Facelift - I live with bad results

Wow so sorry

Every case is different. Sorry to hear about results you have. Hopefully you have options available to improve your situation, both physically & emotionally. It seems the doctors reply is a fair assessment. Anyone undergoing a procedure hopes for the best ... Sometimes results are not as intended, corrective measures hopefully are an option.

If you hadnt shown the scars, we never would have seen them Show your whole face

I have a few behind my ears that are raised I don't understand by these surgeons do not include scar CO2 laser resurfacing to eliminate unhappy costumers. It's a simple procedure and good for their business.

Hi there. I am the patient of Dr. Hochstein’s who’s photos you posted as an example of, as you say, the job done right.

First let me tell you that after I healed from the surgery I realized I had made a mistake when filling out my forms and opted for a scar that went in front of the ear and over basically losing my “sideburns.” I expressed this concern to Dr. H and he immediately offered to revise the sutures through the hair and I only paid for anesthesia. I am local and did not have the travel issues that you did but I do want to say that he was very understanding and my issues were addressed, keeping in mind I was the one that made the mistake when choosing the method during the signing of my consent forms.

The other thing I want to say is that I do have scars, kind of whitish like yours, under my ear lobe and behind my ear. They are visible so I just don’t put my hair up quite as tight as I used to. My 81-year-old mother who has had three facelifts in her life by two different plastic surgeons that specialize only in the face, still to this day has visible scars in the front and back of her ears.

I know saying this does not fix how you feel about the outcome of your surgery but I did want to let you know that no surgery is perfect. Everyone scars differently and there is no surgery that exists anywhere that leaves no scars.

If you’d like I am happy to give you my personal phone number to let you know how I make the scars less obvious. The overall work he did was so superb it looked like he took 15 years off my face so I work with those plastic surgery scars as they were one of the sacrifices I had to make to look younger.
Dr. H in also did my breast lift and reduction and while the scars are barely visible now they are still there. Again it is the price I paid for the overall effect. My unprofessional opinion is that there is nothing wrong with your surgery that he could not have fixed and from reading his reply he was willing to. Many doctors would never offer to redo your scars and especially at no cost. I have read horror stories where doctors have blocked patients from their office who have asked for minor revisions. Again, I know none of this makes how you feel better, but I did want you to know that the perfect surgery you posted is not perfect. No surgery is. And yes if I had to have a facelift I would go to Dr. H again. Scars and all.

Your results look really good. My facial plastic surgeon who practices solo in Franklin TN on Mallory lane went too deep and caused severe nerve damage. Which resulted in paralysis on the left side of my face and a speech impediment. It’s been 1.5 years and I still have issues with a slagging left side and now a slight speech issue. Unfortunately, It’s permanent though. He refunded my money on his part but I’m still out for the surgery center and anesthesia which was over 6,000.00. I had a redo recently by the most amazing Dr. Nick Sieveking to even up my face as the doctor in Franklin tn made me asymmetrical. The creepy doctor in Franklin tn lied to me for 8 months. I went along with it because it was Covid shutdown and really had no choice. I confronted him December 2020 after he told me once again a spew of lies. I looked at him and said that I wanted a refund and that we were D-O-N-E. He eventually gave me the refund but I’ll never get over the psychological damage that it did to me. I wish you the best.

Ladies these doctors are in it for the cash. That’s all they care about that’s all they want. Their skill level is often questionable

After they screw you up you up they will tell you look like a movie star. And continue to lie as long as you will listen. The longer you put off suing them the better for them

I have similar situation with another doctor that is ranked with 5 stars on this website. My face asymmetrical, hardly any improvement to my jawline, completely flattened my cheeks ( which was my best feature). One coroof my mouth drops damaged the nerve to my ear, left me with bunched skin behind my ear and very visible scars on the sides of my face. Also. Made my eyes droopy and on top of all this I am in pain every single day for a year and two months from the scar tissues he created under my skin. I am depressed and devastated. He charged me 27k that I saved for for a long time. There is more- the hematoma that I got on the whole side of my neck - I was terrified that I will lose skin on my neck. My whole family was terrified. He gave me injection for hematoma that help but when I brought up the fact that I still have a a lot of drooping in my face he got mad at me and they stopped responding to my request to see him. Only after I started to post his office all of the sudden called me to come. I did not want to see him anymore. He has done so much damage to my face that I was afraid that he would do even more damage.