Had No Clue It Would Still Hurt So Much! - Mount Pleasant, SC

Yes it was painful in the beginning! I felt like someone was strangling me!...of course, I never wear turtlenecks or anything near my neck.. Dr m told me if he dint make it tight I would be mad at him in 6 months!. Well it is 2 1/2 months and sometimes things still hurt and I wonder how this movie stars do it so often. But like having babies...the pain is worth it. The recovery much longer than I realized but each day I look younger so.....l

So Csterling...all you had done in Mt Pleasant SC was a lifestyle lift and they charged you $14K? How is that possible? And you think you will need to spend even more to have it made right? And for this people come from all over and have the additional costs of the hotels? Surely I've gotten a lot of what you said very wrong....grace60

Goodness ladies! I lost 40 lb three years ago, don't wear makeup, but am in pretty good shape physically. Usually get told I look 50 (I'm 60), but even my nursing-home/dementia mother will look at me and comment on my facial wrinkles! Gotta love her honesty and the beautiful humor of life. I did not inherit her lovely complexion though...bottom line: after reading all of your comments, I've decided to keep my wrinkles and hope mama's around a little longer to notice them!

C sterling....who was your doctor? When you went back to have stitches removed did the doc do that or another person in the office? And do you know what type fl you had or what the surgical time was? Was this doc in private practice and was the surgery at an outpatient facility? thanks, grace

My stitches dissolved on their own. Can't see any scarring around my ears. Chin scar is fading more every day, but no one really sees it anyway. I will be 65 in April & a man told me yesterday that he thought I was about 52.

I also had pain the first several days, but I guess my tolerance is high because I rarely took any of the pain meds. I also had pain around my ears, but it takes time for it to go away. My procedure was Oct. 29 & took over 2 mo. for it to go away. The numbness around my ears has slowly diminished -- they told me it might take a year. No one ever said the procedure would be painless. I'm very happy with my results & I don't think I went through an excessive amount of pain. As I have said before, the worst of it all was the facial peel: tightness, dryness, itchiness. But my skin looks wonderful now. Just try to be patient because it will get better and you will most likely be very happy you had it done. Good luck.

Sorry that you are having discomfort. We are in the office today despite ther weather and will contact you to help. We are here for you.

Hope you will be better soon. I am almost two months since my LSL. I like to sleep on my stomach too. It only took about a week to start feeling a bit better, The ear thing will fade and the swelling will go down in time. hang in there okay? I still have some pain around my ear now and then but, it is nothing I can't deal with. Marjorie

It will get better. I had really bad pain for about 3 days and then it's just become more like discomfort. My ears area still very sore and I have two swollen lumps behind but it's getting better every day. Good luck to you and fast recovery!

Sorry to hear about the difficult week you're having healing! How are you feeling this weekend?