I Did It!! - Saint Louis, MO

I did not go to any other doctors. No fat grafting. I did it with local and never felt a thing. The LSL people were wonderful and Dr. Scheu was fantastic. He did a beautiful job and I am thrilled with it to this day 18 months later. No one can tell I've had any work done but I am constantly rewarded with dropped jaws when I tell people I am 56. My favorite words in the entire English language are "WOW! I hope I look as good as you do when I'm 56!!" Gotta love it! Go to Dr. Scheu (pronounced SHOY) and you will be glad you did. He's a double board certified facial plastic surgeon (who also has a thriving private practice) and he does beautiful work. He is also a really nice guy who gave me his personal cell number (I never called it) and made sure I had plenty of pain meds. I could not have had better care and I will definitely be seeing him again when I want/need more work. I have 2 more face payments before Care credit is paid off (def use the interest deferred but make SURE you pay it off during the 18 months as they charge 27.99% interest if you don't) and I might be seeing him again for a bleph. I totally recommend Dr. Scheu as he took excellent care of me. My LSL was $6650 out the door, $500 down and $350 a month for 17 months with the last payment being about $200. Feel free to call me at seven five seven seven four six five three five eight if you would like to talk about it or as questions. You are definitely talking about and LSL and local is MUCH safer and you will not know a thing--trust me. You won't remember and you won't feel any pain. I took ONE pain pill for the entire surgery which was right after I got home but the ice and the "face bra" (compression bandage) is vital to wear.

No fat transfer, no implants, no laser peel, just the standard LSL lift done by a first class surgeon. I had local anesthesia and I didn't feel a thing and snored my way through most of it. I woke up a couple of times and said something and they answered me but that's all I remember. I took ONE pain pill post-surgery and my husband stuffed flat food into my head since I couldn't open my mouth very wide for a couple of days post-surgery and he fed me some Atkins shakes. It was fairly simple surgery (and I've had a LOT of injury-related surgery!!) and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Don't be afraid of twilight/local anesthetic, believe me you won't know a THING. Make sure you get Dr. Scheu and you will be in good hands. He's an excellent surgeon and a super-nice guy on top of it.

Im going to see how my mistake can be corrected. If that ripple weren't there I would've been 100pc satisfied with Lifestyle but what was done made me look younger. I am happy for you and yours was done perfect.

No, it was a Lower face and neck lift. I didn't feel that I needed the full court press at 54 and I am going to pay this off (Care Credit will charge your 27% interest on the full balance if you don't pay it off during the 18 months of "deferred" interest. The payment to pay it off in 18 months is $345 a month which is half of what my car payment was! When I finish paying this off I might possibly have Dr. Scheu do a blephoplasty (eye job) but that will be my final plastic procedure in this lifetime!

That sounds like a very good plan. Good for you. You look so much better already. I can't wait to see your final result. Thank you for the update

It was a lower half of the face lift. If I'd added the forehead lift and blephoplasty (eye job) it would have been a full-blown face lift. I didn't feel I needed that at this point, I've had forehead lines since I was a teenager and I'm used to them--they wouldn't resolve anyway with a forehead lift. I might do the eye tuck when I pay this off, and if I do I will definitely be going to Dr Scheu to have it done. He's an incredible surgeon and a really nice guy. I was blessed to have him for my surgeon because in plastic surgery, the result you get is really due to the skill of your surgeon and Dr. Scheu is a 12 on the 1-10 scale across the board. I could not be happier with him or his work. I'm thrilled with my results and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!