Suzie in Arlington

Thank you. I did have a good experience and I'm happy with the results.

Yes, Dr. W was my doctor and I look great.

I'm not employed by LSL. Doing the lift without anesthesia is actually less dangerous. And by the way, there are other doctors in private practice doing their facelift procedures now without anesthesia. Same thing with lipo, it used to be that lipo-suction was always done under general anesthesia and now many doctors are doing it using local anesthesia. It is more likely that someone with a complaint will report it on a blog like this. Usually if someone is happy with a product or a procedure they won't take the time to say so. And again, I'll post my before and after pictures once my sister emails them to me. She's not computer literate and has to find some one to get them off her camera for her. than

I'm truly sorry you underwent so much pain. Maybe some of what you have done as far as fighting back has made things better for those of us who are dealing with LSL now. I was told that the basic LSL usually takes about an hour, but since I had moderate aging, Dr W told me the procedure would take longer and that it would take her as long as she needed because she didn't intend to rush. She told me she was not under any pressure to meet any quota. Sure, she may have not been telling me the truth, but I have no reason to doubt her word, and I know the surgery took at least 2 hours so I don't think she rushed through the procedure. BTW, I didn't say you needed a magnifying glass to see what was done to you, I said we look at ourselves under magnifying glasses and we see things that other people don't see. You obviously are not happy with your results, and it's terrible that you endured and are still in pain, but looking at your after pictures, I don't see any horrible results. You almost make me feel guilty for not having a terrible experience. I had very little pain, I never felt the shots ( I did hear the needle break through my skin on the first shot) there were no terrible smells, and I had no pain after the procedure, just some discomfort from the bandaging. Take care, Suzie

I'll post my pictures as soon as I get them from my sister who took before and after pictures. By the way, Dr. W is a member of AAFPRS. The "breakthrough" is that the procedure can be done without putting the patient to sleep under general anesthesia. I would also like to say that no DR. would ever say a face lift will last 20 years. Both my sisters have had face lifts done by AAFPRS doctors (not LSL). The first was done 8 years ago and she said she thinks she will be going in for a freshening up soon, and both are amazed at how good I look after my LSL. All I'm saying is each person reacts differently to surgery and each person will heal differently, and I look better than I did before. My sister said I look great because I don't look different, just like me, but younger. And, now that the swelling is nearly gone my left ear has dropped and is nearly even with the right. I asked both my sisters and they said it isn't noticeable unless I pull my hair back and they look for the unevenness. One of my sister's is still unhappy with some of her scars even after eight years and her MD was a AAFPRS that was featured on Oprah! I have never met a single perso who was 100% happy with the results of plastic surgery. We all look at ourselves under a magnifying glass and notice things that no one else would notice. I'm very sorry for those who have had unhappy results or have had on-going pain, but all surgery cuts through nerves and nerves don't always regenerate, and who's to say a face lift from another MD would be any better? It's all speculation. I know that most people write on sites like this when they are unhappy with their results and few write when they are pleased. I just want to say, it's been 5 weeks and so far I am pleased.