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Thrilled with Lower Face and Neck Lift - 8 photos - Murrieta, CA
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10 months post
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RobertaCApril 3, 2014
WORTH IT$8,400
I posted 5 more photos with comments below each picture that I just never got around to posting before. I'm now 10 months post-op - still a little numbness in front of ears and neck, which the doctor said will go away. But I don't mind it at all. Best decision I ever made! That turkey wattle was so big, it felt like a deformity. I was so self-concious of it. Now I feel confident. Big surprise - majority of friends didn't notice I had anything done. Most said, "I never even noticed it", when I tell them I had it removed. I show them the "before picture" I carry in my purse, and they are shocked and say they don't remember it. I closely watched people's eyes after my surgery - and nothing! Only two friends' eyes zoomed in at my neck and asked me what did I had done. (They also happen to be the most intelligent people I know - lol.)
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UPDATED FROM RobertaC
10 months post
I added more photos
RobertaCApril 3, 2014
Here's more photos I have that I didn't post - surgery was done June 27, 2013.
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October 2, 2013
You look absolutely fantastic! Your doctor did a wonderful job. I had to go back and double check after you said you should've had it done 15 yrs. ago when you were 50. You look so much younger!. I'm having the same thing done next Thurs., only in PA. I plan on sharing my experience on here too, to help others. My neck looks so similar to your "before" picture. I'm glad you are so pleased with yours--I hope I get as good results as you! Thanks for sharing!
October 2, 2013
Thank you! I look forward to seeing your results. I'll look for it. Good luck to you :)
October 4, 2013
Thanks! I owe the good results to Dr. Balikian. I think I looked pretty good even 2 days later - almost no swelling and little brusing - I was surprised. I took arnica; slept on my back at a slant; ate pineapple as it's claimed to reduce brusing and healed very fast.
October 5, 2013
I'm 6 weeks post surgery and although I have no visible scarring, I'm still quite swollen and numb.
October 11, 2013
Wow, do you look fantastic, Roberta! Hows your healing going? Im now three months post op. Would love to see an updated photo, and hear how things are going for you.
October 13, 2013
Hi Roberta - You look great! I had a neck life at age 43 in BH and I was unhappy right after. (Mostly because the healing time was a lot longer than I thought. It took me 6 or 8 weeks to look presentable to leave the house.) But afterward I decided it came out well. I'm sagging again at 50 so thinking about doing it again-- my doc has retired so I'm keeping my eyes open for another dr. to consult. It would be quite a drive for me to see your dr but it might be worth it! Thanks so much for sharing the info!!!! And I bet you'll continue to look even better as it heals in the next few weeks and beyond. Take care, --Natalie in LA
October 29, 2013
i was just wondering about you having to do a second surgery for the same thing...is that the average?
October 29, 2013
Hi Solbeach13,
I've heard the "average" is every 15 years - but everyone is SO different! Since I'm 65, I wish I'd done it at 50, and then maybe another one now. My friend, 80, had it done at 65 and would like to do another again now. But she looks pretty good, and I don't think she or I will do it at 80. The results are permanent, in that it won't slowly loosen up or become undone - BUT, we continue to age at different rates and so, of course, those effects will show up. My results were so easy and good, it might be hard not to do another one at maybe 73ish. It pulled up my jawline, marionette lines, liplines and wrinkles. I think I'll post more pictures soon.
November 4, 2013
Hi Solbeach, I don't think everyone needs to repeat the surgery, but with me, I think I started too early. I should have waited a few years I think, because my neck had not gotten wrinkled yet. So he tightened the jawline a little and made the lines between nose and mouth smoother. I think I looked about 5 years younger when it was done. If I had waited until my neck aged more, he probably would have been able to treat that. Since I didn't have that yet, there wasn't anything for him to do on the neck. And maybe my skin ages faster than some other people. Everyone is different. So I don't think everyone does this more than once. I might not, but I'm considering it...
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