So Pleased with my Results in Asheville! Asheville, NC

I was becoming more and more unhappy with my aging face. Everything was pointing downward, especially my mouth. I had an unattractive jawline, neck, and marionette lines. My formerly beautiful eyes looked sad. I wanted a lift but it wasn't until I found Realself, that I had direction. I researched surgeons and procedures and interviewed local cosmetic surgeons. I knew I wanted someone who specialized in the face. Finally, I just knew with certainty that Dr. David Hartley was the surgeon for me. Taking my before pix to send to him for the phone consult was painful. I wish I knew why photos are so much worse than what you see in the mirror. My date was set for April 28, and I followed the advice of my Realself sisters to prepare.

I arrived the day before my procedure for my Preop visit. It was so nice to meet Dr. Harley and Juanita in person. Dr. Harley answered all my questions and together we determined to do a face and neck lift, upper and lower blepheroplasty, and filler to address whatever of the marionette lines remained after the lift. I also asked to fill out my naturally thin lips a little bit. I left feeling confident that I was going to have a good outcome.
Even though my sister-in-law accompanied me for moral support, I hired TLC For You to care for me, because I wanted experienced health professionals for the recovery. I am so glad I did. Susie, the owner, gave me advice on what to bring, and she made the hotel arrangements. The Fairfield Inn is used to working with her, and the hotel was spotless, and the staff friendly and helpful. The included breakfast is extensive, and the beds were great. TLC also got us a discounted rate that was excellent. My sis-in-law stayed in her own room the first 2 nights, because TLC staff stay with you overnight after the procedure.
Susie came to meet me the night before. The next morning, Laura arrived at 6 a.m. to take me to the office. I took the "cocktail" of meds and I really don't remember much after that until Laura helped me crawl into bed back at the hospital. I did wake up near the end of the procedure when I was getting the filler, but nothing really hurt. I have to get photos from my sister-in-law and then I will post a photo of me with the bandage and drain. I was out of it, but Susie came with a blender and put a straw through my swollen lips and that first taste of mango smoothie was incredible!

Recovery was easy -I needed no prescribed pain killers after the second day, and no tylenol after the third day. I could already see the results through the swelling. I think I bent over inadvertantly while in a haze the first day, because blood pooled in one of my eyes, but that resolved into bruising that kind of looks like eyeshadow. I love my shapely lips. One day, at the elevator, I ran into BabyGirl, who was a couple of days ahead of me, and she looked gorgeous! She told me I looked 45, which was 20 years off. My sister-in-law and I explored many interesting areas of Asheville, including the welcome area of the Biltmore Estate. A greeter apologized that the only discount ticket was for those 65 and older. When I told her I qualified, her mouth actually fell open!
TLC checked in with me, and were incredibly kind. I ran into Malina