Total Lift and Upper Bleph

Today I had the total lift and upper bleph done with Dr. Seiger. He was very nice and knowledgeable. The staff were incredibly kind and personable. The total lift consists of cheek lift, neck lift/lipo and some filler. All procedures were done under local anesthesia and the whole process from start to finish was seem less. I flew in from the Bay Area by myself. I’m staying in an hotel for 3 nights and then I’ll fly back home. The pain is moderate but I’ll keep on top of my pain medication. It was $9300 for everything.

Significantly more swelling on the left side of my face vs. the right. Dr. Seiger told me I had scar tissue on that side due to a previous surgery I had for thyroid cancer so the increased swelling is likely from that. Pain is still moderate but I am taking my pain medicine like clockwork. Also, the PA Kyle called to check in on me which I appreciated.

After a couple of days the bruising and swelling really kicked in. I iced multiple times a day, kept the bandage on religiously and took all the meds but I still ended up looking awful. The short 70 minute flight home 48 hours post op probably played into that as well. I only took a week off of work but I recommend taking 2 weeks because I was still freakish looking after only 1 week.

Today it’s exactly 2 weeks later and it has gotten significantly better. Still have a fair amount of bruising and some swelling but I now look like myself. I feel like I will have a really nice result in a few weeks. I already love my upper lids- so much more space, my cheeks are more full and my double chin drastically reduced.