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Life Style Lift - Come on People, Be Realistic

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I had the Life Style mini lift procedure done (3)...

Mr. BillFebruary 21, 2009
WORTH IT$6,100

I had the Life Style mini lift procedure done (3) weeks ago and everything is going well. I still have some numbness but the healing looks great and I am very pleased with the result. I elected to take addvantage of the additional procedure under the neck which had a price adder of $1,000 but got rid of the jowls affect.

I will admit that I had some trepedations after reading some of the opinions shared on this site and almost cancelled my appointment. I shared this concern with the office and they gave me several references to call. I spoke with (3) individuals that had the same procedure done by the same doctor and they were all extremely satisfied.

You need to be realistic people - just because it's an out patient procedure - you are not having a tooth filled at your dentist - their are a lot of stiches. It definitely takes about (2) weeks before you feel comfortable going out in public. There is a lot of pain for the first several days but it is manageable. The first (24) hours after surgery are the worst. I did not require pain medicine after the 3rd day.

The office I went to was very profesional and knowledgeable. They were open to questions and encouraged I return for post-op consult visits any time I had a concern. I infact went back several times to make sure things were healing correctly and that I was doing everything required to make sure the healing procedure went OK.

During my first scheulded visit a couple days after surgery they did have to aspirate and drain one side that had swelling that was not receeding as quickly as expected. I would do it over again in a heart beat.

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Raymond E. Lee, MD

Raymond E. Lee, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (49)

C. Salaun
February 23, 2009
I am truly glad your procedure went well.. I can only say to you that I had it done last year at age 52. To date, I look exactly the same as before I had it done. The jowls were back after 2 months and I still have these strange bumps on one of my face, I definatly would not do it again. Sorry... hope you have better luck than me.
Ada
February 23, 2009
Mr. Bill I am glad the procedure went well for you but I feel as C. Salaun does - I wasted 6700 dollars and if me telling people about this will save one person from having it done and going thru what I have then I will keep repeating it. LifeStyleLift is a ripoff and should be put out of business and I am still looking for an attorney to file a class action lawsuit against them. You just had the procedure, I had good feeling about my surgery for the first couple of weeks; I did not have a lot of pain but had the swelling, bruising and numbness. It has been 6 months and I still have the numbness and more pain around my ears than I had right after the surgery. My ears will never be the same as the doctor took it upon herself to sew my earlobes so that they are pointing up and have large creases in them. I also had the eye lift and if I rub the left side of my nose I feel it on my left eyelid!! Tell me that is normal!! I really am glad it went well with you, let us know in 6 months how you feel when you look in the mirrow and the jowls are back!
Really
February 25, 2009
Why do some people have to be such haters. Just because something did not go right for you doesn't mean it will go wrong for everyone else. Instead of predicting that the same crap that happened to you will happen to another person, why not say, "I pray everything keeps going well for you and may you have no regrets", instead of "let us know in 6 months how you feel when you look in the mirrow and the jowls are back." That is 'hater' talk. You are wishing wrong on that person whether you thinks so or not. And that is anger and envy talking.
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truecolors
March 11, 2009
Dear Really, Where's your head! Haven't you been reading what these women write? These women aren't 'haters'--they are trusting people who have been wronged, victimized by incompetent, money-grubbing doctors who keep relocating their offices to avoid the women they've harmed. If you're so trusting, then GO AHEAD. HAVE your facelift done by LSL...and 'just because it might not go right for YOU (after all, 60% of LSL patients are dissatisfied)--if your ears end up lopsided, your face scarred and disfigured--well, heck, just sing a rosy song and pray that your disfigurement doesn't happen to anybody else!
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truecolors
March 11, 2009
Dear Really, I think that 'comprehension' is not YOUR forte'!
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truecolors
March 11, 2009
You're only 3 weeks post-op after all!
Mr. Bill
March 14, 2009
Ada, I am sorry thingd didn't go well for you - I really think of course it depends on the surgeon you get. I will up-date you in six months Thanks
Mr. Bill
March 14, 2009
C. Salaum, I will update you as time goes by. I am curious what the doctors said when ou went back and complained about the jowls and strange bumps on your face. Did they offer to attempt to remedy the problems? Thanks
Mr. Bill
March 14, 2009
Truecolors, I agree - I hope I am still as satisified six months or a year down the road. Thanks
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truecolors
March 24, 2009
Mr. Bill, It sounds like you had a face lift performed by LSL--am I correct? I hope all is going well for you, Mr. Bill. I had a facelift, along with laser resurfacing to 2 areas--my eyes and my lower face. But my procedures were not performed by LSL. Mine were performed by a plastic surgeon in Austin TX who was highly recommended to me by knowledgeable medical professionals. [Med. professionals are the people to ask for references. Ordinary patients aren't reliable sources because they aren't experienced with surgery and have no basis of comparison from which they can draw.] Total cost for lift plus laser to 2 areas = $12,500--but it was worth it. It's been 4 1/2 months and I still have a little swelling in my neck from the facelift and a little redness under my eyes (easy to hide with makeup)--but this doesn't surprise me, because it took a full 6 months to heal when I was a pedestrian hit by a car years ago (I had LOTS of soft tissue injury to my face from that accident). Anyway, I hope all is going well for you, Mr. Bill. Please keep us informed. Truecolors
sunny in san diego
April 15, 2009
thank goodness people who get ripped off take the time to post THEIR stories. After reading all these horrors, I love my face just the way it is, saggy and droopy, and MINE!
Diane Aguirre
June 28, 2011
Hate to say it, but those bumps are stiches coming out of your flesh that leave scars that LSL do not want to fix.
Diane Aguirre
January 21, 2012
Get one yourself and then you can get ugly scars in your face and neck and see if you become a Hater. HA HA HA HA HA
Diane Aguirre
January 21, 2012
Those bumps are dirty stitches and they will come out as soon as you see holes in your face go get the stiches cut out by the lifestyle jerk and then get a lawyer. It is going to scar your face as it did mind.
Diane Aguirre
January 21, 2012
I still have ugly scars. Doctor said sorry smiling.
Diane Aguirre
January 21, 2012
Lifestyle lift will close so hate that dummy.
Ada
February 26, 2009
I said I am glad it went well for you and do hope that everything works out well, but, the six months is not up and yes I am a "HATER" toward the doctors,nurses, attendants and whoever else works for LSL and I WILL continue to tell everyone what they did to me and apparently many, many others!!
(unregistered guest)
March 13, 2009
AMEN, my lift lasted till the swelling was gone, I had a real face lift 9 months after LSL and he fixed the ugly scars around my ears and under the chin..his procedure was a picnic compared to LSL. To sum it up, all you get from LSL is scars and pain.
Mr. Bill
March 17, 2009
Thanks for the input BILL
Diane Aguirre
June 28, 2011
I agree, you should see my scars. Lifestyle are not nice when I complain about the scars. They went from being nice to not nice once I scars on my face.
Really
February 28, 2009
I guess you are not getting my point at all. Like I said before, you are wishing wrong on people whether you think so or not. You are still wishing bad by saying 'wait until six months and the jowls are back'. How do you know that is what is going to happen? Just because it happened to you or because you think you are psychic? I don't think so. It may just happen, like it may not happen. Don't make it sound like a sure thing worrying people and making them cross the bridge before they even get there. And yes. I agree with you on telling everyone what happened to you since it gives people some of the negative outcomes of facial surgery. I am very glad you are doing that. That is very nice of you, but stop wishing what happened to you on others. Take care and I surely hope and pray you find a good doctor to fix your problem.
McKen58
April 14, 2009
REally; I don't think she is wishing ill on anyone.....almost 3/4's of the women on this site have been maimed....my ear lobes will never be the same..I pray the numbness and itching go away someday...it gets worse with time. THEY ARE BUTCHERS!!!! Mine was a licensed ENT and he wrecked me.....I want to scratch my face off some nights....we don't want other women going through what we have faced.......sorry that we are not being selfish. YOu MUST work for LSL.
Diane Aguirre
June 28, 2011
I believe Life stylelift should undo the damage they did to our face/neck. You should see how beautiful I use to look before the LSL. I believe I should be on LSL infromcommericals to show off my face of scars where sticshes use to be. My doctor at LSL smiles when he cuts out the stiches and smiles when he said sorry three times.
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Chrystal Eckes
March 6, 2009
My, My REALLY -- Really what is your point? I don't think she - ADA - is wishing her negative outcome on anyone. I think the point she is trying to make is that the LSL lasts a little while (say 6 months) and then everything sags back to where it was in the beginning. Since 60% of us have had bad results, I think she is trying to warn anyone and everyone that will listen not to do this to themselves. I hope Mr. Bill's outcome of the lift lasts also -- because I would not wish a LSL on my worst enemy. Best, Chrystal
Really
March 7, 2009
LOL! MY, MY!!! Here goes another one...It's the way things are said and worded. Maybe you need to go back and read from beginning. Thank you for your input. Another one bites the dust. This will be my last comment here since comprehension is not many people's forte. Good luck to all in whatever you do and God bless!
McKen58
March 26, 2009
"REally" Maybe "REallly you are really a LSL employee" If not, then let's see YOUR PICS. yeah, that's what I thought.
McKen58
April 14, 2009
"Really" are you for real? Pollyanna REally....you must work for LSL. Our whole point is preventing anyone from doing what we did...falling for a scam.
7054anon
March 30, 2010
Really, I hope you return to read this. When people have a positive response to a procedure they tend to go on and not dwell on it. However, if the outcome is not so good you tend to look for answers and support via the internet. I hope everyone reads this. I'm am really happy for you, I do have a consult today and am keeping an open mind.
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