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52 Yr Old Getting Revalift and CO2 Laser Resurfacing
UPDATED FROM CarolinaGirl623
6 years post
Just an updated photo
CarolinaGirl623January 1, 2023
WORTH IT$8,600
Just to give you an idea years later, no touch-ups, just some lip and marionette line filler done a few years ago. The photo was cropped in Lensa but not edited with filters. I am still very happy and am considering going back to do my eyelids as they have begun to droop some. I am 59.5 now and really expected to have lost a lot of my results. Yes, my neck has some crepey skin now you can't see well in this photo, it mostly shows when I lift my head but I can live with that. I don't want to not look my age, just look good for my age. I've put on some weight too but it hasn't messed with my results.
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UPDATED FROM CarolinaGirl623
1 year post
2.5 year update
CarolinaGirl623July 25, 2018
So it's been 2 1/2 years since my surgery and I honestly can say it was one of the best things I ever did for myself. Dr. Nease expects there to be at least 7 years of results for me so for now it's just maintaining his work. I have had some followup erbium laser treatments on a regular basis to keep my skin smooth and tight and began using retinol cream daily as well. I gained back about 10 pounds that I lost from post surgeries but I am working on losing it, the nice thing is it hasn't affected the results of the facelift so that's good. I also now go in regularly for lip fillers and fillers to fill in the nasolabial folds and any lines around my chin which definitely boosted my results. All in all I am extremely happy and have learned a great deal about taking care of my skin in the process. For me this wasn't a way to look younger just look my best for my age but it is nice people are shocked when I tell them I am 55.
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August 2, 2018
You look amazingly lovely. So good to hear your perspective 1.5 years out.
December 31, 2022
Gorgeous result!! Did Dr. Nease do anything with your facial tissue underneath or just lift your skin? I’m considering him for lower facelift. Thank you!
January 1, 2023
He did tighten the muscles as well, several years later and I am still very happy with the results! I would not hesitate to recommend Dr. Nease.
UPDATED FROM CarolinaGirl623
30 days post
Ear Healing
CarolinaGirl623January 15, 2017
My ears are healing up, scabs are gone for the most part, now it's just waiting for the skin to smooth out and the scars to lighten. I still have some bruising behind one ear and on the back part of my cheek but nothing that concerns me, just taking some time for it to heal. I feel good, the tightness is better as I don't feel like I can't move my head one direction or the other like I did. It's more a snug feeling and the rubber skin feeling is going away as well. All in all everyday is a bit better and I am still really happy with the surgery and the laser resurfacing. I do plan to ask when I go back if there is anything that can be done about the remaining bumps of sebaceous hyperplasia as some of the larger ones still feel prominent but that just be me focusing on them.
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April 25, 2017
If this comes off rude please forgive me as my intention is not to be rude at all.
You're absolutely beautiful your skin looks tight and smooth again. I can't see your full face in your before or after pictures but what I can see is amazing. Your before pictures look like they could be of your mother in her late 50s; your after pictures look like your in your middle 30s.
I will be 60 at the end of this year and would love to have what you had done. My jowls especially look bad to me. I had a stoke when I was 31on the left side of my brain which it effected the right side of my body. So my right jowl and upper/lower right side of lips hang more than the left side when I'm not smiling. My neck is fine in my opinion other than under my chin needs a little lift.
Do you have current before/after pictures of your full face. Also how did your TT scar revision go? I have dog ears too and a vertical line from my old belly button. This makes it look like I have a little butt, and one side of my TT scar is wider than the other, and I was left with a fupa too.
Congratulations on a newer you.
You're absolutely beautiful your skin looks tight and smooth again. I can't see your full face in your before or after pictures but what I can see is amazing. Your before pictures look like they could be of your mother in her late 50s; your after pictures look like your in your middle 30s.
I will be 60 at the end of this year and would love to have what you had done. My jowls especially look bad to me. I had a stoke when I was 31on the left side of my brain which it effected the right side of my body. So my right jowl and upper/lower right side of lips hang more than the left side when I'm not smiling. My neck is fine in my opinion other than under my chin needs a little lift.
Do you have current before/after pictures of your full face. Also how did your TT scar revision go? I have dog ears too and a vertical line from my old belly button. This makes it look like I have a little butt, and one side of my TT scar is wider than the other, and I was left with a fupa too.
Congratulations on a newer you.
April 25, 2017
Also, I would like a breast reduction too, mine are just to big and hurt my shoulders from my bra straps and I have upper back pain. My Grandmother had scoliosis and I have been diagnosed that I'm starting to have early signs of it too. I don't know if that causes back pain too.
Does your doctor work on breast too?
Does your doctor work on breast too?
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I'm quite interested and wiling to travel for the right Surgeon and results.
Again, I'm simply amazed how youthful and ageless you look.
Wow!!
RevaLift differs from a cosmetic face lift in several ways. It focuses on revitalizing the lower face, targeting the upper neck and jowl. It does not address the eyes or brow or the lower neck. The procedure is recommended for adults who have developed mild to moderate jowls or excess skin on the upper neck, and perhaps some deep laugh lines around their mouth. RevaLift is a surgical procedure that typically takes about an hour and a half. It is performed using local anesthetic and IV sedation. First, the surgeon uses a laser to melt fat under the skin and heat the skin. This allows for shorter incisions, helps the skin tighten as it heals, and reduces downtime. The surgeon then makes incisions (about half the length of those needed for a cosmetic face lift) and removes excess skin. Before closing, deep stitches are put into the muscles in front of the ears, which enables results to last longer.
Because the incisions are so much smaller, scars are smaller. They are well-hidden along the hair line, in the ear and part way up the backside of the ear. I am not sure Dr. Nease even calls it Revalift anymore, but basically it's laser assisted with added stitches in the muscles to make it last longer is my understanding. Every surgeon sort of has their "signature" thing, whether it be a particular type of stitch or order/process for doing their surgeries I think. Most what I can say is in my opinion Dr. Nease, did an excellent job with my surgery, he is an extremely nice and kind man with artistic skills and I would not hesitate to go back to him again and if I need more work will go back to him. Give him a call, do a consultation with him via zoom or phone and get a feel for him and see if you click enough to warrant a trip to see him. He has offices in Chattanooga and Scottsboro, AL. He is no longer with Southern Surgical Arts but is now with Refined Looks.