Time to Lose the Jowls and Saggy Neck with LFL and get peel. Asheville, NC

Thank you so much, that is good to now. I'm not afraid of the pain at all but I am very claustrophobic and that one day of the tight head wrap in unnerving for me to think about but I'm sure I'll get through it just fine. Hope you're healing quickly and well!

Dr Harley will get you pain medicine be sure to take them. You will be fine I only took pain Meds first day and I think I took 2 the second day one that morning and one that night. You may want to talk to him about TCA peel he did one on me I sure am liking the feel and look of my skin. It may help with acne scarring won't hurt to ask him. Keep us posted and good luck!

Thank you, I will keep you in my prayers as well! I agree, as soon as I got down to about 2 weeks out the days started whizzing by. Leaving to go up there in one week so busy doing all the last minute things like coloring my hair. I think we've chosen the right Dr as well. Believe it or not, he's the only consult I went on...I felt very good and didn't feel the need to go anywhere else.

Thank you! If you haven't met him yet you will definitely like him. When he walked in the room for my consult he said, "you're so pretty!" and then turned to my husband and told him, "she's really so pretty!" He sounded so sweet and genuine. Not something I think manyy plastic surgeons say to their patients BEFORE the surgery! :-)

Thanks, I hope so!

Thanks Pinkie and you will be too. I saw that Dr. Harley has pneumonia...sure hope it doesn't conflict with your surgery!

I am not sure what is happening I am sure Juanita will call us tomorrow I hope he is alright

The wrapping was the worst part for me for sure...very uncomfortable at the jaw line but once it came off it was so much better.

I will post some soon. Thanks for all your messages...they helped a lot!

Any and Red, what is down time after peel? would i be able to go to work in two weeks after that without looking too weird ? Could you describe your pain or irritation level during your recovery. A few years ago I had Active FX laser to my chest and neck…no pain but it was really red for a week. Any, hopefully the most difficult part for you is behind.

Well if you look through the photos of my peel, you'll get a good sense of what the first seven or 10 days is like. And then I put a couple more posts up with pictures. I have my surgery on 2/17I got back to town on the 27th and visited a cosmetic surgery center to get some Jane Iredale makeup and was told I needed to wait till the end of March to let my skin completely heal. She suggested two products: Skin Medica TNS recovery complex and epionce medical barrier cream. She said I would be ready to wear make up by the end of March.

And interestingly enough I can now understand what she was talking about. I have put make up on a couple times just to feel better about myself. So if that advice is correct it would be harmful to your skin to be wearing make up any sooner than after the TCA peel 30%. However you can do a series of lighter peels which supposedly have the same result. You could easily do those on a Friday and go back to work on Monday wearing make up. I'm sure there are other people who would say they start wearing make up right away. And you probably could get a number of other opinions. So I'm certainly not an expert on this - all I can tell you is how my skin reacted and what the Aesthetician had to say. Oh and she also said that she wouldn't be able to pick out the make up for me at that stage in recovery. I will be going back at the end of the month to get lighter peels on my neck and décolleté. I'd be happy to let you know how that goes.

And I'll also be getting the make up at that time and having a make up consult.

Thank you so much!

I thought I was going to love getting rid of the goop but turns out I couldn't stand how it felt without it. Are you mostly done with the peel now? I can see skin lifting up around my mouth but I'm going to be good and let it alone.

I still have a few red spots, so I don't know what's happening with them. Btw, I want to remind you to be vigilant about sunscreen. I learned something about that i didn't know. There are sunscreens with physical ingredients and chemical. There is a good article on skinacea.com

Centgirl preceded me and she warned me over and over about this.

Thanks for the advice, I will look it up. I'm pretty vigilant with sun screen...I had melanoma on my face in my early 30s and had to have a big chunk taken out of my cheek. In fact, with this lift I can see that the indent in my cheek is more pronounced now. Not sure if it'll settle in or if I'll have to add filler. Or I can just say the heck with it...look at my pretty neck!! ha!

Yes - end it is a very pretty neck. That must've been a lot to go through. And you probably know a lot more about sunscreen then I do.

Thank you Zooster!

Thank you so much Cathy!

Thank you Txann. I had mild acne scarring around my mouth from my teen years and it never bothered me until the last few years. I guess when my skin started drooping it sort of accentuated it more. The peel may or may not help, we'll see. The few areas I can see that have peeled are definitely looking pink and healthy so I'm hopeful.

Hi Any, since you mentioned the mild acne scarring around your mouth that reminded me that I also had the acne thing going on at the lower corners of my mouth in my teen years. There are lines in those places where I had acne. I wonder if the peel will address that.

I would absolutely recommend the peel, I think it would address your concerns. I'm amazed at how much better the area around my mouth looks. Of course, I am still very swollen so I want to wait with close up before and after pics so I can give a fair review but I'm pretty sure even without the swelling it's going to be a big improvement.