Dr. Sadati in Newport Beach, CA - (Don't Wait As Long As I Did - Do It Now!)

Tomorrow it will be 30 days since my surgery. I'm still swollen along my jaw line and my neck still remains a light shade of black and blue. Although its too soon to really see the final outcome, I couldn't be happier with where I'm at so far. The stitches in front of my ears have literally disappeared. My turkey neck is gone. My jawline has reappeared and I no longer have jowls. I've had a slow recovery but its been without any pain or serious side effects. I feel good and I'm so grateful to be on the other side of this decision. Getting to this place was the hard part! I spent years hating my neck, avoiding photographs, wearing only collared shirts and scarves. I look back wishing I had moved faster, made this decision earlier, not wasted so much of my life being unhappy and fearful of having the surgery. There is no point in regretting that lost time but I can share with others that might read this. If you are thinking about doing this get started now! Do careful research. Read the reviews here. Read the forums and the comment sections. I actually found my doctor from Real Self. I chose him because he had the most positive reviews of any doctor on this site - the majority for face work. He's also located in my state which helped! I think I read every single one of his reviews. I went to his website and read everything there. I emailed his office. I sent him photos for his opinion on my face/neck. I scheduled a consultation with him. I interviewed two of his previous patients over the phone. I wrote to two of his patients via Real Self. I met two of his patients in person. I spent a great deal of time researching his work before I made my decision. I chose him because every single one of his patients DIDNT look like they had had plastic surgery. They looked better, refreshed and certainly younger, but they still looked like themselves. This was important to me. I chose him because at our consultation he took his time explaining everything, asking me questions, looking me in the eye, never making me feel rushed or trying to sell me on other procedures. I chose him because his office staff was communicative, warm and friendly. I feel I made the best decision for me and got my great outcome based on my RESEARCH so I can't emphasize this enough. I can't take credit for the beautiful work that Dr. Sadati did on my face and neck but I can take credit for choosing him.

Its only been 23 days since my lower facelift/neck lift and this is a photo of how my scars are healing around the front and back of my ears. Remember, I had the dreaded necrosis on the back of my ear and so my ears have been slower to heal. However, can you believe how faint the scars are from the stitching? Look at the photos of my stitches right after surgery and look at this just 23 days later! Its unbelievable!

Although still black and blue in the neck area I have been able to cover with make up! Coming up on 3 weeks and FINALLY I'm seeing what a HUGE difference this surgery has made to my neck and face. No more turkey neck! No more wrinkles! No more jowls! I can't even begin to express how happy I am. Dr. Sadati is a genius.