Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Scott

I always said that if I ever thought that I needed a facelift I would get one. Then suddenly here I was at age 76 and decided it was time. My facial skin was not wrinkled, but my neck was definitely 76 years old. When I visited my dermatologist, I asked her if any of the laser treatments or lotions and potions that she sold would do the trick. I wasn’t really anxious for major surgery on my face. But, no, she said, only surgery will give you the results that you want. She recommended a surgeon here in Sarasota. I did my research and decided that if I wanted a boob job, he’d be the guy to go to, but I wasn’t impressed beyond that. So, my internet search began.I spent days reading the reviews and websites of many surgeons in Sarasota and at the end of that time Dr. Scott was my #1 choice. Much to my husband’s dismay (he didn’t think I needed anything done) I made an appointment to meet Dr. Scott. I liked him right away. I was comforted by the fact that he was going to contact my internist and my cardiologist to get assurance that I would make it through his five-hour surgery. I had had a parotid surgery nearly 40 years ago and he apprised me of the added difficulties that old surgery would present for him. However, at the same time he assured me that he was up to the task and had successfully performed with such circumstances before.My husband had gone with me on this first visit, and although he felt good about Dr. Scott, he still was not encouraging me to go ahead. However, despite some concern about problems the parotid surgery might present, the neck I was looking at in the mirror needed to be fixed, so I scheduled the surgery. I informed my daughters of my decision to have the surgery, they too were not convinced that I should do it. But once I make up my mind to do something it usually gets done.So, on the morning of October 15 my husband and daughter drove with me to Bradenton to have Dr. Scott perform his magic. And, now a month later it is magical. The surgery came out much better than I could have imagined. I only told one of my friends what I had done. The others just look at me with curiosity, not being able to exactly put their finger on the change. But that’s exactly what I wanted. I didn’t want people to say, Oh, look, she had a facelift, because that would mean there were signs, that dreaded pulled look, saying that I had a less than optimum result.Last week we had dinner with some relatives who are snowbirds, and throughout the dinner she was looking at me and looking at me and finally said, You look wonderful! I just said Thank You, never fessing up to my wonderful surgery. And, if you’re wondering, my husband also loves the results!! My most heartfelt thank you to Dr. Scott, a true artisan, and his wonderful staff who always make me feel so comfortable.