Wonderful job with the procedure - wish I had more support after

I had been thinking about having a facelift for three years and finally made the decision to do it. My first appointment was July 30, 2021. My surgery was scheduled for September 20. All my pre-op was very straight forward and well organized. The morning of my surgery, I was very nervous, but determined. The surgery took 4 hours and I was in a daze for the first day. I do not do well with general anesthesia and I wish I hadn’t had it. Frankly, I was more ‘sick’ from that then from anything else. Dr. Balikian performed a facelift, necklift, temporal extension and fat transfer (full face).
I had read there is very little pain from the incisions and that was true. Most of my face and neck was numb for quite a while. Now, after 6 months, there are just a couple of small places that have not regained full feeling yet.
I’m waiting for my 6 month check that will happen in a couple of weeks. I had wished I had had more support from the office after the surgery during my recovery. I relied on YouTube videos from other doctors when I was a little nervous about how the recovery was going. All in all, Dr. Balikian did a wonderful job with the actual procedure and I’m very happy with the outcome. Happy to answer any questions.