Saggy Skin

You are welcome! Hope it helps. :-) Good luck!

Your results single handily made my decisions! I am with you I would rather have that scar than my goobler :) Thank you again for sharing your story and enjoy your results!

Thanks Lyne! It's def the same me! I was just looking at my before and after shot and noticed the freckle on my neck... it moved higher along with everything else! lol. It was approx 4K but that was in office and based on what he needed to do for me, so, I don't know if that is the rate for everyone. You may want to call his office to see how the pricing works, as well as, consult and after procedure followups. I went several times for consult, pre-op and then after for suture removal and healing (ect) . Just remember if you do in-office you are not under general anesthesia. (I posted about the procedure above, It's intense.) Anyway... I certainly recommend him to ANYONE! Wish you the best. :-)

Hey Pem, My kids are 18 and 19.... they were the only ones that knew and helpful to me during recovery. I didn't get out of bed for the first week... so idk how that would play out with young children. As far as social side... I just cleared my calendar for the first ten days... then kept it BARE minimum for the first month. I work some makeup to cover what I could and luckily didn't really bruise at all. My hair hid my ears... so I was only concerned about my puffy cheeks and under chin scar. I started panicking the first time I went out and contacted one of my girlfriends to tell her I may not make it... she asked why I and said I had a neck tightening "laser" done and was all swollen. (So much for honesty! ;-) ..) I sent her a pic of my swollen face and she said to go anyway that I looked fine. NO ONE has noticed anything. It's crazy... other than my friends have told me I look great and like I lost some weight.... and "refreshed".... it's funny! The things we do to look "refreshed!!"... Hope that helps.

Thank you!

Thanks so much! I have used fillers in my lips.. but not in at least a year. I have good size lips... but the corners have thinned out quite a bit as I get older. BTW: out of all the injections I have ever had... lips hurt most (but can really be worth it for a little pout). If you get lip injection, make sure they use a numbing cream (it will help).

Gina, what type of fillers do you think work best on lips? During my facelift I had fat transfer to my lips but it wasn't enough and didn't last.

I believe she used restalyne because it was initially for the lines along the sides on my nose (nasal folds, I think) and restalyne could be used for lips, as well as, those folds... saved on fillers that way. But, I know there are other fillers that can be strictly used for lips... just not sure what all they are.

The scar under my chin is still pink but very small (about the size of a nickel in width). You cannot see my scar unless I lift my chin up... and even then I can successfully cover it with a little makeup. Because my skin is so fair, the scar will ultimately blend really easily into my own skin tone... but I don't know if that's true for everyone. Hope this helps. For me, I'd rather have the little scar that the folds of skin.. but everyone has to do what's right for them. :-)

**Than the fold... not "that" the folds.. sorry for the typo

Thank you!!

Thank you!!

My doc gave me arnica tablets the day of surgery. It was almost like a z-pack the way I took them... the package said how many and what times of day. The arnica cream I ordered from Amazon after my surgery to use on my swollen cheeks and neck. I noticed the cream tended to irritate my eyes if the cream was within a couple inches of my eyes... so I really just used it on my neck and lower face. I didn't notice any stomach upset from arnica. I imagine everyone is different. I was also on antibiotics, pain pills and valium (to sleep) the first two nights. So... Idk if I which of those may have caused stomach issues (had I experienced that). I am SO happy I had it done. I knew I would like the result but didn't realize just HOW much it improved my confidence until a couple weeks after. I went to buy a bottle of wine this weekend and the check-out guy asked for my ID. Then he looked at me twice and said..." I would have thought you were WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY younger. Wow" That made my week! :-) Most painful part during procedure.... (which was under local anesthesia and valium) was all the numbing sticks w/needle. There were a lot. If you are under general anesthesia this won't be an issue. Painful part after surgery... in all honesty, there wasn't/isn't any pain (I used 2 lortabs, out of 10, the entire recovery) The swelling (on day 5 peaked for me) was uncomfortable but not awful. The sleeping, for me, was most terrible. I am a stomach/side sleeper and could not find a comfortable position on my back. Ultimately, I ended up back on my side within a few days and I don't think that is recommended and my ears did not love that. After week one (for me, anyway) it was all smooth sailing. It's been just about a month and I feel great and am about to resume my usual workouts. Good luck to you caryn. I hope your procedure goes as you would like. Let me know if you have any other questions. :-)