51 Year Old Female...tired of Looking Tired - Huntington Beach, CA

My surgery was 16 days ago. I had a facelift, brow lift, cheek lift, neck lift, fat transfers to temples, and lower eyelids. My experience has been great so far. I still have some residual swelling and watery eyes. The bruising is nearly gone. I also had a low grade fever that is resolving. I have had very minimal pain. I took the pain medicine for the first few days for a headache, but then did not need it. For the amount of work I had done I feel great, and already look much much better! All of my friends are amazed and are all now saying they want one too. My scars are healing nicely.
I am 51 years old and never really looked “bad” for my age. However, each time I saw myself in photos I could not believe how much older I looked. When did this happen? After visiting the Image Center for three years for botox injections and getting to know Julianne, I finally scheduled a consult with Dr. Newen. I had spent a lot of time looking at Dr. Newen’s before and after photos, seeing his numerous awards, and looking at the beautiful girls who work in his office. I also loved the professional environment of Dr. Newen’s office. I never had to wait for my appointment, I was always made to feel very comfortable, and the staff NEVER tried to push additional products or procedures on me. The reason I chose Dr. Newen is because his patients all look very natural. Dr. Newen specializes in making his patients look as great as possible without giving them the plastic surgery appearance. Dr. Newen is a very confident surgeon and rightly so! He told me that I have very sensitive skin so he had to be extra careful with me.
Dr. Newen also has a very skilled and highly regarded anesthesiologist. This is critical! My surgery was 5 hours long and I felt completely safe in the hands of Dr. Thomas. Julianne was present during my procedure even though she didn’t need to be there. She arrived at 7:30 AM just to make me more comfortable as she knew I was nervous. Julianne sent me a text immediately following my procedure to make sure I had her cell number. When Dr. Newen looks at you and speaks to you you feel his total “competence”. It’s hard to explain but I just knew that I trusted him. The facility is spotless, the staff is professional, and Dr. Newen is a class act.
I cannot wait for my final results after all of the healing is done. I know I am going to be thrilled. I did not expect to be able to go out in public at 2 weeks. Granted, I am more comfortable with sunglasses on but honestly in a few more days I think I will be able to go out without them.
The hardest part of this process is the “worry” about the final result and being patient and trusting the doctor. That’s a difficult thing when you look like a pumpkin after surgery. This process is a pretty big Leap of Faith and it’s critical to trust your doctor and know that when the swelling and bruising goes away you will be happy. I am at the place where I KNOW I am going to be happy with my final result. My biggest fear…..looking weird….is not going to happen. I am going to just look “refreshed” which is what I wanted. I also know that I have to be patient while all of the swelling subsides. I have been very compliant and have followed all instructions to the letter. This is a major surgery and the recovery takes time. I would recommend 3 weeks off of work, and lots of rest. So far I have no regrets and am not anticipating any. I would recommend Dr. Newen to any and all of my closest friends and relatives.