44 Yrs Old

Wishing you good luck and looking forward to your story.

I had almost same as you 7 weeks ago, I am now wishing I had the full face lift, as appears with the mini face lift the scars are worse and not always 100 % do what they are supposed to do, I look fresher after mine, I am still healing behind ears and have a scab that is on front of my ear that appeared a week later where no cut was made, I put photos on this site and the answers say that mini lift causes more strain on where small scar is, I have also read that in 5 -7 yrs will have to be done again, so wish I had read this site 1st and gone for full facelift was only about £1500 more expensive in uk, as say still healing and black and blue now, My surgeon was a good one as seen his work on some friends, Just try to look into it a bit more before committing. My forehead although does not need doing at this moment it will in future, I feel maybe the tops of my eyes would of benefited from full face lift and the fact that the full face lift lasts longer makes me wish I had seen this site before going ahead and having my surgery done,,,, that also seems very expensive My surgery was a lot less than that and I guess just under half was for the hospital and anethatists fees the hospital seemed to get the most money out of all of them. as you are having the surgery all in one go I do hope your PS has discounted you for this I got a big discount for having all done same day as mine would of been a lot more if i had procedures done on seperate days! How long is your hospital stay ?? And I wish you the best of luck and a very speedy recovery :) in what ever surgery you have done, also have you asked to see before after photos from this surgeon or known anyone have work done by him ???? worth checking everything out as to late once you go ahead and did you see more than one surgeon

$32,000 seems very high? Good luck hoping you are thrilled with results!

Thanks Kanobe. It better be worth it. That's a lot of money to dish out=)

I'm so glad you started your story on RealSelf! I love your term crop circles. So accurate! As far as price goes, I imagine prices are higher in NY than some other parts of the country.

Here's a list of supplies for recovery that you might find helpful.

I'm looking forward to following along on your transformation. It's so great reading stories that start pre-op and go all the way through.

Hi uwildk... glad you started a thread on this. I don't care how old, how fit... our genetics play a big role in our faces aging process. I knew that if I didn't fix my upper lids I'd probably have a hard time seeing out of them in another 10 years! :) So, I'm happy for you to have made this decision. How does your PS do your mini lift? I'm always curious ; if only because it means different things to different people. You've got some time so keep posting and asking questions!

Good luck & thank you very much for journaling your story.  I am 47 and beginning to consider all that you are doing.  I will find your story & information very helpful.  Please keep us posted over a years time frame.

uwildk, I remember even post surgery in my own recovery my husband telling me, "stop going on the internet!"  You are paying a lot of money to your PS...you trust him...so just listen to him and address your concerns with him pre op.  You are absolutely correct there are plenty of GOOD stories of facelifts out here as well.  You will be in my thoughts and prayers as you come closer to your surgery.  If you have any recovery questions, feel free to ask or post privately if you'd prefer!

Uwildk, I am going under the knife this coming Tuesday the 9th. Yep I am a little anxious to put it mildly. I have had such a good experience using this site and learned ALOT of what recovery is really like and am happy for all the posts ( even the scary ones) not sure why I read them, or watch all the utube videos of actual surgery. I hope to have good news to post after Wednesday . Your kittes will get you through it, pet Spencer for me will let you know how I weather this .

I am scheduled for next year. I would love to see your pics before and after. Good luck!

Since I know uwildk that you are getting ready and prepped for your own procedure, I wanted to let you know after some of the comments here that not all people have pain post facelift.  To be honest, it totally surprised me that my doctor was absolutely right about me not having any pain.  I experienced none whatsoever after my FL.  Also, I know that cold gel packs are being recommended.  I'm thinking if you are considering something like this you may want to talk about this first between you and your PS. He/She may say go for it or then again maybe not.  Mine wanted me to be particularly careful about heat and cold on areas of my face that were numb.  Most PS will tell you that it's easy to damage skin that has no sensitivity with heat or cold.  Good luck with your preparations! :)