Thumper98

Also Suzie, I noted you hadn't posted anything since the end of July. How are you doing now?

I have to admit that I saw the commercial on TV and was immediately hooked. However after reading the posts on this site - I'm not so sure I want to take a chance. Even though you seem to have had a satisfying exprience. You also mentioned that your sisters have had facelifts - obviously successful and satisfying also. When it comes to face/skin, etc. we are at the mercy of our genes, so to speak. Obviously your family carries genes which help the skin to heal quickly. Not everyone has success stories with elective plastic surgery and the negative results are not always the fault of the surgeon, procedure or post-op negligence. Any elective surgery has to be considered and the benefit:risk ratio has to be weighed very carefully. I had what you might call elective surgery this summer for stress incontinence. I was PERSUADED to opt for an epidural instead of GA which was my first choice up until minutes before being wheeled into the OR. That resulted in a week long headache, pain at the injection site, subsequent (although now diminishing) back spasms upon doing the most innocuous moves (lifting my legs while sitting in a chair or sneezing) and now I have urinary urgency problems while the stress incontinence is definitely gone! All of that to say - if you DON'T have to have the surgery then don't. EVERY surgery has risks - some you would never even think of. Save your luck for that time when you may have to undergo surgery for a life-threatening condition. As for you Suzie, lucky girl.