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Upper and Lower S As Well As Endoscopic Brow Lift, and Revision to my Prior Facelift -Birmingham, MI

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I had a facelift (below the eyes only) last May. (...

Leval59January 22, 2014
$8,400

I had a facelift (below the eyes only) last May. ( read my facelift review) I have waited for most of the healing to be done, but do need a small revision to the neck. I originally wanted the eyes done too, but I chickened out. I thought, at least if he messes something up, it won't be my eyes too! I went for my 8 month check up where we discussed all of the above. I have never had eyes with a nice high brow, and my eyelids were never "beautiful". Curses to my parents! LOL. the past 2-3years have shown a large change in my looks, you know, continued stress with being a widow, arthritis, not sleeping, etc. I'm going for it! I also had a second opinion from a very respected PS, just for validation that what my PS said was accurate......he concurred 100%. if I get an upper lid only, the weight of the fallen brow and the smaller eye area would only pull the brow down more. I don't want to look like a Neanderthal, so I think this needs to be done! he said I will have some doozy headaches for a while, and would always have numb areas from the brow lift. I still have numbness in front of my ears from my FL, so I am used to that process. As all surgeons do, they say "back to work in 10 days". This is so untrue, I have arranged to have 18 days off, that's all I could swing. I know I would be ready 100 percent, but I feel it'll be enough to get myself back in the world. Excited and scared......especially about the brow lift.

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William H. Sabbagh, MD

William H. Sabbagh, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Anonymous35921
January 25, 2014
Leval, Good grief ! ....that really complicates you surgery schedule and you just found this out. Yikes. On the brow lift thing....have you checked old photos of your self in your 20's? Some people have lower brows for sure and in photo reviews of today's "most beautiful" they seem to all have low brows (the kind PS would immediately try to correct). But in your case...does it look like they have "fallen" from when you were younger? Sometimes when we unconsciously use the forehead muscles in a way that pulls them down they do habituate into a very slightly depressed position but that is not because they have actually "fallen". In 2011 there were a little over 200K eye lifts and only 28K brow lifts. Does that mean that 170K ,men and women are going to have their eyebrows fall down and make their results undesirable? I don't know any PS who link these two procedures or I would ask the question myself but I wonder what the answer to this is. Is it something rather unique to your circumstance because you know there are some Ps who insist that almost every eye lift should be done in a way that necessitates a brow lift as well. Again going back to the stats of eye lifts and brow lifts in 2011 how does this compute? Just wondering, esp since you have a new scenario to consider ...grace60
Leval59
January 30, 2014
Grace, no he didn't insist on brow lift. He explained (as did the other one I consulted with) the options, and left it to me to decide. I've made the decision, and I'm content with it. Hope all is well with you! Btw, have you had any PS since you had your eyes done many years ago? Just curious, because most people don't come on here unless they have their procedures set up, And are ready to go! :).
Anonymous35921
January 30, 2014
I think you are correct that many here have already made a decision about having surgery but quite a few are searching for information about which docs do great work and which procedures provide the best result with the fewest complications. When you get to a certain age, there is a calculation of benefit to risk that gets made. You see a lot of women getting facelifts at 65 to 70 but not too many doing full face fat transfers, BBA or BA's. Selectivity is a function of knowledge about results and costs~financial, emotional, physical. SO, I have a FL doc selected based on info discovered on RS and I have at least 2 procedures I will avoid if at all possible. I am grateful for what I have learned here. And so I wish you well. I'm sure you will have a wonderful result just as I have seem many great results here on RS. Best wishes for your procedure to go well and for a quick recovery.
UPDATED FROM Leval59
21 days pre

Possible snafu.

Leval59January 24, 2014
My insurance approved the upper bleph, but for a different PS, the one I had the consultation with. I didn't know they were going to get an approval! I don't know if my PS takes any insurance....and if I pay for it, I cannot be reimbursed. Sooo, I may have to wait on the upper bleph, and have the other PS perform it later. I'm so bummed, I wanted it all done at one time. I have a meeting with my PS Wednesday, so I'll see how this plays out. It's always something! I've attached photos so you can see what I'm working with here, in terms of my eyes.

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UPDATED FROM Leval59
17 days pre

Date moved up

Leval59January 27, 2014
Due to work conflicts, I am now going to have this done on 2/6. And 15 days off, instead of 18. Lord help me! LOL

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