Some Tips for Those Considering It - Birmingham, AL

Now been 3 years and 3 months. Still no feeling in the top of my head, so I guess I'll never get that feeling back. Have a spot were hair has not grown back in. Aging process has began.... but hey I still look better than I did before I had the surgery. Ha! New Picture has been added. Discovered an old trick for those laugh lines that I though was a family joke...it's called "Preparation H Cooling Gel" ! LOL!! It's not permit fix but it works great when you want those laugh lines around your eyes and mouth to disappear.

This is for those thinking a face lift is a cure all. Your Doctors should have warned you that a face left is not going last for years and is not a cure for wrinkles. It's more of a starting over process...If you have a face lift done say at around 50 and it make you look 10 years younger, it's like being 40 again and the age process starts all over from that point on, but those are only the very lucky ones...most people only look about 5-7 years younger after surgery. After the first 9-12 months the aging process starts again, no matter how tight the face lift was. That's the reason a lot of women go back in for tucks after 5 - 10 years. My doctor told me to look at it this way..."No matter what, you will look better than you would have if you hadn't had the surgery done." Maybe not those exact words, but close.

I'm now at 2yr. 3 months and the healing process is still continuing. Still feel a tightening from ear to ear over the top of my scalp at times and the right side of my head is still somewhat numb. This is not a permanent fix either..after the first year the aging process starts again. As you can see from my recent photo, there are lines around my eyes again.