It Was Great for a Few Months - Edmonton, AB

I came to see a cosmetic surgeon for a neck lift , I wanted to do something about excess skin on my neck . It was not a whole lot but it bothered me. I was told that they do not do neck lifts but do a full face lift to deal with this . I thought this would be ok and was looking forward to smoothing out jowels and lifting the upper face especially where there was a bit of a line caused by some minor weight loss (25 pounds). Ten days after surgery I was able to go out with a little makeup to cover some bruising on my neck. I looked really good about 15 years younger for about 8 months and then the internal stitches healed and the swelling gradually left my cheekbone areas . People were asking me if I was losing weight and said that my face looked very thin. I had actually maintained weight and maybe gained 5 pounds or so. I was left with a thinner face. I have lost the padding on my cheeks and under eye area which gave me high cheek bones prior to the surgery. I no longer looked younger. I feel that the upper part of my face looks less lifted than prior to the surgery. The excess skin on the neck was not corrected completely. The surgeon agreed and did a revision that involved a z shaped incision which was done a year later than the original surgery. It is now healing. When I told the surgeon that the upper face did not look lifted and that only the neck and jawline looked better he said sometimes that is what a facelift is. I am not happy with the loss of volume and absence of a lift in my upper face. I was hoping to look ten years younger for a few years not a few months.