Husband and Wife Facelift / Laser Rancho Mirage, CA

Am so glad it worked out so well for the two of u. Pictures?

Thank you for sharing! I'm glad you had the nurse for the first two nights. That was very smart. I think it's so cool that you got the facelifts together. What a team!

My husband and I also both got facelifts/necklifts/blephs one month apart. I also went first....:-) He was the gung ho one, however. I think we both look much better, but he still has a lot of loose skin on his neck, although it is not at all crepy anymore. He also recovered much faster and seemed to have an easier time of it than I did. His neck stitches presented some problems and he had to be resewn...:-) He's fine, now. So nice to see you and your husband decided to do it together.

Hello Zoomin-I was intrigued by your comment about having access to someone in the skin industry. Did this person contribute to your decision to go with a facelift and forego the lasers? I am at a similar juncture: whether to give the lasers a go for sagging facial skin/jowling or go under the knife. I really hoped the lasers would work but after I read the below comments from a Plastic Surgeons website it was more than enough reason to give pause. (Keep in mind the surgeon does offer laser treatments so he is not necessarily biased towards surgery because that is all he does. ) I have had 2 laser treatments (YAG) and whether the atrophy around my cheeks and loss of facial fat is due to the laser or is just another sign of aging is hard to say. The skin ‘industry’ so wants lasers to be the ‘brass ring’ that I’m sure it is very tempting to ‘give the ladies what they want and ignore the potential pitfalls down the road. Actually, they could be increasing their business because after the loss of facial fat we’ll be right back in their offices looking for more fillers. Any feedback you have would be greatly appreciated. FROM DOCTORS WEBSITE: Devices that use Radiofrequency and Ultrasound energy ( Thermage, Refirme and Ultherapy), seem to appear and disappear with an incredible frequency. Dr. Maercks does not recommend using these techniques on or near the face and recommends extreme caution elsewhere in the body. Unfortunately deep heating of the face reduces facial fat (required for a youthful appearance) and produces abnormal deep scarring, what industry leaders want you to believe is ‘healthy collagen production). The biggest problem with deep heating of facial tissues is that it causes a relatively uncontrolled concentric contraction of the deep facial tissues. From a plastic surgeons perspective, this is a recipe for disastrous aesthetic consequences. These modalities are commonly used by practitioners outside the field of plastic surgery who focus largely on the cheek area. What results is irregular scar build up(called ‘collagen production by manufacturers), and because of the concentric contraction, problems can occur with eyelid distortion and malfunction, irregular and unnatural mouth appearance and ablation of the natural concavities and convexities that make the human face attractive. The lines of tension in a natural beautiful face are different throughout the face and are the focal point of a beautiful facelift. Even more unfortunate is the fact that most of these results occur months to a year after the procedure. The time lag and severity of problems leads patients to seek a different practioner for correction and the well-meaning original practitioners never learn of these consequences they have produced. From Dr. Maercks website

although its been 3 years for you thank you for saying how uncomfortable you were. i'm 2 weeks 3 days post op and i am so uncomfortable, swollen, red and tight. i'm glad to see i might still get a good outcome!

hi there,, my names Cheryl,,I just wanted to tell you and your husband you both look great... I think its so nice to see a couple do this together,,, I also had a face lift a couple years ago but but it only lasted a year ,,, so I wish you well .take care .... Cheryl!!

Both of you look very good. I also had a face lift a year ago but I still look the same! The " natural" Face lift is so natural that I wonder if Dr. FH, Dallas (certify plastic surgeon) removed any of my excess skin! Too bad I did not take pictures. If anyone is thinking of having a face lift please go to a doctor that specializes on facelifts. Just the face. And make sure that you don't get a "natural" look.

U both look terrific.

you look fantastic. Do you know if he's good with cheek implants as well?