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Love Dr. Marten and Staff!
I can’t even began to describe how lucky I am to have found Dr. Marten in San Francisco. I am 54 years old. I am from the Seattle area and there are many amazing surgeons in my immediate area. I had three consultations over the past many years with different providers (ones who have great reputations). After one of my good friends traveled toSan Francisco for a facelift, she let me in on her secret…..Dr. Timothy Marten.
I immediately scheduled a Facetime virtual consultation with him and I was blown away with his honesty and kindness. He was very interested in keeping me looking like “me” and not changing how I looked. Shortly after, his office sent me a packet with many before and afters. They were so beautiful and natural that I scheduled the procedure for as soon as possible. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, I had to put it off until April. I booked a hotel across the street from his office in downtown San Francisco and got my hubby to commit to hanging out with me there for 5 days. He was willing to do this as long as I made him promise I would still look like “me” but only better when this whole thing was over! The office said I would be there a week but would be fine on my own after he left.
A couple of weeks before my procedure, I got a few calls from his office. One was from the anesthesiologist (Dr. King), one was from the night nurse (Linda) who stayed with me overnight after the procedure in Dr. Marten’s private post surgery suite, and one was from Dr. Marten’s nurse, Helen, who went over every detail of what to expect. I was nervous but SO READY!
We flew in to San Francisco, and a driver hired by Dr. Marten’s office, picked us up and took me directly to my pre op appointment. I met Dr. Marten for the first time in person and he was a lovely human being. I felt totally comfortable and at ease. He had me bring in photos of me from 10 years prior, along with pictures of my daughter. I think this helped him to see that he was restoring me to an earlier time, rather than changing how I look. That night at the hotel, I had some flowers delivered to me from Dr. Marten’s office with a note telling me that they would take care of me as if I were “family”. What a beautiful touch!
I think I was in surgery for about 5 hours! I went in the morning, they took pics, gave me some traquilizer and then I don’t remember anything until that evening. I woke up in the recovery room and remember them bringing me across the hall to the overnight suite where I met with Linda. She does this all of the time and knows exactly what to say and do to help ease anxiety after having such a procedure. She let my husband sneak in and say “hi” to me. This was during strict covid times so we were happy she let him see that I was okay! He was a bit freaked out to see how I looked but Linda was so reassuring about everything looking completely normal.
Linda took care of me all night. I didn’t need any pain pills that night but took a low dose in the morning before my husband came and got me. I bundled up, put my covid mask on, and walked across the street to my hotel room. Dr. Marten’s office had recommended this hydramask thing that I rented for recovery. It is a machine that keeps water flowing through a mask thing and keeps your face cool without it being ice cold. Seeing myself in the mirror made me nervous because I didn’t really look like me. I was very swollen and could barely make out that I was the same person. That night, Helen, then nurse called me and made sure I was okay and see if I had questions. I was pretty nervous about how I looked, but she was so reassuring and didn’t seem annoyed at all. I think I repeated the same questions over and over again. “Is this normal?”, “ is THIS normal?”, The next day I got even more swollen! I sent her pictures and asked again if that normal. I felt so swollen that I was sure it wasn’t normal but she was completely sure it was.
I didn’t really feel “pain” over the next few days. The worst thing was the pressure from the swelling. I made sure a took a low dose of pain pills for a couple of days. This was mostly just to take the edge off my anxiety from the pressure from swelling and worry about how this was all going to turn out. My husband and I even took walks outside and went out to lunch. The covid masks really came in handy! :)
At five days, I went across the street for a follow up appointment with Helen. She proceded to take out the drains in my neck and some of my stitches. She said I was doing well and it was okay if my hubby went back to Seattle.
The next couple of days I took naps, watched TV, took walks, went to Starbucks, etc….. The hardest part was sleeping on my back flat. Apparently this is important to your neck/chin area heals correctly. It was just hard to get comfortable but I was determined to do everything they said for the best result.
A week later, I went in for my check up with Dr. Marten before flying back to Seattle. He was very pleased with my recovery! I had all sorts of “crazy” questions for him. Again, I had to go over my list if all of these things were “normal”. He again assured me they were. He was so nice and didn’t seem annoyed with me at all. I’m kind of an obsessive person and a worrier, so he handled me very well.
Dr. Marten’s driver picked me up and took me to the airport. She was even amazing. She told me that she had picked up lots of famous people over the years who were flying in to see Dr Marten. She also told me that she had even picked up other plastic surgeons who were flying in to see Dr Marten. This made me feel like I , for sure, had made the correct choice.
I was about to take off on the plane to come home and I received a text from Dr. Marten just thanking me for coming and choosing him! I texted back, “You and your staff made me feel like a movie star!”
I am not going to lie….the next couple of months were hard for me emotionally and psychologically. I kept looking at my face and thinking it was the final result. I texted back and forth with Dr. Marten. He assured me I was still swollen. He said I was still healing. He said that I wouldn’t be able to see my final result until 9 months later. This was really hard for me to believe at the time, but I wish I would have had known that there was nothing to worry about. I was able to go out a week after and hide bruises but I still didn’t look normal. No one would have known anything happened but me, but I still didn’t feel right until after about 3 months. At this point, 6 months later, I am feeling great. I realize there probably is a bit more swelling but I am feeling fantastic. The procedure also inspired me to get into really good shape. Most people think I lost weight but no one suspects I had a facelift. My husband is SO HAPPY and thinks that Dr. Marten is a genius!
I haven’t been back from my final check but am planning to go back after 9 months for a final follow up and pictures. I will update my review then! I hope this helps everyone make their decision.
I immediately scheduled a Facetime virtual consultation with him and I was blown away with his honesty and kindness. He was very interested in keeping me looking like “me” and not changing how I looked. Shortly after, his office sent me a packet with many before and afters. They were so beautiful and natural that I scheduled the procedure for as soon as possible. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, I had to put it off until April. I booked a hotel across the street from his office in downtown San Francisco and got my hubby to commit to hanging out with me there for 5 days. He was willing to do this as long as I made him promise I would still look like “me” but only better when this whole thing was over! The office said I would be there a week but would be fine on my own after he left.
A couple of weeks before my procedure, I got a few calls from his office. One was from the anesthesiologist (Dr. King), one was from the night nurse (Linda) who stayed with me overnight after the procedure in Dr. Marten’s private post surgery suite, and one was from Dr. Marten’s nurse, Helen, who went over every detail of what to expect. I was nervous but SO READY!
We flew in to San Francisco, and a driver hired by Dr. Marten’s office, picked us up and took me directly to my pre op appointment. I met Dr. Marten for the first time in person and he was a lovely human being. I felt totally comfortable and at ease. He had me bring in photos of me from 10 years prior, along with pictures of my daughter. I think this helped him to see that he was restoring me to an earlier time, rather than changing how I look. That night at the hotel, I had some flowers delivered to me from Dr. Marten’s office with a note telling me that they would take care of me as if I were “family”. What a beautiful touch!
I think I was in surgery for about 5 hours! I went in the morning, they took pics, gave me some traquilizer and then I don’t remember anything until that evening. I woke up in the recovery room and remember them bringing me across the hall to the overnight suite where I met with Linda. She does this all of the time and knows exactly what to say and do to help ease anxiety after having such a procedure. She let my husband sneak in and say “hi” to me. This was during strict covid times so we were happy she let him see that I was okay! He was a bit freaked out to see how I looked but Linda was so reassuring about everything looking completely normal.
Linda took care of me all night. I didn’t need any pain pills that night but took a low dose in the morning before my husband came and got me. I bundled up, put my covid mask on, and walked across the street to my hotel room. Dr. Marten’s office had recommended this hydramask thing that I rented for recovery. It is a machine that keeps water flowing through a mask thing and keeps your face cool without it being ice cold. Seeing myself in the mirror made me nervous because I didn’t really look like me. I was very swollen and could barely make out that I was the same person. That night, Helen, then nurse called me and made sure I was okay and see if I had questions. I was pretty nervous about how I looked, but she was so reassuring and didn’t seem annoyed at all. I think I repeated the same questions over and over again. “Is this normal?”, “ is THIS normal?”, The next day I got even more swollen! I sent her pictures and asked again if that normal. I felt so swollen that I was sure it wasn’t normal but she was completely sure it was.
I didn’t really feel “pain” over the next few days. The worst thing was the pressure from the swelling. I made sure a took a low dose of pain pills for a couple of days. This was mostly just to take the edge off my anxiety from the pressure from swelling and worry about how this was all going to turn out. My husband and I even took walks outside and went out to lunch. The covid masks really came in handy! :)
At five days, I went across the street for a follow up appointment with Helen. She proceded to take out the drains in my neck and some of my stitches. She said I was doing well and it was okay if my hubby went back to Seattle.
The next couple of days I took naps, watched TV, took walks, went to Starbucks, etc….. The hardest part was sleeping on my back flat. Apparently this is important to your neck/chin area heals correctly. It was just hard to get comfortable but I was determined to do everything they said for the best result.
A week later, I went in for my check up with Dr. Marten before flying back to Seattle. He was very pleased with my recovery! I had all sorts of “crazy” questions for him. Again, I had to go over my list if all of these things were “normal”. He again assured me they were. He was so nice and didn’t seem annoyed with me at all. I’m kind of an obsessive person and a worrier, so he handled me very well.
Dr. Marten’s driver picked me up and took me to the airport. She was even amazing. She told me that she had picked up lots of famous people over the years who were flying in to see Dr Marten. She also told me that she had even picked up other plastic surgeons who were flying in to see Dr Marten. This made me feel like I , for sure, had made the correct choice.
I was about to take off on the plane to come home and I received a text from Dr. Marten just thanking me for coming and choosing him! I texted back, “You and your staff made me feel like a movie star!”
I am not going to lie….the next couple of months were hard for me emotionally and psychologically. I kept looking at my face and thinking it was the final result. I texted back and forth with Dr. Marten. He assured me I was still swollen. He said I was still healing. He said that I wouldn’t be able to see my final result until 9 months later. This was really hard for me to believe at the time, but I wish I would have had known that there was nothing to worry about. I was able to go out a week after and hide bruises but I still didn’t look normal. No one would have known anything happened but me, but I still didn’t feel right until after about 3 months. At this point, 6 months later, I am feeling great. I realize there probably is a bit more swelling but I am feeling fantastic. The procedure also inspired me to get into really good shape. Most people think I lost weight but no one suspects I had a facelift. My husband is SO HAPPY and thinks that Dr. Marten is a genius!
I haven’t been back from my final check but am planning to go back after 9 months for a final follow up and pictures. I will update my review then! I hope this helps everyone make their decision.
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