Facelift/Neck Under Local

I'd been unhappy for years with the jowls and saggy neck that appeared in my late 50's. My skin was in pretty good shape and I felt that my neck just didn't "match." I decided my 60th birthday would be the time to finally do something about it. I was extremely nervous, of course. If things go wrong in cosmetic surgery, it's pretty hard if not impossible to undo. I'd watched "Botched" on TV plenty of times! I knew the outcome would be one hundred percent determined by the doctor I chose so I interviewed several before deciding on Dr. Reagan. What sold me was the option of doing it under local anesthesia. Far less risky and much quicker recovery time. The latter was important because I could only take two weeks off work. I was so surprised by how relatively easy the whole procedure was. Even getting numbed up with the local wasn't bad at all. No worse than getting Botox or other fillers. I was able to talk to Dr. Reagan and his wonderful nurse, Heather, during the entire 3 hours. I didn't feel a thing except some pulling and tugging --even the smell of the cauterizing wasn't that bothersome. I didn't require any drains. That night I took my pain pills and didn't need them at all by the morning of Day 3. I had some swelling by my ears, but nowhere else and the only bruising I had was on my neck. I applied Arnica gel to the bruises 3 times a day and it cleared them up quickly. No bruising at all by Day 12. I just covered the scars by my ears with my hair and went back to work with no issues at all. I can't recommend doing this under local enough. Why go through general if you don't need to! Dr. Reagan has totally perfected this procedure to make it as easy and painless as possible and you get fantastic, natural looking results.