Part II - Chris Discusses her Facelift Results & Recovery in this 3 part series.
Chris had the Advanced Facelift Patient and Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty procedure by Dr. Jon Mendelsohn
In general, a face-lift involves elevating the skin and tightening the underlying tissues and muscles. Fat in the face and neck may be sculpted, removed or redistributed. Facial skin is then re-draped over the newly repositioned contours of the face, excess skin is removed, and the wound is stitched or taped closed.
The deep plane facelift is generally considered the most comprehensive and long lasting type of facelift. This facelift involves the layer of muscles under your facial skin. These muscles are responsible for much of the drooping or sagging you may experience in your face as you age.
You should look and feel normal after 2 - 4 weeks. Keep in mind that facelift surgery cannot stop natural aging, so we encourage patients to continue to take care of their skin and make healthy lifestyle choices.
A facelift will provide much more long-lasting results than non-surgical options. Most surgeons say a facelift or necklift will “last” about 8-10 years.
Dr. Jon Mendelsohn is a gifted Cincinnati facial plastic surgeon who has helped thousands of facelift patients achieve a more youthful and refreshed appearance. He uses the most advanced techniques in his Advanced Lift facelifting procedure to help patients erase the signs of aging - including deep folds and sagging skin, jowls, and neck. The results of this face lift technique create a natural and more refreshed appearance.
So I guess the reason I decided it was time was I there were certain things when I was looking in the mirror that just kept bothering me. So the jowls and that was probably the biggest thing. And then of course, the under the eye as well. So my thought was I kept putting a date on it thinking like, oh, maybe when I'm 55 or 60. And then my thought was, why am I going to wait another five years and be unhappy every time I look in the mirror? Why am I putting a number on it? Why not just now? I did a lot of research online and I really wasn't able to find anything that showed a day by day progression to really be prepared for what the healing process looked like.
I was always able to find before pictures and after pictures, but I wasn't able to find something that gave me kind of a chronological day by day recovery process.
I really wasn't afraid. I think I was more excited. But then as the day as the actual surgery day approached, I think you kind of go through a wave of you're really excited. Then when the day actually gets there, you're a little bit apprehensive. But I really wasn't nervous about pain or anything like that. I think it was more concerns about the recovery process and just having to be down that long because I'm not really one to handle that very well.
When I was thinking about doing it honestly, the person that I talked to the most was my hairstylist because she and I tend to communicate about these types of things a lot. So I really I leaned on her a lot for support and input. She actually was the one who drove me here the day of the procedure, and I really didn't talk to a whole lot of other people about it. It was kind of a personal decision for me, and I didn't I don't think I really wanted anybody else's input because it was really just my personal decision.
And then after, you know, there were that friend and then another friend that I kind of relied on for support as I was going through it. And then, of course, my children, I did not share with my family other than my kids, my two daughters, I did share with them what I was thinking about. But as far as the rest of my family, I did not share with them. And in fact, they live out of town, so I still haven't shared with them. I'm kind of waiting until I see them in person to see if they notice any changes and ask me anything about it.
So really, as far as family goes, it was just my two daughters that I shared anything with. None of my family I have. I'm the youngest of eight kids and none of my family knows. And my my dad's not living. He died when I was 18, but my mom doesn't know either. So they know I have the procedure because I've seen them since then. And I actually showed them those videos or the photos of, you know, kind of that healing process. And even that they were like, were you terrified? Like they saw that blistering, you know, whatever.
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