I am just starting this for right now and will add more later. I had a facelift one week ago. I am just posting my before photos, which—when I first saw them I was in denial that I actually looked like that—it wasn’t how I saw myself. You usually see your front view. Anyway, it became clear to me that all those times in the past 20 years when someone would ask about my grandchildren ( I don’t have any, my daughter is 21 and), it wasn’t really out of the ball park at all! I used to get mad, and it started when my daughter was a toddler. Also, so many people seemed stunned when I mentioned my parents as still being alive. They still are, and in fact took care of me after my facelift. So far my provider’s care and the overall experience has been good. I will post the photos now and follow up soon.
Updated on 16 Mar 2022:
I am one week post a facelift and platysmaplasty. I am 58 years old. I had wanted work done for the past 15 years or so. At 40, was the first comment about my age. Since my daughter was about 2 years old, I started being mistaken for her grandmother, yet people frequently expressed surprise when hearing my parents are still alive--they are indeed alive and well and took care of me after my surgery. When I looked in the mirror, I just didn't see how I was looking 10 to 20 years older than I am--I only really ever saw my face from a straight on front view. I still saw a youthful an girlish silhouette in window reflections, so what was it people were seeing, I couldn't figure out. I actually got quite mad at comments--I didn't care if people were trying to be mean or not--and I wasn't very nice about it. My reaction was what's wrong with that person? I noticed I never got carded in the grocery store when buying wine, yet other people that to me appeared older than me did. My friends around the same age did not have these comments made to them. After about 10 different incidents--I can recall each in detail--where I was offended by an age related comment over the years, as my daughter grew up (she is now 21, I am still not a grandma--my daughter's still in college). I finally went for a consultation at a plastic surgeon's office when I was about 55. I wanted ultherapy, at the time, but was encouraged to consider surgery--specifically a lower face and neck lift--because doing less invasive treatments every couple of years would cost more in the long run and not provide the dramatic results I described. I did not have the money, so I saved up for the procedure estimated at about $9000. Three years later, I went back and had pics taken and a consultation. Seeing myself from angles I never really had before, I could tell what was aging me--that I couldn't really see day to day. I will included these pics as well as after my surgery and update periodically.
Updated on 16 Mar 2022:
I’m liking my profile better than the front view right now, which is the opposite of how I felt before the surgery—but that is because my face is still swollen, which makes my eyes appear closer together and smaller. I can cover it up with hair and it looks fine. The puffiness in my cheeks changes my smile as well and makes my lips look smaller. It’s okay—all should be temporary. The profile I think looks decades younger though. More pics
Updated on 16 Mar 2022:
I am finding it difficult to correct errors here, anyway this is the profile pic I referred to in previous update showing wish pic. I am so far pleased with my profile and to me I look decades younger from this angle
Updated on 23 Mar 2022:
So far so good!
Updated on 26 Mar 2022:
I am very pleased, banding and lumpiness is improving day by day. I return to work Monday.
My lips and smile are all the way back (they had disappeared into my swollen face).
Updated on 26 Mar 2022:
I think I forgot to Include the Pic in my last update, now it won’t let me. Will try later.
Updated on 26 Mar 2022:
Pic to Go with Last 2 Updates. I posted about my facelift. Swelling and tight feeling other normal healing processes improving each day. Specifically, platysmal band behind my ear sort of tight and visible but improving day by day. Healing is truly a miraculous thing.
