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Facelift/Necklift - Cancun, MX

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Facelift and TT

sonothappy
$10,300
Still have gathering under neck from lipo. Jowls are still there but not as bad as in the beginning but there all the same. Dr. Velasco was suppose to pull up brows but didn't. Really can't tell a lot of difference in face at all but as I said before he didn't do a lot of things he said he would do and I paid for.Still itch behind my ears where he left pocket when doing sutures. It has been 9 months and finally after all the complications of the tummy tuck I am feeling better.
I am all healed from second surgery and can finally go swimming and take a bath. Haven't been able to take a bath in over 9 months. Only showers.

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September 18, 2013
Hi sonothappy - I'm glad to hear that your revision surgery for your tummy tuck was successful and that you can now enjoy a bath and go swimming again. I know the hell you've been through with all the complications you've had and can only imagine how relieved you are to feel better again! This is good news! It is disappointing that your facelift results were so unsatisfactory in the end. Perhaps one day down the road you'll find another surgeon who can improve your results. Thanks for sharing & updating...all the best to you. :)
September 18, 2013
Thanks, Chica, I am glad to be over all of this and going on with life. I don't think I will go under the knife voluntarily again. I think I will have to just be the way I am. Wish Dr. Velasco wasn't the way he was as he has ripped off a lot of people and messed them up, its ashame but it is done and I have to move on now. Sometimes I think I probably am better off he didn't do some of the things, I may have really been messed up. Next month will be a year.
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Tummy Tuck issues

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It had been 7 months and I had to have another surgery. Cut again from side to side due to infected sutures. New PS went in and took out all infected permanent stitches he could find. Culture came back with MRSA infection. It has now been 6 weeks since last surgery and I am doing much better. So glad to have the infection out. Scar looks much better than before since it had come wide open and had many holes from the tunnels. Dr. was able to clean everything out and fix everything. Still praying I heal all the way this time with no more complications.

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Still battling tunnels and holes in my stomach...

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Still battling tunnels and holes in my stomach from TT. Maybe one day it will end. My Facelift/Necklift is a little better but where the gathered skin is, it is falling lower so is more visible so not happy at all with that. It isn't as tight but still not good. Lower neck is better in that it is less bumpy. Still have ridge between chin and gathered skin but not as prominent. Still not thrilled but learning to live with it. There is pockets behind my earlobes that I have to watch out for as I worry about soap collecting and causing irratation. They do itch a lot. Not sure if that is scar tissue or what, It has been 5 months and hopefully by a year things will be sorted out but if not life goes on. I am not "my looks", I am me for who I am and I refuse to let this keep me from living my life. Somehow I ended up with 2 profiles so this was my update but came in as a comment from Sewmuch. I am on my way to the wound clinic as I have expelled more "ethibond 2" sutures from TT and need to get them cut out. I am still going every week or so.

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