AZDee

I had a lowerface/neck lift surgery done last year. It's very common for WLS people to need this...The skin is separated from the muscle and pulled back behind the ears where a incision is made in the hairline. Then if needed a small cut is made under the chin so the surgeon can tighten up the muscle that causes the double chin...It's a pretty straight ahead surgery, not a big deal especially if you don't need the lower face just the neck. I had jowls after weight loss so I needed both...I checked into the lifestyle lifts and the mini lifts only to find they were a big waste of money...If you don't mind traveling to San Diego, I have a great surgeon for you, Dr Victor Gutierrez. I flew to SD and was picked up at the airport...

I'm 7 weeks out from having a medial thigh lift and a lower body lift. At 2 weeks I was up going places moving slowly...by 4 weeks I was fine, just still alittle stiff and would still get tired by the end of the day working. Then at 6 weeks I felt 100% me again...

I love swimming and I guess it's because I'm old (haha) but I could give a blank, blank, what anyone thinks, I love swimming and I am going to enjoy the pool. I think the thing that got me over feeling self conscious is the fact that I like to cruise, and boy you should see the people on those cruises and the bathing suits they wear,they don't seem to care. I had no idea they made bikinis in size XX6 but apparently they do.

Is there a way to post pictures on this group? I posted some on my profile, but not a lot of before's since they are nude shots...They are posted on realself. I have the same name over there so if you do a lower body lift search, my review with the pictures will come up. I didn't say but the first set of surgeries were also in Mexico at the CosMed or Vida Clinic, and although the clinic was beautiful my results were not. So like I stated I learned a very expensive lesson, that one must do their own homework...And Tiss, there really isn't the need to travel so far and spend so much in air travel and hotels when there are some really good options close to home. I paid about 1/3 of what the surgery would have cost in the states and not only that, I had a surgeon which rivals most of the work I have seen my others in every state here...

I think the word Former, is who this was directed to, so if you fit into that category you would not be offended but if you are still on your journey to release all those extra fat cells, the term could be hurtful, since it's a word we all have heard used to describe us. One in which I never enjoyed hearing, so to hear it as a former tense, it doesn't bother me, but if I was still on the losing side, yes it would make me sad...

That's so cool he is most caring surgeon I have ever come across...I just wish I had known about him last year...I do believe he will give me a good price on my revisions...hoping...

As far as air travel went. Even though I only live 5 1/2 hours away. I decided to fly. My surgeon picked me up from the airport. Incredible I know when it would be so much easier just to send a driver, but he likes to meet his patients and get to know them on the 30 min drive from the airport down to the clinic. It was great, he put me to ease that's for sure. Dropped me off at the hotel where I checked in for the night and his patient coordinator Elsa picked me up and took me to the clinic where I had my surgery labs done, then we went to a really nice fish restaurant where the doctor later joined us for a late lunch. Then back to the hotel for a little rest and then the Hotel van took me back to the clinic for my mark up, which takes at least 2 hours. This surgeon is very detailed in all he does... Then a week later,(yes just a week, because all of my stiches were internal 4 to 5 layers of them, with just tape on the outside) when it was time to fly back, a driver took me to the airport where they had a wheel chair waiting and took care of my carryon bag for me, so it was very easy... Then at 6 weeks I went down again (for a little follow up, which is not necessary but since I am close) with 2 friends who are having my surgeon do their surgeries too, this time we drove to the border and took a 5 min taxi ride, it was very easy also... I feel it's very do able from any location with the international airport of San Diego right there....

Oh and as far as a credit card goes...Yes you better have one handy because my husband who traveled with me was constantly handing it over for such things as, day of surgery EKG, additional day of surgery labs, pain meds, and of course the implant, that I wasn't planning on, another $1,000. We ended up with almost $2,000 in additional fees. This past surgery with the New Surgeon, there were no additional fees for any of those charges.

Please don't scratch....I did and you can see in my pictures that the self inflicted scratch wounds looked worse than the incisions...I think I was scratching in my sleep...

Out of 100 Plastic Surgeon's you may find one willing to do a lower leg Lipo due to the danger of lymphedema. I do know one lady who found a surgeon to do it for her...He is located in San Antonio.

I LOVE realself, that is how I found out I was not alone with my poor outcome from my experience at CosMed in TJ and also that is where I found my new wonderful surgeon...I would highly recommend checking out your surgeon there, where you will find reviews from real patients with real pictures. Not just the ones the surgeon wants you to see on his site, but all the true outcomes good and bad.

Thanks

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