hi sweet Mely:) i just posted a few new pics from today:) how have you been doing?

Hi Leila! U look Awesome! Beautiful! I being doing great, thanks for asking. Again thanks for sharing=^_^==< for responding me right away. If u happen to know a surgeon that can mend indented scars let me know ok?

thank you Mely:)!! I will definitely keep you posted if I discover or hear of a possible remedy for indented scars. I hope you are well, and happy. I was so glad to see your note. Please keep me posted on any new news you have too!!

thank you Alice, you made my day!

thank you Jill:)

Thank you Sophie for your compliment:) and comment. My insurance didn't cover my surgery.. I know though you are right in certain cases, for instance my mom's Medicare supplement will cover her eyelid surgery due to the extreme droop interfering with her quality of life. I just need to convince her to make the appointment. Due to my bundled procedures (receiving a discount), I couldn't accurately disclose the upper bleph portion individually on this site. I believe the stand alone upper bleph would cost approx $3000

Thank you for your quick response and info. Again... you look beautiful.

Hi Amyjay, wow!, your post op tummy tuck pic looks great. I heard tummy tuck recovery is harsh , almost like having a baby via c-section..My surgery was a walk in the park compared to yours.. I never needed my pain meds, drains, recliner and I was pretty mobile immediately.. Based on your before pic, and your post op pic... I'm confident your result will be well worth it! Dr. Q does amazing work.. So far I'm extremely pleased with my result.. the healing/suture lines are continuing to dimish, truly it gets better by the day.. the only down side is i'm noticing other areas that don't match my new found face... like my neck and chest lol! .. Had I had my thinking cap on, and thought it through, I should have had everything done in one swift swoop:) Thank you for your note.. Take care, and keep us updated on how you are doing.. now that I know I have a sister- patient on here, I'll be following you.

thank you Brighid

thank you so much:) I'm so happy with my result.

awwwww Mely.. thank you again for your sweet words.. After learning of your experience, I feel blessed , more than ever to have found Dr. Q and his talented team. I'm very hopeful you will find a surgeon to help you, he/she is out there, don't give up.. and keep me posted on how you are doing:) You are a beautiful and lovely lady, the scaring doesn't hide that fact.. please keep in touch..hugs, Leilalei

I am thrilled beyond measure!! truly it's life changing.. my self confidence, daily outlook, especially when Im getting ready for the day have been positively affected due to this surgery.. I'm sooo pleased. ..thank you!!

Mely! thank you so much for your kind words and very sweet compliment!! You made my day:) !!!! my week:) !! I'm 10 days out of surgery, and my perception of my early result is so positive...... but of course I do go through the roller coaster.. especially late at night..or during quiet times... my left brain kicks in..what will be my final result? do i look natural? will the swelling go down? oh geez that bruise is still there.. will my brown spots come back with a vengeance? Your comment helped me immensely, it gave me such a boost and needed validation! thank you for that Mely, I appreciate you taking the time to comment and touch base! If you want more detail, or have any questions please feel free to ask , if you prefer to ask privately please inbox me, I will be happy to answer if I can:) oh.. when I was doing my research on the Obagi Blue Peel, I noticed different levels of applications, ( this is what I found online) I also read due to the deep penetration (the treatment reaches a specific dermis layer under your skin, the procedure must be administered by a trained medical doctor. So , when you research the Obagi Blue Peel or any deep level peel, please ask those questions..how many layers are they going to do? who will do the procedure the doc or nurse? When my doctor briefed my on how my surgery when, he specifically said he could only do a mild coat of the peel on my neck (got a little flakiness) ..whereas i noticed the peeling on my cheeks , sides of my face where the most prominent brown spots,damage/ discoloration, was brutal, thick pieces of skin coming off, the peel turned to a dark brown hardened mask ..however my forehead area peel stayed almost invisible, i could really feel it..and peeling was mild. (I use brutal in a positive form here, the peel was brutally beating up my brown spots right off my face lol!! ) ..so it's clear to me, my doctor took the care to analyze my skin damage and quirks, and by doing so he varied the level of the peel to address the different issues I had going on with my face. I highly recommend using an experienced , trained doctor to do the chemical peel of this magnitude.

***When my doctor briefed me on how my surgery went*** regarding the peel on my forehead *** I could NOT really feel it..and peeling was mild***

I'm very happy to made ur day Leila but u deserve it that's it. I want to see the final result to see how much the brown spots faded in color, I don't think they will come back with vengeance lol! As long u take precautions with the sun,protection. I'm vey interested in the fat cells harvested from ur tummy n injected under ur eyes n I believe u said all over ur face? I know under ur eyes,but its also on ur face? Correct me if I'm wrong ok? I'm asking all this questions because I had this quadblepharoplasty 12 yrs ago. I only wanted some upper eyelid because I never thought I had bags under my eyes, only when I woke up I had a little bit of swollen around my eyes that use to go away in a few hrs, well i Iet myself convince into do it. I end up with sclera show, very large indented scars on both eyes! Those scars I can't cover them with any makeup, the sclera show looks worse if I put too much makeup it's a disaster! U can see my scars from a block away they are very noticeable! I didn't have any wrinkles back then, I exchange some upper eyelid for horrible indented scars on both eyes n to top it off the ectropion scleral show yeay! That's why I wanted to know about the fat graft! Hopefully that will help with my scleral show not to b so noticeable. I'm getting ideas like when u mention about the muscle he reattached it. How about scars, how do they look like by now? Show more pictures Leila. Well thank u n don't go out in the sun without protection now u know the consequences lol;-D

Hi Mely, I have a holster I wear around my hips with a bottle of sunscreen on each side, its my best friend, my weapon of choice against those nasty rays:) I'm constantly reapplying!! thank you!! I viewed your pictures, before and after. I can see exactly what you are referring to regarding the under eye indention. Regarding the fat grafting , my doctor filled under the eye area only, in hindsight, I wish I would have taken to heart a comment he made during his counsel and had fat injected in the folds around my nose!! The fat he injected is sitting either above my cheek bone or right at my cheek bone, and fills the hollow under my eyes all the way up to my bottom lid. I'll post some pictures later tonight.. I am still slightly swollen from the fat.. and my left side appears to be slightly fuller. There is no scaring from the injection sight.. I'll also post some pics of my eyelid suture line too. Mely, I would look into the fat grafting, if the indents/scaring is under the skin at the muscle, maybe the fat might fill it in and lay nicely over the indents... for instance, the wrinkles under my eyes (where the fat is ) have disappeared .. however this can change. I was told about 1/2 of the fat will remain, so we shall see how those wrinkles present when everything settles. Regarding concealing your scars, have you looked into mineral make up, or reflective type make up, or consult with a professional make up artist on how to disguise or lesson the appearance? Occasionally I am included in photo shoots for work, and sometimes my face is in the pictures.. the make up artist does miracle work!.. I notice she uses probably 10 different shades of foundation and concealer on my face..by the time she's done with me I have no brown spots, wrinkles and my face is flawless. I feel so bad for you..and what happened.. but I'm hopeful something can be done to help! There are some talented, exceptional doctors out there that think outside the box, if you lived by me , I would take you to mine. Information and knowledge is power, talk to as many professionals, dermatologist, plastic surgeon, etc.. as you can.. there has to be a case like yours where something was done to resolve it or alleviate it. Keep me posted.. Leila

Dear Alice , I am horrified and so saddened by what happened to you, and what you are going through, and to know this doctor is still out there in business is scary.. unfortunately,there are incompetents, and like you indicated wannabes..dangerous people damaging and hurting people...disgraceful. Again, I am so sorry you are in the situation you are in. I hope soon someone will be able to help you . After all you've been through and are still going through every day....and for you to take a moment to share what happened to you to prevent others from being harmed is noble, and to send me such a kind complement , it's so bittersweet. Thank you. Regarding your questions.. I have no idea what skin type I am what does type 4 mean?. My ethnic background is 1/2 Asian (mom's side Japanese and Dad's 1/2 is a mix Irish, German, plus others .) I've always been considered Fair skinned, very white.... but I did a lot of outside activities and did not use sunscreen regularly in my younger days., also, I noticed when I got pregnant, I took on the light beige discoloration mask on my neck and sides of my face.. I think they call it Maternal Mask and its caused by hormones, mine never went away..though its lightened because I've aggressively treated it with lasers...and now with the Obagi Blue Peel I cant see where it is or was , keep in mind, I'm in the initial stages of healing..so please check back with me in a month or so, so I can give you the ultimate result. I have Asian friends who wont do any skin procedures, especially laser due to the mix bag of pros and cons they hear from dermatologists, however the one laser that keeps popping up (recommended in two consults) to my Asian friend was the Fractional Laser (fraxel)..she has acne scars, sun spots..so far though she hasn't scheduled anything, she's a skeptic .. if she does I will encourage her to post here . I agree with you, keep on seeking a cure, going to consults, there is bound to be new technology, technics in development that can help you eventually. Take care Alice, and please if you'd like, keep me updated on how you are doing, I feel so bad about what happened to you. Sincerely and with Hope , leilalei

Hi! Alice, I send u a message several days ago with my e-mail, I'm interested in seeing ur photos of b4 n after procedures, I would like to share opinions, ideas about our bad experiences with surgery due to inept, gritty, n so called "surgeons" I hope u r doing better.(*_+)

Oh Alice.. I almost cried reading your story. Did you file a malpractice suit against him? I hope so. I pray he's stopped before he does this to another. God Bless you and I'm praying some great Dr. will help you. Warmest regards, Sophie

Thank you September !!! thank you so much!!