61 Desperately Seeking the Fountain of Youth! Delray Beach, FL

A few years ago, I began to dread looking into a mirror, having pictures taken, and going to large social gatherings. I realized age had caught up with me! Ugh! How did this happen? Even though I had always been very active, and stayed in excellent shape, the fine lines, wrinkles, and saggy skin were starting to make me feel insecure and not very self confident at all. I did not want to continue feeling this way....So....I started on the long and VERY winding road toward plastic surgery! While on my adventure, I had a little filler and Botox here and there but with no decent results. t a certain point, all these fillers seem to be nothing more than bandaids. I needed to do something that would be long lasting and more dramatic. I consulted with around seven PS, ( now that's exhausting, and each one says something different than the next one!) and didn't feel comfortable with most of them here in South Florida. Finally, a friend of mine suggested I speak to Dr. John Westine. After my first consult, I felt he was the most detailed, qualified PS I had met and is double board certified, specializing in face and neck surgery.
So, here I am...planning to have face, neck,brow lift, and laser in a few more days! I am excited, nervous and scared about all of it! I know it will be both a journey and a lesson in learning to be patient, positive and trusting in the care of my doctor. I am Posting my "before" pictures, and will update as I go through this process! I do want to thank all the women that have had the courage to post on Realself. I have found a lot of very valuable information from the site. I am praying that I will be one of the women saying, "I am extremely.happy I did this; it was worth it, and I have no regrets"! And so we begin......

Sooooo... Just two full days left until the big day! Whew!
I have tried my best to remain calm by staying busy. I have plenty of reading material, all the soft foods for post op, and my RX organized! There is a lot to take care of when one is going to be out of commission for a few weeks! I have tried to do some working out everyday, since I know that won't be possible for awhile! I will probably have a very hard time staying inactive... Just not my nature!
I am planning to really enjoy these last few pre-op days.. Being outdoors, going out to dinner, eating some of the myriad of foods I won't be able to have for awhile, getting together with friends, and maybe going to the movies! All to Soon... The hibernation will begin!

Well, tomorrow morning is the big day! I tried to stay busy and distracted today, going to a movie, our to dinner, and spending time with family... However, as soon as I had any moment to myself, the nerves and anxiety would try to overcome my thoughts. It hasn't been easy knowing I am about to begin this journey.. It all seems surreal, since I've thought about doing this for a long time. I am praying for excellent results, and to feel this has all been worth it, like so many other Real self women!
I will post pics and update after surgery!
Thanks so much to all that have been communicating with me, and helping me stay positive about everything????