Just had FL surgery with Dr M!

Hi You must be talking about Lori Hill? I saw her video AFTER I had the surgery and I agree, she looks amazing . The cost is really reasonable . I had gotten quotes from 3-4 doctors and given his reputation and experience, I'm surprised that Dr Marten didn't charge more. I had a lot done- temple lift, lip lift, face lift , and fat grafting.

Hi I slept flat - without a pillow as Dr Marten instructed . It wasn't painful- just uncomfortable . But try your best- I think just 10 days- and it'll be over before you know it. I wish you best of luck and post your experience here. Dr Marten is very kind and patient .

Thank you so much!

It went down quite a bit from the first week, but I'm still swollen, though sometimes I look better . They told me this would happen though . Some days you'll wake up and you look slimmer, but next day you might swell up against. It's all normal and they said the best thing is to just put away your mirror !

Hi, are you happy with your results after 6 weeks? I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and the swelling is still bad.

I am very happy with the results. I still have a little swelling in my face, but that is to be expected due to the fat grafting and the facelift itself. At my two week point, my face was still very swollen. I didn't see and feel any difference regarding the swelling until the 3-4 week mark. Hang in there, it definitely gets better. :-) How are you feeling?

Oh Hi! I'm so happy to hear from you! I did exactly the same procedures as you! I agree- I love De Marten. I'm so curious - how are you liking your results now? I have to admit, I am depressed cuz I wake up swollen, sometimes lopsided (I know this is all temporary and it depended on how I slept and what I ate ) , but I'm still depressed -- and I still look like a duck with my upper lip still swollen somewhat. How long does it/did it take for you to feel great ?

Hi You must've had the surgery around the same time I did. I'm 3 weeks out today and I'm still swollen :(. But it is getting better slowly ....

Hi! I am very happy with my results. I still have swelling, but it is much better every week that goes by. I did not see or feel a difference in swelling until the end of week 3 and then I noticed my face starting to look thinner. I also wake up with a swollen face as well, but the swelling lessens in a couple hours. If I ate anything high in sodium the night before ( OMG sushi made my face blow up due to the soy sauce. I looked like a puffer fish.LoL), I woke up really swollen. Did you have fat transfer to your upper lip? If so, that is why you may look ducky; It should go away. I did not have any fat grafting to my upper lip, so I do not have any swelling,. He only removed a tiny amount of skin. My lip lift incision is still raised and red, but seems to be flattening out, albeit slowly. I can somewhat conceal the scar with camouflage makeup for now and I am hopeful that it will be not as noticeable in a few weeks. I am starting to see myself peek through the swelling, so it does take a little time to feel and look like yourself again after surgery. My skin still feels weird and I have numbness on the sides of my face, near my ears, ears ( one ear is still completely numb), jaw and under my chin. I know this is normal and may take a while to resolve. I am so sorry oh are feeling down... Try not to feel too discouraged. You will feel so much better soon and I am sure you will love your results. Sending you hugs and positive vibes! If you have any additional questions, message me anytime, :-)

I’m so grateful for your posts! I’m following you a week behind. I hade my surgery on 06/02. I feel great, the numbness I experience it understandable but how the swelling changed my face is scaring me. I know it’s just 2 weeks after surgery I have to be more patient. Thankfully for covid times the mask covers my lower face where I have the most swelling. I had a same great experience with dr Marten as others now I’m hoping the same great results will follow.

Hi jubilant What did you do , if I May ask? I had my surgery a week before you, and (it sounds like ) a couple of weeks after Cali beach girl. I'm 3.5 weeks out now post-op, and I'm feeling better and better. I am hopeful that I will look good in a month. I can't wait to get out there now that everything is open again. Good luck to you and feel free to message me if you have any questions !

I had a face necklift, upper eyelid, fat harvesting and laser resurfacing done. I’m behind you two as I’m 2 1/2 weeks out. My skin is healing but still red where the laser went deeper but the swelling is pretty much the same as at the beginning. I hardly recognize myself in the mirror.

Kimber, I’m so excited for you! You’re in the best hands! Linda will be there and pamper you after you wake up. I loved the apple sauce, it was great to take meds with. Contact me anytime with questions!
Say hi to dr Marten from all of us!
Good luck for tomorrow!

Aww thanks so much! My nurse in recovery was Melanie—I didn’t actually see Helen at all, though she was present during my surgery.

I’ll have to write my own separate account/document my recovery. This was my third plastic surgery experience and every aspect the day of floored me. I’ve never before met with my anesthesiologist or even talked to my surgeon for longer than a couple minutes prior to commencing surgery. I remember nothing of surgery and glided out of anesthesia easily and was lucid/comfortable all afternoon/evening following surgery.

That said—I was not prepared at all for my recovery once the numbing wore off at 10pm… Holy smokes! I needed round the clock care for a full 48 hours and wasn’t able to get into/out of bed on my own until this morning. Dr King called to check on me and indicated that was because Dr Marten was very aggressive about extracting fat—which I’m grateful for!—but that explains the compression garment and the tender abs and thighs.

I look ridiculous—so swollen. My lips are ginormous and my face is FAT. I trust Dr Marten wholly and know this is a process; plus I’ve enjoyed creeping my friends out with the fact that when I speak, no part of my face moves, lol. My first appt for stitch removal is tomorrow afternoon.

The amount of calm and lack of anxiety, even during waves of pain (most of my pain, I’ve realized, is jaw pain which I suspect is from having a device in my mouth during surgery to keep my airway open—I neglected to mention to the doctors that I have jaw issues) is indescribable. Every time I see my goofy round face in the mirror, I am reminded that THIS confidence in my outcome is why you should always choose the very best surgeon :)

Will stop hijacking this post and make my own in the coming days :)

Hello The lip lift scar is the last one to go, and frankly it is the only one I have to work at "concealing ".... But I'm my own worst critic. Unless your company is staring at your face, most people can't see them if you put on some concealer. It is fading slowly- I can see the redness slowly losing its concentration. I wear masks often just so that I don't even need to wear make up. I just put Biocorneum which has SPF in it and use my mask when I go out . I feel that in time, it should heal just fine.

Thanks so much for the reply. This is reassuring, as I'm at 5 weeks out and my lip lift is still distorting my face a fair amount. Grateful for biocorneum, extra SPF and masks :)

Hi There! Cool! So happy to hear from you! So what did you do in April? Next week will be 3 months post op for me. I'm already very happy . Is 4 month different from 3 months post op? Is it true you'll continue to decrease swelling and change for all the months to come in the first year ?

Hi! I had a FL and fat transfer. I previously had a neck lift with Dr. Marten in 2017. I think I look pretty much the same at 4 months vs. 3 months. Which is great! I don't want to lose any more volume at this point. It seems that the neck lift took a lot longer to settle. Can I ask how old you are? I'm 43, so this was an early maintenance facelift. Very happy I did it now. I feel like I'm in my early 30s again, yet nobody knows I did a thing!

Hi Lucillenyc Thanks for your reply! Wow - you are young for a FL and neck lift! I misspoke earlier. I'm only a bit past 2 months but already most of my swelling is gone. I have been very diligent in going to my lymphatic massages, at least 1-2 times per week. I found someone near me so I believe that has helped a lot. I don't think people can tell I'm swollen and I think the only thing is my upper lift is still a bit uneven from the lip lift, but I just wear masks most of the time. The scars from the neck lift and facelift are nearly invisible . They have been barely there since like week 3. Dr Marten's skills are just impeccable. The only thing I think people can see are the eyelid lift scars and lip lift scars but with a bit of concealer, they're completely not discernible . I'm 49 and I was just carded two weeks ago- I was ecstatic !! though I was wearing a mask- haha, so I'm not sure if it counts much.