lifestyle lift is a horrible,painful experience ! do not use it - San Ramon, CA
The only 'con' that I have to say is that...
The only 'con' that I have to say is that it is cheaper than the usual facelift.
It is the most painful experience I ever went thru with 15+ needles being jammed in your face after you've only had 30mg of Valium, 1 Darvocette and a pill for nausea. They gave me 15 minute 'for the meds to work' before they started shooting needles in my face & carving on me! I could feel everything!. When I asked for pain medication, it was ignored [even though the brochure said 'you will be kept comfortable & pain free during the procedure'... My results were horrible! I had some 'turkey waddle' under my chin, and also wanted my neck tightened up at the same time. The 'waddle' is still there, as is the loose skin on my neck. It has been 4 weeks since the procedure on Sept. 18th,2010, and I have 'ropey' tissue under my chin, both jaws hurt like crazy and the cuts in front and behind my ears are still oozing blood and fluid.
I am a Nurse and had a 'regular face lift' [where they put you out], and it was such a beautiful job it lasted me 20 years! [unfortunately this Doc. has retired or I would have gone back to him].
I am now having to make appt.'s to see other Plastic Surgeons to see what they can do 'with this mess' that Lifestyle Lift has left me, so that when I see L.L. [on my next appt.] I can try to salvage some of the cost from them that going to a new Dr. is going to cost me. I will not let allow them them to touch my face again with more needles to 'try and repair their damage'...no way!!!
If you are thinking of LifeStyle Life...Don't!!! Save your money and your face the horrible pain it will go thru. ..Horrible, horrible experience all the way around....Please...Do Not Go To LifeStyle Lift, it is a total Scam and Unsafe!!
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thank you for your email... I am consulting a wonderful 5 star Plastic Surgeon in Oakland next Tuesday, and also seeing another Plastic Surgeon in San Francisco, who did my eyes over 20 years ago.
I go back to LifeStyle Lift on Nov. 29th for my 'after pictures' [!!].. I am Not going to wear any make-up and will have my hair up in a ponytail, so all the horrible scars that Dr. Gray made on me will be seen. I wish I had done more research on Dr. Gray before letting him work on me like a piece of meat. Out of 25 patient responses he had '1 Star' out of 4 !!..
I paid $1900.00 for the 'Platysmaplasty' [ a neck lift] as part of my procedure. As you can see from my pixs, this wasn't done, as I still have 'cord type' loose skin still on my neck [turkey neck]! This... after all that horrible pain.... I am going to Insist that this be taken off my bill, along with 1/2 of the LifeStyle Lift charge..My incisions behind & in front of my ears still haven't completely healed, and are still painful.
I also have not been back to work since the procedure [4 1/2 weeks ago] as the swelling under my chin makes me look like I have the mumps and the ropey texture under my chin and on both jaws is so painful...~~ I couldn't concentrate on being a Nurse [helping others] at this point. [I'm glad I work out of the Nurses Registry, or I would have been fired by now!! ~ as I said before~ I was back to work in 2-3 weeks with my first 'lift' and felt & looked wonderful!]
I can't wait for my 2 evaluations next Tuesday and to see what can be done, plus their evaluation. of what Dr. Gray did to my face...
Thank you again for writing..I will let you know if L.L. gives me any money back...Maybe we should start a 'class action' suit for their incompetence...
Stay well.... judy
I'm thinking, haven't signed up yet, of having LSL. In the San Ramon, CA office. Who was your dcotor? Do you think the whole process was bogus or that possibly it was that one single surgeon? I did go to the "pre" or consultation appointment, but didn't give a deposit or sign up. I realize there will never be 100% satisfaction - it's impossible. I'm more concerned about the procedures put in place, the needles and pain, the scarring (they can't know how you will scar if you've never had plastic surgery before....so you cold have scars from any - or all - plastic surgery. I'm sort of on the fence. Help . ..
Did you ever check which doctor did the not so great job on your hair clients? I'd really want to know if it was the same - or different one - as jellybean...
Hi,
I'm 'Jellybeano' who wrote the review of LifeStyle Lift.
I am sooo glad that you saw my review and put a stop pymt. on your check to them. I go tomorrow to see Dr. G for my 'post op' pixs. I am not wearing any make-up so this horrible Doc can see the scars and the thickening under my chin that he created. He is leaving LSL [or was asked to leave?] and I hope to be able to recover some money back when I talk to him.
Say a prayer for me,that this will happen...
Again, I am so glad you decided to look on the InterNet about them before having it done...I wish I had done the same... stay well... judy
Thanks again!
Lori