Highly recommend - the results get better and better

Because of disappointing multiple face tight and corrective face lift results from another local “board certified plastic surgeon”, I sought out a referral from a dear and trusted friend. She referred me to her board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Paul Vitenas. I researched his credentials, read all of the reviews, looked at his website and the gallery of before and after photos and felt confident I was going to be in the best hands. I scheduled my appointment in February 2024. I arrived to his beautiful facility and was greeted by his staff. They were very kind and professional. They invited me to sit in their waiting area and offered me water as I filled out paperwork. They then guided me upstairs and into their consultation/examination room. I was very impressed with the beautiful and tasteful decor, the cleanliness, the quietness and soft classical music. A knock at the door and in comes Dr. Vitenas and his staff. Immediately he greets me with a calming smile and handshake. As he asks me what can he do for me, I can tell as I was talking to him his blue eyes were already focused and scanning my face. I could tell he is a true artist of his craft. He listened, asked questions about my previous procedures and you could tell he was disappointed in his colleague’s methods. “Why did he leave this scar like this in front of your ears?!” he asked. I explained about having several failed face tight procedures. He explained what makes a face looked aged is removing fat from the face which was exactly what the other doctor’s face tight did to me! My skin would immediately go lax after each procedure! So much so that the previous doctor tried to fix the skin laxity by doing a SMAS procedure which also failed! So Dr. Vitenas said depending on how much scar tissue was done by all of the previous botched procedures he would do his best to give me the results I am looking for and definitely hide the scars where you could not tell a facelift was done! He showed me before and after pictures of patients who had the same procedures. The changes were dramatic and beautiful! He took pictures of my face from different angles, loaded them up onto his computer and showed me what I could expect. After my consultation with him, his staff gave me a tour of the surgical floor and the private elevator I would be using pre and post surgery. Prior to surgery I had three sessions with Sandra who did Fraxil procedure on my face and neck. That alone took out dark spots on my skin, smoothed my skin, helped reduce wrinkles and improved the collagen texture to smooth my skin. After my pre-op which included I provide a letter from my MD clearing me for surgery (which included bloodwork and an EKG), I had my surgery on July 30. I had a brow lift, upper eyelid reduction, fat removed from the lower eyelid, fat injected back into my cheeks, earlobes, my upper lip raised, a larger chin implant to balance my profile which also gave me a better jawline. I went home the same day with post op instructions and medications which really kept the pain and swelling under control. I won’t lie there is swelling and bruising. He had me come in several days in a row, he examined me personally each time. Every week since surgery, the results get better and better. He said the best results will be at the one year mark. (On a side note, I don’t understand why MMA folks and those Face Slapping competitors choose to have their face beat up! They are crazy and in my opinion flat out stupid! Not to mention the potential brain trauma after such a beating!) This recovery was no joke and thank goodness I won’t have to do this again! Today I am at the one month mark. Though there is still some swelling and bruising, I am BEYOND satisfied with my treatment and my results. I am extremely grateful for the referral and I cannot thank Dr. Vitenas, his staff, nurses and surgical staff enough for everything! The pictures speak for themselves. More updates soon!