I think you asked me about price. First of all like anything else....price is negotiable. Yes, you can ask for a break. The price I said was not for all of those items. Generally a face lift is for the lower face and neck from my experience. It also depends on how much work needs to be done. Some doctors pull the skin back and do nothing with the muscle. This is what I had originally. It is a waste of time and money. You need to fix the muscles at the same time. This is why you can get a facelift from some doctors cheaper. They are only cutting and pulling back your skin. The reason why I had to do this is because of a surgeon who took out the wrong body part (lympnode) in my neck when I was 30. He cut my neck muscle and eventually I had 2 ugly bands hanging out of my neck. Ugly. I wrote about it here. Anyway, I tried to do it on the cheap and went to a doctor that gave me a great price. Since, it was a herniated muscle in my neck my insurance covered it. He should have tightened the muscle and pulled the skin back. He pulled the skin back but did not do anything with the muscle therefore a year later it looked like I did not do anything. He also pulled a little skin on the bottom (lower face) and left me with terrible scars on my ears. Ugly terrible scars. YOU DO NOT want that. We all heal differently. I am a good healer but I do scar and need an artist to cut me the right way. Something to think about ladies and gents.
I chose to do my eyes this past December...upper and lower bleph...could have waited for the lowers buy why wait? And, I did deviated septum surgery at the same time. I had 2 bad years with my fathers passing and a divorce and it really hurt my face. I aged a lot during that time. All of the crying did me in. None of the doctors fees were included but the hospital and anesthesiologist was included.....all but the lower eyes....they wanted 1870 total for the remaining hospital bill...lower eyes. I asked them if they could charge me what they would charge my insurance company which was 870 total. They agreed. Again, fees are negotiable. Also, there is a credit card called care credit. Free interest for 18 months. I want to say I paid the doctor 8K but need to double check. YOU can't take a chance with your face. I have learned the hard way. I have had to redo stuff because I was too cheap and too worried about the money. Healing at 49 is a lot different. Then 2 months later I had scar revision on my ears and neck refixed. It was called a lower facelift. My price was 8000 and it was negotiated. My hospital and anesthiologist bill was discounted via the doctors office with each of them. Anesthesia was 1400 and hospital 1175. I am a perfectionist. I want to look perfect. With surgery there is no perfect. But, I believe I chose the right doctor and yes, I do owe money but I personally could not chance doing this in another country. I have had things post op that I did not have to worry about because I could drive to the doctor's office. I don't know how to post pictures but I will once I figure it out.
My best advice is to get at least 2 opinions. Look at their work. Talk to people. Research on the internet. I will be 50 in July. I probably look 40. Younger guys do not know my age. My ex husband said that for someone my age I am in the top 10%. I am not saying that....but, he does not give compliments freely. Be patient. It takes months for your end result. Stay calm after surgery. You will go thru a sadness even though you really wanted surgery. That will pass as well. Have someone who cares about you post op with you so that you can rest and be waited on. I was talking to one of the nurses post op and I told her that I was swollen and did not look like myself. She said that I was healing and to look at it in the following way.....She said, "you are in a cocoon right now and you will turn into a beautiful butterfly". I was at work last week and there was a cute little girl that I was talking to and I was giving her some treats with her moms permission. When they walked off the airplane. The mother turned and looked at me and said, "my daughter said you are a beautiful butterfly". It was as if she did not want to repeat that because it was an odd remark but felt like she had to repeat it. I am an intuitive person. I believe it was a message to me. Why would a little girl say that to someone? It was my message that I would feel that way when all of my healing is finished....I am begginning to feel that way! :) Good luck to all of you. Everyone has an opinion and not one doctor is for everyone. Go with your gut feeling. This forum is to educate others on their experience not promote someone unless someone specifically asks you for that information. A doctor could have a 100% satisfaction rate and something could go wrong. They are human.
HI Angeleyes, Christine asked me about the makeup and you responded. Maybe I typed it in the incorrect area? When you use all cap letters it appears as if you are screaming at someone. I learned this after I did the same thing. So, it is perceived as being rude.
Does that come to 8,300? Plus your travel expenses and whatever else you may need? If so, this doesn't sound like a great price if price is what you are looking for. You can get a facelift in Chicago for that and be at home with loved ones. Just saying.
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