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evelia of rosemead, CA July 21, 2009 my lifestyle lift was botched by dr. n at the beverly hills, ca office june 2007. i was in extreme pain during and after the procedure. after being told repeatedly by his office staff and the doctor that the pain and visible scars were normal while i healed, a year passed and neither pain or scars disappeared. i called the office for an appointment with the doctor and was informed he no longer worked there. i called customer service at their headquarters in michigan to express my disatisfaction and was bounced back and forth between different customer service agents. finally i was sent to the santa ana office where another doctor would attempt to correct dr.n's careless mistakes to my face. the trauma of the first procedure was a nightmare in itself but i had to get my face fixed. this second doctor was sympathetic to my pain and fear and acknowledged that he could not be accountable for another doctor's work. I went through with it on july 2008. Another year later I am still in pain and again, the doctor no longer works in the office where he operated. it seems i now have to travel to san diego to see him for the pain i continue to experience as a result of this botched procedure. There are MANY complaints online expressing the same dissatisfaction and anger over Lifestyle Lift's negligent practices and the lack of accountability. My satisfaction was not their concern! I feel constant pain in my left eye. Its now dry and the skin under it frequently flakes. I also still feel numb behind my ear where the incision was made. I have a scar underneath my chin that was not supposed to be visible but IS. I have to take pain killers to ease the pain and those are likely damaging some organ in my body. I want to not have any pain and would like my money back as I am not satified. patricia of west palm beach, FL August 25, 2009 I HAD MY CHIN AND NECK DONE THERE ON MAY 22TH 09 I walked in and they hurry me through everything. my chin looks nasty I can't sleep at night the back of my ears hurt so bad Bernadine of Manteca, CA July 21, 2009 I had my Lift July 9 2008. I had my chin and both eyes done. My complaint is you never can get any help when you call, they will call you back but never do. On my eye I had excess skin remover from the top of my eye, the skin rested on my lashes well my right eye the skin still hangs lower then the left. Was told they took off the same amount with both. I ask if I had more skin on my right eye why they did not take more off said they can not.Also asked if they made my eye smaller they said no. That is not true. Could of saved my money on that procedure I still have the same hanging skin. I had my neck done at the same time was not told they where going to take my ears almost compeltely off. My right ear is find but my left is not, over laped the skin in the back and it hurt to touch the back where the bone is. I can not sleep on my left side because of the ear. Before the surgery I had a earring I always wore but cannot where it know because it rub on my ear and leaves a sore spot. I ask if they sewed my ear back in the same spot and they said they did but before the surgery I never had any problem with the earing or slepping on that side.. They have given me two shots behind the ear but it does not help. Sometimes in the morning or if I turn my head fast it is like something in my ear is pulling or like a cramp. When I came in with my complaints I was told the DR had to leave so they gave me to amother Dr. When I started to complain I was told by the Dr he had another appointment to go to and walk out just like that I was so supprised. I told the nurse I did not drive 2 1/2 hr. for this and I am scared to drive by myself that my husband bring me. I said I wanted a second opinion so they made me another appointment with another Dr. well supprise supprise I was told that every thing look great another 2 1/2 hr wasted out of my life. J of Elkridge, MD June 22, 2009 I am writing to you on behalf of hundreds (if not thousands) of women who were the victims of one of the largest "bait and switch" scams occurring in America today...the LifeStyle Lift. This procedure is advertised as a "breakthrough medical procedure", "the hottest procedure sweeping the country", "takes about an hour",is a "minor one hour procedure", "revolutionary" etc.. I fell for this advertisement in the fall of 2007. I drove from Kingston, NY to Waltham, Massachusetts, where I met with consultant Sara Locke. She showed me a 10 minute video extolling the virtues of this "incredible procedure." There were supposed news reports from Fox, NBC, and the footage showed a woman going in for her procedure and coming out, looking great and going off to lunch. I insisted on meeting with Dr. Ishoo, and did so later that day. He stood behind me and pulled up on my skin and told me he would make two small incisions, pull the underlying muscle up and sew it and close me up and there would be no scarring. He said there would be minimal downtime and that I was "the perfect candidate." Based on this, I elected to get their financing and signed to have the procedure done. To make a long story short; he lied. On the day of the surgery, I was given the medical release to sign once I was in the chair and being given sedatives. Many of the papers I signed on Dec. 27th were forged with a date of Nov. 23rd (day of my consult) that I did not sign until Dec. I was given approximately 15-20 shots in my face (again not told this would be the case..."a few shots" was what I was told) and was horrified to realize I was being cut from the front of each ear to the back. I later learned that what I was given was an SMAS...an entire lower facelift without anesthesia!! I had NO IDEA that I would have my earlobes cut off my face and sewn back on. I had no idea that I would suffer with extreme pain and numbness for up to nine months later. I didn't know that there was a possibility that I would suffer with numbness on both sides of my face and itching that becomes unbearable, one and a half years after the "procedure." I am one of the lucky ones. Go to Realself.com or Infomercialscams.com and read the countless stories of all of us who are clamoring for justice in having this operation shut down. Lifestyle Lift sued Realself to try and silence us. They lost!! There are women who have been physically scarred for life because of this outfit. They are liars and scam artists. Dena of Newnan, GA March 13, 2007 Complaint against Lifestyle Lift Corporation/Atlanta Location Lifestyle Lift was very persistent in getting me into their office for a consultation on having a mini-facelift. I was assured that if I did not want to go through with the procedure that I could not take advantage of the huge discount offered ONLY on the day of the consultation and that I would have the opportunity to cancel and have a full refund if done within seven days. These two women, with no medical background and no expertise whatsoever in plastic surgery, pressure you into signing up for a medical procedure that you may or may not be (in my case definitely was not) ready for. I contacted my doctor and consulted with him and he advised me that I did not need and should not have plastic surgery on my face at this time. The idea was premature. The next day in the morning, I called the Lifestyle Lift office and informed them that I would not be having the procedure and wanted my money to be refunded. Brian of Chicago, IL December 15, 2006 In March of 2003 I went to Dr. Robert Schaeffer for a LIFESTYLE LIFT(facelift) which was done in his former office at 651 W.Washington Blvd. Suite 306,Chicago IL.60661.I was assured by there video and the staff that there would be no visible scars,the incision was made in front of both ears by removing the side burns!WELL! the scar is very visible to this very day and I cannot grow any sideburns to hide them !,during my follow up visit Dr Schaeffer suggested I wear large earrings!(I am A MAN ),I know I have no recource legally and when I attempted to contact his office by phone 16 months after the procedure I explained to the person who answered that I was unhappy with the scars and she told me someone would be in touch with me soon (this never happened). Advertisement
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