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POSTED UNDER Neck Lift Reviews

42 and Ready to Address Lower Face/neck Laxity Because Fillers Aren't Doing It. Asheville, NC

UPDATED FROM aquavelour
3 years post

Still pleased...slight changes

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WORTH IT$6,400
Photos with present face. All is good, still have my thriving extension salon in Atlanta...still seeing women with good and not so good work done daily. Seems when you do extensions daily, you see facial improvements daily too!
Had pixel laser done. There’s a pic I’ve uploaded to shoe the dent it caused. Seems like it was just an awful thing for me. Should have stuck w ipl and dermarolling. Wow. What an overpriced mess. Seems to work for some....maybe needs to be a patch test for this one. Using dermarolling now at home to repair it.
My face seemed tighter before this. Believe in dermarolling bc it’s safe and risk free. Once every 4-6 weeks. Still sending people to Dr Harley. Considering doing eyes in next year to 2...
Hope everyone is doing well! Xoxo

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David H. Harley, MD

David H. Harley, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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UPDATED FROM aquavelour
1 year post

Update: still happy!!

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So about 3 more people from my salon have gone and more are calling or thinking of calling. Results are lasting and scars are invisible. Will put up pics so you all can see :)
Latest project was finally the lipo I wanted found the perfect dr: Dr. Fara Movagharnia in Atlanta. Wrote a review and will put pics up soon.
Have been dermarolling nice every 5 weeks with 2 .0 roller. Great results. The lady next door did some procedures in my face to remove a keratoma? (This left a dent!) and to remove brown spots (they are still there or a scar is instead) and she charged me to remove leg veins twice even though both times there was zero improvement or 15%. I will not be spending any more $$ on estheticians! The derma roller (which I was trained to do...and as someone who is certified I can tell you: it's VERY easy) And retin A, vitamin c serum, and the occasional peel can all be done at home. Easy easy. Just look online. What I will spend $$ on: travel (of course: experiences and memories) then face, body, hair...oh: and teeth..can't forget that! Clothes don't make anyone look better...these things LAST and pay for themselves daily :)
Stop buying junk you don't need and anyone can afford the things that really matter :) Love, Peace, and Beauty for all!!

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O
December 6, 2016
You look fantastic and wonderful advice! The majority of the year I live overseas (thus the name LOL) in a place with no malls and no postal delivery. That means ZERO shopping for sport, in person or online. Although this is sometimes frustrating (whimper), I save money that accumulates for more important endeavors - like friends, health, travel and beauty. All the best to you!
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December 7, 2016
Thank you. Funny that you said "sport" bc I use exact same word :) now I get my fix of that at goodwill on occasion...more looking for something cool...it's a fun place to hunt and even though most times nothing, once in a while, SCORE! So cool that you aren't even tempted by sport shopping there :) your life sounds wonderful:)
E
December 6, 2016
Love your comments because I feel the same way! We know the same people- same results, and because my bucket list includes going to Dr. Harley for neck/mid face lift in next 18 months and ALWAYS includes travel (of course!) :)
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December 11, 2016
Oh Aqua...you looked beautiful before and your results are still stunning! I am over 1.5 years out. I swear my neck and lower face look better today than they did several months after the Biltmore Lift. It's amazing how the scars melt away, huh? I would imagine you are a walking advertisement for Dr. Harley. It is great to hear that your results and life are both going great. Thanks for the update.
L
December 19, 2016
You look amazing! It's great to hear from a younger patient. I turn 39 this year and want to address my lower face/neck before things get too bad. Last year, you mentioned that you weren't sure if your neck was tight enough. Did that resolve itself? Your latest pics look fantastic.
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December 20, 2016
You are beautiful ... a Diva! I loved your financial advice ... very wise! Peace, love and Beauty to you too sister!
UPDATED FROM aquavelour
3 months post

Saw another PS today (for lipo consult) and got his opinion on the neck

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Today I went to a consultation for lipo. It was my 3rd or 4th. Looking for the right Dr and liked this one best so far. Actually, I Liked the Dr a lot. Not so sure about the office. Anyway, I asked him about the platysmal (sp?) band in my neck that is bugging me, and filler situation,-since he does facial surgery also. He thought my results were great (as do I) and said that the neck (bands) might tighten up on its own and to wait 4-6 months to see. I hope this happens!! As for the filler, he said she had put more on my left side in general...more in the jaw there and more in that cheekbone too. Funny because she always starts on that side. He said he would wait it out because it wasn't obvious and there was no reason to open a vial of filler to touch that one spot on jaw that bothers me.
He was a really honest surgeon and said that if I got lipo to my knees it would make them wrinkly, which was way worse than a little thick there. He also said I didn't need my butt added to and once the rest was more defined it would be more pronounced anyway. I'm still thinking about this surgery. It's one of those things where I look good enough...would look amazing w 20 lbs less...so it's really fine tuning. It isn't like the face thing, which, I will say again, I should have done sooner and skipped all the fillers.
Oh, another thing about the lipo: he said it will hurt because I don't have much fat so he would be on the muscle. How's that for honest? In that other dr's office, the one known for doing butts in Atlanta, they ALL (he and his staff) wanted to give me a huge butt! Just not my thing.
The feeling in my face is really coming back now!! Sides doing great and under chin area as well. Was itchy under my chin the other day, which seems to be the first step for the nerves really growing back.
To any on the fence about Dr. Harley: just go for it. He is so talented. I'm v pleased- and really, it's a piece of cake. (Not my words there, but a friend of mine who went to him too, but she is right)

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J
November 24, 2015
You look at least ten years younger in the photo you just posted! Congrats!
U
November 24, 2015
I just want you to know that you're absolutely beautiful. Please don't worry about all this fine tuning that you're talking about! YOU'RE GORGEOUS! Truly, I know it can sound cliche but perfection is BORING and beauty truly does shine from the inside out.

Thank you for all your honesty here--your review is one of the most helpful I've ever read. It is a gift to all of us here! I've never had any procedures done and my husband is very against it but I KNOW I want to get a lower facelift (I'm 47 and have a 4 year old son and I don't want to look super old as he grows up!). And also, of course, just for myself I want to feel good when I look in the mirror and feel confident when I walk out the door.

Anyway--you're absolutely stunning so I hope you can truly hear that and embrace your gorgeous self! Thank you for everything here!!! xoxo
G
November 26, 2015
I agree she is gorgeous :>) regardless I would feel the same and would like results to be "fine tuned" if not 100% satisfied with the outcome.
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December 6, 2016
Oh thank you so much!!!! That is kind of you to say, I'm glad if I've helped anyone...so many on here have helped me. We all deserve to be as beautiful as we feel and these Dr'S who care so much are like angels :) if I were wealthy I would give free plastic surgery!! Lol. Awesome that you have a 4 year old. It's a beautiful thing that women who are adults are able to raise children. I can only believe that it makes for wonderful little people :) it's also the new norm. Isn't Janet Jackson pregnant, at...50? 52? Awesome!!
Hope your hubby gets in board!! Xoxo
D
November 25, 2015
I think you look really incredible in this pic!! You look easily 30
L
December 11, 2015
Wow, you look amazing! Are the scars noticeable in person? With your hair up? Also, once you had the consult, how long did it take to schedule surgery? Just wondering how far out he's booked.
D
January 20, 2016
I dont remember exactly, but i did my over the phone consult in nov and i think they had openings at the begining of the new year.. I opted for march 1st, so i could get through the holidays and mentally prepare myself!
M
January 2, 2016
You look great! I am looking into getting a minilift and I'm in my late 30s. I am worried about the scarring. How are your scars now 4 months post surgery?
M
January 2, 2016
Just realized someone else already asked this!!
D
January 20, 2016
Im 39 and super worried about that as well, but ive followed all of his patients on here closely and they seem to disapear! My real fear is being awake during the procedure! The closer to my date the more anxious ive become
M
January 21, 2016
Being awake scares me as well... When are you getting your surgery? That is exciting! I just looked at your profile and I noticed you had issues with jowling after filler, that's my issue as well..I never had the issue before filler and now my face literally dropped.
D
January 26, 2016
March 1st! Im getting so nervous. I really think filler changes your face. My best friend has never gotten filler and she looks alot younger. I think filler ages younger woman. I really hope the valium knocks me out!
N
January 27, 2016
I too am mad at myself for having gotten filler --- lots and lots -- in the past. Man was I dumb. It messes everything up.
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January 27, 2016
I agree, I don't think they are worth it either. Looks good for six months then once it fades it really does appear the skin looks worse!
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January 27, 2016
Finally a doctor admitted it and even made ME start thinking about this. On Botched the doctors had that crazy woman who wants the world's biggest breasts, Lacey something or other. She had done the liquid facelift (basically it's filler, strategically placed) and said what we are saying, that it looked great, then awful and worse than before. The doctors said, yep, this is what happens; you actually end up creating far more sag. But when people asked this question on here, doctors insisted it would not be possible. They claim that the skin bounces back....yet simultaneously they also say that even small weight gain and loss in the face causes sag over time. So way back then I started to go, hmmm....how can it go both ways? We all know that filler and botox -- according to doctors on here -- simply does not stay (well supposedly.) Which means future sag, just as with weight loss. It gets reallly frustrating to be told something you know cannot be true especially when you start to realize it IS over time. But, I suppose it's like any drug: feels great in the beginning, then you end up chasing the dragon! or cutting off your own nose to spite your face.
D
January 28, 2016
It def stretches the skin and causes sag. I wouldnt suggest anyone to get fill except lips. I did cheekbones and nasal folds and i think it really aged me alot.
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December 6, 2016
You are not "awake" at all. Totally asleep and looped. It's like strong twilight. No pain at all and way faster healing. Win win.