in the doctor's office.
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Hi Boynton,
Thanks for the review, but could you please provide a bit more information about your experience to fully aid our community, as you did not give a ton of info about the procedure itself. :)
1. Did you experience pain and downtime, most people do, and do you have any bruising I would say 90% of the people who did this had bruising?
2. Would you do it again?
3. What do you wish you knew before hand?
Thanks so much,
-Britt
1. I went out into the public one week later to remove stitches in front of my ears and under my chin. I was still swollen and bruised, and looked like a Cyborg.
It took a good three weeks brfore I could see my new face emerging.
At three weeks, stitches behind the ear were taken out.All stitches are still noticable, but are fading with use of Mederma and
Mepiform strips.
2. At eleven weeks my face swelling has almost completely come down. There is only a small bit left under my left cheek.
All traces of bruising are gone. My skin is in good condition and remains tight, but naturaly so.
I try not to sleep on my face, but I seem to roll over to either side at night out of habit.Yes I'd do it again!
I was fully aware of the procedure ahead of time. I would have done nothing differently!
It took a good three weeks brfore I could see my new face emerging.
At three weeks, stitches behind the ear were taken out.All stitches are still noticable, but are fading with use of Mederma and
Mepiform strips.
2. At eleven weeks my face swelling has almost completely come down. There is only a small bit left under my left cheek.
All traces of bruising are gone. My skin is in good condition and remains tight, but naturaly so.
I try not to sleep on my face, but I seem to roll over to either side at night out of habit.Yes I'd do it again!
I was fully aware of the procedure ahead of time. I would have done nothing differently!
Thanks Boynton,
This should help our community a lot, you provided some really detailed info, which is great. Please keep us updated. :)
Thanks,
-Britt
You are certainly a beautiful woman who looks very pleased. However,it would be useful for readers on this forum to get a little more information: 1) preop pictures: we can't fully evaluate the changes without seeing what you looked like before, 2) Telling us how long you were in surgery before, since LSL advertises itself as a 1 hour procedure, 3) What kind of oral sedation you received before the surgery and whether you were monitored during the procedure and by whom, 4) How you feel about your procedure in a year, 5) Whether your surgery was performed in an accredited office based surgery facility (since LSL is not known to have accredited their facilities in the past). Accreditation is very important for patient safety.
It is certainly wonderful that you are pleased. Unfortunately, your feelings are far from universal. LSL's advertising and sales pressure have contributed to a sizable number of very dissatisfied patients. Having seen a number of LSL results, and having seen the infomercials, I am not surprised.
It is certainly wonderful that you are pleased. Unfortunately, your feelings are far from universal. LSL's advertising and sales pressure have contributed to a sizable number of very dissatisfied patients. Having seen a number of LSL results, and having seen the infomercials, I am not surprised.
Hi, I did this surgery and the scars I have behinde my ears is horrible, looks like burned and I have one bumped scar in front of my ears...there is any cream that can I use to make better????
I am think to make a tatoo (with my skin color) on my scars, can I do that???? I had my firts procedure 2 1/2 years ago, and two more procedure to fix the scars, all procedure was made by LSL, and still with scars, the last was made 16 months ago. So I should do this tatoo or not????
See an independent board certified Facial Plastic surgeon or Plastic Surgeon in consultation. An in-person consultation will make all of the difference and help guide you with your concerns.
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Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad to hear you're pleased with the results. Do you happen to have a "before" picture as well?
Yes! Tell me where to post it!
Click the "Edit" link at the top of your review and you can upload them here. (Note: it takes approx. 12-24 hours for updates to post) If you run into any trouble, please let me know.
Glad your surgery went well. I would love to see before pictures also. I love the photoshop work done on the photo. It is obvious that someone took out the background and put trees in. You can see the medical cabinets & sink in the background. Why go to all that work to show off good results? It is a pretty picture though. Best, Chrystal
No photoshop done. The picture was taken in the doctor's office for the After photo. There were beautiful trees in the background though.This was 10 weeks after. Send me your e-mail and I can show you my ugly before pictures.
I was wondering about the trees too. :) I finally figured you were outside, standing in front of a window looking into the doctor's office, with trees reflecting in the glass. Is that right?
NO WAY, the image is altered, that is all there is to it. How can she be outside looking in when the image is OVER the front of the cabinets, on top of the lights and ghosting through the wisps of hair on the right, no way.
Why are you so angry? She looks wonderful.
I am not angry that she looks good, just the opposite is true. But if pictures are altered, then that would be misleading. Any woman that has a LSL and has a good outcome, I am very glad for that person. That is one less that has to go through the pain and suffering that many of us did go through and were not offered any kind of compensation or help. I do hope that LSL will change the way that they have been doing business, disclose all the facts up front and when something does go wrong, don't sweep it under the rug and hope we will give up and go away. Best, Chrystal.
Crystal,
Why do you continue to post that picture of yourself? Why don't you use an updated picture?
Why do you continue to post that picture of yourself? Why don't you use an updated picture?
Hey Anon,
The reason Chrystal uses that picture is because she wants people to see what it looks like when THEY finish with you. On the DVD they show a lovely woman admiring herself in the mirror after the proceedure. At no time do they show anybody the truth of what you will look like when they finish with you. So don't rag on Chrystal if she wants to keep that horrible picture posted. Hell, we should all have T-shirts made out of them with our before LSL and after LSL in bandages and swollen so badly and 18 wheeler couldn't have done more damage.
The reason Chrystal uses that picture is because she wants people to see what it looks like when THEY finish with you. On the DVD they show a lovely woman admiring herself in the mirror after the proceedure. At no time do they show anybody the truth of what you will look like when they finish with you. So don't rag on Chrystal if she wants to keep that horrible picture posted. Hell, we should all have T-shirts made out of them with our before LSL and after LSL in bandages and swollen so badly and 18 wheeler couldn't have done more damage.
T-Shirt, what a great idea! I like it!
everyone looks like that even after they have undergone a full facelift. It's surgery. Where are her pictures 2 months out.
See,anon, the whole thing is, THEY DON'T TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL LOOK LIKE THAT! They advertise is as a minimally invasive proceedure with an incision hidden in the natural curve of the ear. And from the scars you can obviously navigate the website to see, you can tell that has not been the experience in soooo very many cases. Their ADVERTISING, kid, what we were all led to believe, is what this is all about. Don't you get it? They do everything they possibly can to keep from giving anyone any details whatsoever. Just STUDY all of their promotionals, go on YouTube and get your eyes open. The investigation which is going on now is a very serious matter. Do you think they would be bothering with an investigation if everything was ok?
2trusting
2trusting
Hey anon.....just another point, speaking of pictures. I wish Boynton Beach Girl would post her updated pictures to see how her surgery has held up. It would be nice for her to update us as we usually never hear back from people that have been extatic and let us see how they look a few months out and if they are still so extremely happy! Those are pictures I would like to see. How about it, can Boynton Beach Girl post again and let us hear how she is doing, with other pictures?
2trusting
2trusting
Sorry..I really can spell, sometimes. Ecstatic!
I had the surgery in August of 2010. The scars are hidden. It was done by Dr. Wise in Little Falls NJ by a fully qualified surgeon. I am so happy and no one even recognized that I had a face lift. They just kept saying you look great. What's different?
9553anon,
I think that's what we were all promised. I'm so glad it worked out for you! At least half on this website haven't been so lucky. I sure do hope it continues to be a great thing for you. If you have seen some of the horrible things here, it can't help but make you wonder how a company practicing corperate medicine, could hire so many direputable drs. and have so many lawsuits and a criminal investigation going on. Now if you say this is the norm and it's perfectly normal for every Dr. to have some disatisfied patients, we'll know you're a plant.
2trusting
I think that's what we were all promised. I'm so glad it worked out for you! At least half on this website haven't been so lucky. I sure do hope it continues to be a great thing for you. If you have seen some of the horrible things here, it can't help but make you wonder how a company practicing corperate medicine, could hire so many direputable drs. and have so many lawsuits and a criminal investigation going on. Now if you say this is the norm and it's perfectly normal for every Dr. to have some disatisfied patients, we'll know you're a plant.
2trusting
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everyone who has a facelift looks like that it is no secret or not exclusive to LSL just state facts dont make stuff up.
It is a useless picture want to see mine we look like twins.
Just once I would like for someone to be able to post without you being so critical and by the way still waiting for your pictures.
It is a useless picture want to see mine we look like twins.
Just once I would like for someone to be able to post without you being so critical and by the way still waiting for your pictures.
anybody that has had plastic surgery, is bandaged the way she is.
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AMEN if anyone thinks you can have your face done and not look bad for a few days they are just silly.
If you go to any plastic surgeon for any procedure have you ever seen pictures of imediately after surgery? There would never be any surgery.
If you go to any plastic surgeon for any procedure have you ever seen pictures of imediately after surgery? There would never be any surgery.
I agree anon the ugly comments are just uncalled for and really supprised that this sort of attack is allowed.
Dear Nanc320,
I guess you're new... so you obviously haven't perused this site to see exactly HOW ugly the "happy" people have been to the ones of us who were left butchered, with infection, horrible nerve damage, and disfiguring scars. I hope you don't get harmed.
I guess you're new... so you obviously haven't perused this site to see exactly HOW ugly the "happy" people have been to the ones of us who were left butchered, with infection, horrible nerve damage, and disfiguring scars. I hope you don't get harmed.
I was inside against the window in the Dtr.s office. It is Florida, so we have warm weather and green everywhere. I wouldn't know how to use Photoshop if my life depended on it.
Do tell me where to post my before pictures, because the office just sent them to me.
Do tell me where to post my before pictures, because the office just sent them to me.
Someone knows how to use photshop. You can tell, the images is faded into the office wall -- fading into the cabinets and even the lighting above. Maybe a fluke with the photo but sure does look like a photoshop job to me. I know, I was in the printing business for 30+ years. It is called fading and feathering. It is a very nice photograph though. And you post your before picture the same way as you posted this one. I am sure Sharon can help you if you can't figure it out. Best, Chrystal
My surgery lasted an hour and a half. I was awake the whole time, and my doctor asked me to smile during surgery to guage the tightness of the lower area.
I took (2) tablets of Alprazolam and (1) tablet of Ondansetron for nausea prior to surgery. I had eaten both breakfast and lunch prior as the procedure was at 3PM.
Two nurses attended me before the surgery to monitor me as the pills were making me out of it.
It's only eleven weeks after and I feel great.
The office my precedure was in is an accredited office-based surgery facility where thousands of these procedures are done.
I INTERVIEWED prior patients (5), and went into the procedure with my eyes wide open.
She may have talked to people at the clinic it self people there are all willing to talk everyone is in a good mood because they have a new found youth that they want to share.