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Amazing Surgeon!! Beverly Hills, CA
I have been researching lip lifts for a long time. I was hesitant over concerns of facial scaring. Although I don’t mind posting photos of myself, I do want my recovery time to be private. My next vacation time is in January, and I felt time closing in. Over the past several months I have had consultations with three surgeons; two of which treated me like I was nothing more than a number to add to their surgery schedule. To trust someone to make an incision in the middle of my face, this is huge. Scaring is not the only concern; this surgery can also change your smile for the better or for worse. Your smile is what captivates people. Through my research I have seen lip lift procedures run anywhere from $2,700 up to $10,000. This type of surgery is a game changer and certainly not something I was going to be cheep with. If I couldn’t afford the best, then I’d rather not do it. When you try to save money on surgery, chances are you wind up spending more to fix someone else’s mistake, and then still never turning out like a fresh first surgery. Dr. Talei is a surgeon who really stood out as being on the top of his game. The problem was that it takes over 3 months to get a consultation. I only have a little over 2 months until my holidays. This was not going to work. Furthermore, I travel so much on business, it wasn’t even a consideration to be placed on a cancelation list. I contacted his office multiple times to express my issue. From what I have seen and read online I really felt that Dr. Talei was the doctor for me. After a couple calls I was transferred to the back office. When I explained my issue, I was informed I could get an earlier consultation for $500. If I moved forward with surgery, the money would be applied towards it.
I read a review on Real Self that really stood out to me. The lady said to speak to Dr. Talei and let him know precisely how you want to look. Express your vision. She described him as extremely approachable and to take advantage of this wonderful quality. That I did. I printed out before-and-after photos that I liked and photos of what I didn’t like. I also printed photos of mouths of models from the internet that I really loved and thought with some revision mine could look very similar. I was hoping this was not over kill; I really did not want to annoy him. When I showed him these photos Dr. Talei put me in front of a mirror and showed me his vision based on the photos I provided him. I never in a million years dreamed to get such an amazing reaction, further, he seemed to express excitement over the surgery. Clearly, he is an artist, and he saw me as his next masterpiece. I will be having the surgery during my holidays in January. I am also considering getting an additional skin treatment during time of the procedure. I couldn’t be more excited.
Thanks Dr. Talei, for being so amazing!!
I read a review on Real Self that really stood out to me. The lady said to speak to Dr. Talei and let him know precisely how you want to look. Express your vision. She described him as extremely approachable and to take advantage of this wonderful quality. That I did. I printed out before-and-after photos that I liked and photos of what I didn’t like. I also printed photos of mouths of models from the internet that I really loved and thought with some revision mine could look very similar. I was hoping this was not over kill; I really did not want to annoy him. When I showed him these photos Dr. Talei put me in front of a mirror and showed me his vision based on the photos I provided him. I never in a million years dreamed to get such an amazing reaction, further, he seemed to express excitement over the surgery. Clearly, he is an artist, and he saw me as his next masterpiece. I will be having the surgery during my holidays in January. I am also considering getting an additional skin treatment during time of the procedure. I couldn’t be more excited.
Thanks Dr. Talei, for being so amazing!!
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