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Facelift and Brow Lift - 2 Full Week Post Op!!
Provider Review
Dr. Bunkis has been my plastic surgeon for nearly 7 years. I met Dr. Bunkis through a friend, who went to him as well for plastic surgery. She couldn't speak highly enough of Orange County Plastic Surgery. I've always gone to him for maintenance (Botox, Juvederm, Laser Treatments). 3 years ago, I had a nose job and a little radio frequency tightening of my jawline. He is one of the only plastic surgeon's in Newport Beach that will do a closed rhinoplasty. He specifically, focused on the tip of my nose as I wanted it a little more refined and less bulbous. It couldn't have turned out better. I was up and around the next day and 3 years later, I think it's still perfect. Nose jobs definitely improve with time as you heal. Recently, I have been feeling that I look tired, getting older, and starting to droop in my eyelids and that my lower face was sagging. I've talked on and off with Dr. Bunkis about having surgery to correct this for 2 years now. The timing was finally right, and after consulting with Dr. Bunkis and Colette, I scheduled a trans-blepharoplasty brow lift and face lift on January 3, 2018. Today is January 10, 2018. I cannot believe it has been 10 days since I had a brow lift and face lift. I went to dinner with my Mother last night. Nobody was staring. We went and ran errands and I felt completely confident being out in public. I got my stitches out a week after my surgery. People will tell you that facial surgery doesn't hurt and that it's a breeze. That's not necessarily true and it depends a lot on which plastic surgeon you choose. I can tell you that his pre-operative and post-operative instructions are almost as critical as the procedures he performs. I had this facelift and brow lift to kind of stop the aging process as I enter a birthday I didn't want to celebrate this year. And I knew that Dr. Bunkis wouldn't leave me looking pulled tight or like a deer caught in the headlights. He takes a very personalized approach when he consults with you. And also will tell you if you shouldn't do something. I find this comforting because he doesn't believe in fixing things that aren't broken. I told Dr. Bunkis that if I didn't look any better than I did 10 days post-op, that I was as happy as a clam. I truly can't believe how natural and youthful I look. I'm not one to shy away from having plastic surgery to reverse the aging process and I certainly don't mind sharing my experiences going under the knife. What I can tell you is that the first few days of a facelift and brow lift are a little uncomfortable. You've got tubes for drainage on the first day. Which is great, because you don't have all that fluid and blood sitting on your lower face and neck. You are swollen as you would be with any surgery. Ice, ice, ice, and ice some more! Dr. Bunkis also recommended that I sit up in an elevated position when I slept as much as I could and to sleep on my back. Some people won't do that. I can tell you that it's one of the best pieces of advice he gave me for recovery. Yes, it's not ideal to sleep with your head elevated and on your back. But it's so worth it to cut your recovery time literally in half! And it's your FACE! Don't slack and cut corners on his recovery instructions. I did feel tightness in my ears which is normal I think given that's where the stitches are and the muscle is repositioned. I wouldn't say it was painful, rather it felt like a pressure that would come and go and dissipated over the first week. 10 days out and I'm slightly numb in a couple of spots, but it's nothing that would prevent me from doing anything I would normally do. If you are thinking about having plastic surgery, without any hesitation I recommend him to family and friends. He doesn't have a one size fits all approach to anything. My Mother has had a facelift, brow lift, upper and lower eyelids, and breast lift with Dr. Bunkis in 2017. She loves her results, too. If you want the best plastic surgeon in Newport Beach, go to Dr. Bunkis! I've never felt more confident. You won't regret it.