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Unhappy with my Lopsided Quicklift Results

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I had the Quicklift procedure 8 months ago. Along...

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hellofromteresa
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I had the Quicklift procedure 8 months ago. Along with a cheek and browlift.

I have been unhappy from the moment I woke up. One cheek was pulled up to my side burn area and there was a deep lateral sweep from the corner of my mouth going up to my ear. The other side of my face was barely lifted.

I understand the drawbacks of the mini-lifts. My doctor states that the Quicklift is a modification of the Macs lift. More manipulation is given to the SMAS muscle. He compares the results to be almost as good as a full facelift.

I am very unhappy with my Quicklift results. My face whole face is now asymmectrical. My doctor thinks I look great. I don't like the face that I have a hugh lateral sweep on the left side of my lower face and sagging skin on the right side of my face. He is willing to lift the right side with an incision around my sideburn. Pulling up in that area does lift my face....He also want to inject lipo-dessolve into the lateral sweep to flatten it out. I don't think this will work.


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Boris Volshteyn, MD, MS

Boris Volshteyn, MD, MS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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May 26, 2009
A lot of Board Certified Plastic Surgeons agree that sometimes the 'new' procedures are about marketing and do not deliver the results you are looking for. A facelift is a complicated surgery and it takes time to deliver results that do not give the indication that a facelift has been performed and that you look fresh and rejuvenated. With Warm Regards, Trevor M Born MD
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November 1, 2011
You said its about marketing.. and in the next breath you say it doesn't deliver results.. This is a contradictory remark.. If its about marketing than that is what its about.. if it's about the procedure (you say doesn't deliver results) than its about the quicklift facelift? If a Board certified surgeon does a quicklift that was aquired through marketing (an internet find) then wouldn't he want to do a quality job that has proven results so he doesn't ruin his reputation? I've heard it's as good or better results as just as lasting as a full facelift but done on a canditate that doesn't need to undermind all the way from ear to neck and I hope i'm right; my doctor preformed one on me, but I understood that it was her own way and although its a quick lift facelift she didn't just stop there (no doctor should), she did what was needed during surgery no more no less. This is said to be like a mini or S-type lift revision so I say just be sure that if you are getting this done that you do not go to a doctor that just does quicklifts or just does traditional facelifts but does all types of facelifts and has proven results. How can everyone choose to go for a fully undermined facelift (what many of these doctors here are calling a traditional facelift) just because another surgeon is saying that is what a "real" facelift is? The other thing that i'm hearing is that many are calling the quick lift a cookie cutter one size fits all.. but it sounds like to me that its the other way around; as the traditional facelift is suppose to work for everyone? weather its more than needed or not? I hope I'm on the right track. I'm sorry this person had a bad result, but i believe that this can happen to anyone from any doctor, even a fully qualified Board Surgeon! Sometimes people have a harder time healing, or perhaps something happened for another reason, but i believe that her doctor was totally off base when he said it look good to him.. If he's a ethical doctor he would owned up to it and fix it or give her back her money so she can move on and perhaps he could have avoided all this bad review!
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November 4, 2011
I meant to say undermine from the ear to the nose and mouth, which traditional facelifts do so as to take care of the mid face as well as the lower face.. The quicklift does help lift the neck, i am not sure if the undermining goes all the way down to the neck.
December 3, 2011
The DR. here in Cinti is not even a board certified plastic surgeon. And if U want a quote over the phone they won't give it. I have had a face lift by Frank Welsh & he is the best. No scars & U R not put under. And fr. what have seen the price of the quick lift I paid about the same for the face lift. If I had the money I would do it again & only bt Dr. Welsh
March 20, 2012
Costly. I agree with U. Dr. Welsh did my face lift & he is the best. No scars & not put all the way under. And if U check with other surgeons they R more expensive & they have scars. Dr. Welsh did a chemical peel around my mouth with wonderful results. I had my done in 05 & if I had the money I would do it again. I am 70 yrs old & still do not look my age. Dr. Welsh is the best.
June 21, 2012
How do I get in touch with Dr. Welsh and is he located in Cincinnati????
June 17, 2009
How do we know these pictures aren't the before pictures? I am not believing you and I think before you destroy someone's reputation on here you should make sure you have exhausted every means with that doctor to fix what you do not like.
July 1, 2009
How could those possibly be the before pictures?? It's obvious her face is asymetrical.
March 19, 2012
To LynnH: What gave you this lop-sided opinion about the honesty of this lady? I am glad she shared with us her experience so we can learn from it.
October 9, 2016
If you don't se it it's because you don't want to see it! And to come on here yet again and now you ay more insulting things like maybe her after pic was really her before pic??? Yes that is calling her a liar. You have issues lady. And she hasn't "destroyed" him she's telling about what happened to HER.

@ Teresa, you don't have to "prove" anything to Lynn so stop trying. I'd block her. She throwing shade on you. Do not engage her. I can see exactly what you are talking about.
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June 18, 2009
Hi Lynn This is an after picture. This sweep on my face is caused from a hard pull up on the skin to the left side of my face. The direction of pull made the middle of my face hang over. This has been very upsetting to me. The other side of my face was barely lifted...I now have a lopsided face and everyone I know can see it. My doctor just looks at me like I am crazy and says he can't see anything wrong. How would you feel?
March 19, 2012
If this lady had a lopsided face prior to the surgery, I would think the doctor would fix it. That's the reason why she had the surgery, right? to correct it and tighten it?
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June 18, 2009
Hello again. I've tried to add photo's but it's not working. I'm sorry lynn if you are not believing me. I have way too much to say about this whole experience and to not be believed makes this feel even worse. My doctor said that he could not lower the side that ws lifted too high because it would cause the eye to pull down. He will not lift the other side because he said I would end up with another sweep mark. So he is only willing to do liposuction on my lower face to try and even things out. The doctors on this panel have said that liposuction is not a good idea. My doctor is also willing to make an incision around my sideburn to try and lift my lower cheek. This also lifts the hanging skin on the jawline, but to expect a 2 inch incision to hold up and entire side of one face is unrealistic. The skin will only pull down again. I will be more than happy to send anyone pictures. I don't think I am ruining anyone's reputation. I am simply telling my experiences with this doctor. If you want a crooked, lopsided face, he's the man.
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June 19, 2009

Hi Teresa,

We've added your photo. Hope this helps to clear up any misunderstandings!

Cheers,
--Sharon

June 18, 2009
Hello Teresa, Don't waste your time with the Lynns of the world. You don't need to prove anything to her (or him). There are unskilled doctors performing surgeries all the time and you are not the first person who has had unsatisfactory results. It looks like Lynn signed up just to refute your review. Maybe she works for your doctor. You paid $7,000 for your facelift and you have the right to a reasonable result. You didn't get it and your doctor should give you a refund. I wouldn't want him to do anything further since he wasn't able to do it right the first time. Get your money back and go to someone who knows what they're doing. Good luck and I hope you get justice and the result you paid for. Katie
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August 2, 2009
I am also having a quicklift procedure next month and mine is the true "quicklift". Mine is being done by a surgeon who learned the procedure from the doctor who invented the quicklift.(which is a modification of the S lift and he gives total credit to the surgeon who invented that one.) There are a lot of doctors using the term quicklift, when in actuality they are not doing the real quicklift. I looked up you doctor's name to see if he belongs to the ASPS (american society of plastic surgery) and I could not find it. I have seen a lot of before and after pictures and I agree that there should be more of a result than what you have, even taking into all of the variables. I think he should do a complete do-over for free. (that is of course if he is certified and you would feel comfortable with him going at it again.)Is he indeed certified?
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August 3, 2009
Hey Kinberann, Yes, I believe the Quicklift is a wonderful lift. I did a search for a doctor nearest me directly from the Quicklift site and my doctor was the nearest one. He too was trained by the founder of the technique. I do not feel my problems have anything to do with the Quicklift itself. It's the way my skin was pulled. Too much on my left side creating an unattractive and unnatural pull to my face. I have all the classic signs of a skin only lift. I don't believe any muscle was lifted at all. The doctor says he did lift the muscles. In previous comments he has made on Realself, he mentions all the various methods of lifting the muscles under the skin. The Quicklift allows him to pull the muscle in different directions for better results. My jowls were not fat. My jowls had fallen off of my face and were hanging. When my skin was pulled...the jowls were left sitting on the sides of my mouth. Now it does look like I have fat jowls. But more so on the right side of my face. The right side of my face was barely lifted and alot looser along the jawline. I have had second opinions and I have told him what was said. He even suggested in his above comment that I go get a second opinion. So I went for another second opinion last week. His suggestion was that the procedure needed to be redone. He could only speculate on wheither or not the muscle had been lifted. You would have to look under the skin to know for sure......Although he did agree with me that it didn't look like any muscle was lifted. He could see everything I was pointing out. Which of course my doctor can't see anything wrong. And once again....from his comment above...he seem confused about what my problem is. As if all I have mentioned is my makeup and styling my hair. I have gone around and around with him about what I see wrong. He can't do this and he can't do that. Well, he kept saying he can't fix something he can't see. No matter what I said....he couldn't see it. The doctor's I have seen for second opinions couldn't see any reason why he could fix this stuff. There might be a problem around my right ear...because the skin on my neck was pulled way up behind it on that side. So basically the right side of my face needs to be lifted and there needs to be more skin on the left side of my neck pulled up. Believe me....I have looked in that 10X mirror for 10 months now. There is nothing symmetric about my face anymore.
August 9, 2009
I commented on this before but dont see my comment so im gonna do it again since Ive had a true Quicklift and my results are amazing. I cannot blame her for being upself, if that had been me, Id have been mortified!! Freaked out and extremely upset, I believe her and I see no reason whatsoever why she would want to get on a board like this and ruin a doctors rep, what would she have to gain? Its ludicris!! teresa, I cannot see any improvement in your Quicklift, in fact I think you almost looked better before it, I had mine done in June and my PS did a great job, my jawline is so defined now and theres no more sagging skin on my neck area, thats how yours should be, clean, crisp and no sagging, Im not sure if I were you Id want him touching my face after that!! Id have no faith in this doctor and so I would deman, my money refunded and if he were any kind of professional he would do so without hesitation, only someone blind could miss the mistakes hes done..sorry but its the truth doc!!! I wish you the best of luck and Im sorry your going thru this....
September 19, 2009
I think you need to do your homework. My doc is a member of both the ASPS and ABPS so I know he has specialized in plastic surgery. I looked up teresa's doc and could not find him certified in either of these groups.
January 13, 2011
Katyrau: So who was the doctor you went to that did a good job?
August 17, 2009
I had the QuickLift procedure also. One side of my face is tighter just like yours. I have a lateral sweep....What have you had done to correct your? It is all a big marketing hype. The procedure does not even come close to what they advertise on their websight. There is no way that I had the same procedure as the one advertised. The maketing is sold for the face and neck. It really is only a neck lift and the area directly infront of your ears. They advertise smoothing of the nasolibal folds, raising the corners of the mouth, so on and so on. The video shows elevation much closier to the nose. My doc does not do that, so be careful. After my FL my doctor thought I was crazy that I would have expected to have my nasolabial folds softened even though the websight says that it does. After my face lift I was told that it was only a lift for under the jaw. Your doctor will not be able to tell you why all of the before and after photos have had their mid faces corrected. I was told it must be filler that have made their faces look better. Well that is false advertising.I did not get any midface correction. After my QL I was told that I should not have expected any mid face correction that it is only a lift for under the chin. (EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE BEFORE AND AFTERS PHOTOS HAVE WONDERFUL (MIDFACE) CORRECTION. If they had shown no midface correction,(NO ONE WOULD HAVE IT DONE)I am sad that I fell for all of the marketing hype..........
August 30, 2009
Oakley Send me an EMAIL: I am wondering if I have received the smae CD from the same MD that did your procedure. Supposedly, I am to be dealing the MD that "invented" the procedure!!!!
September 11, 2009
So did you find out if is is the same surgeon,
September 11, 2009
Was it the same surgeon because I know the (inventor) doctor's name
September 18, 2009
I do I find your e-mail address? I am new here.
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September 21, 2009

Click on Geewhizz's username and then click the email icon on the profile page. Hope this helps!

October 5, 2009
I had the quick lift and I'm very happy with it but the top of my right ear droops some what.but looking at your after pics it looks like you had nothing done.My face wasn't that bad before i had the quick lift.
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October 21, 2009
Has anyone in Las Vegas had it done with or without success?
December 16, 2009
I also had a mini facelift in sept 09 and have not been happy with my results. My doctor keeps saying that my neck looks so good, but no comments on the jowls I still have even after the procedure. I spent $5000 on my procedure and did not get the results I expected.
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January 18, 2010
I am so angry to some people who can not understand that your two pics were different.i reccomend ''eye-control'' to him/her before any plastic surgery. (So sorry for my english) I looked both pics and understood, what you meant I am sorry for your sitaution I hope everything will be ok for you.
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January 18, 2010
''This site is to express your feelings and opinions of experiences'' Yes this is really ture, but when you are doing your comments, pls select your words/sentences carefully. We must behave and talk as an adults. If we talk, write everything on our minds without choosing right words, right sentences,there will be misunderstoods. I taught this to my children too... so funny
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January 18, 2010
To LynnH, you said ''I wasn't calling Teresa a liar'' If you didnt say that, what did you TRY to say? pls re-read your first message. ohhh sure, you didnt use ''liar'' in your first message... but you meant same thing. pls select words before doing comments. this is an forum for adults not for children.