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Robin says, "I had four surgeries in
1994. In the last two I had an aneurysm behind both eyes and they had
to take my skull all apart to clip the aneurysms. When they put my
forehead back together, they put all these screws and plates in my
head." The neurosurgeries also left a dent in her left temple. After
getting through those four major surgeries, Robin was ready again to
try cosmetic surgery.
She went to Thomas H. Faerber, M.D.,
a metro-area cosmetic surgeon. She says, "I kept reading medical
columns in the Kansas City Star and I liked what I read about him. I’m
glad I chose him. He’s a very caring physician. Dr. Faerber and his
staff are fantastic people."
Dr. Faerber says after Robin survived
four major life-threatening surgeries, she wanted some rejuvenation.
"One of her complaints was all the hardware in her forehead. There
were numerous little screws all over her forehead that bothered her
because she could feel them." We performed multiple procedures at the
same time: Forehead lift to raise her brows. Removed the screws and
bone plates. Performed a face lift to tighten her jowls. She also had
Laser skin resurfacing.
"The face lift doesn’t smooth the
fine wrinkles around the brows, eyes, mouth and cheeks. The laser
helps that, and can be done right at the same time."
One advantage to the healing process
was having several procedures done at once, rather than numerous
separate surgeries. Robin experienced minimal pain and bruising. "I
just swelled up for a couple of days," she says. "My husband was my
nurse during my recovery. He put all the cold packs on my face and did
everything for me. I couldn’t have done it without him."
Robin, who was 68, says she had
wanted the surgery more than three years ago so that she could look as
young as she felt. "I always looked like I was tired. I didn’t have
any trouble with the medical surgeries. I came through them just fine,
but they made me appear older. My husband couldn’t see why I wanted to
have cosmetic surgery, but every time I looked in the mirror all I
could see was this old wrinkled woman. In my pictures I looked about
90."
Dr. Faerber is pleased with Robin’s
results. "We received clearance from her primary care doctors prior to
surgery, so it was very safe and she did great. It shows the amazing
things that are being done on both sides in primary care medicine and
cosmetic medicine. She’s a strong person and wanted to put her best
foot forward. There’s no reason she can’t live a long time and enjoy
the benefits of her cosmetic surgery. It’s heartwarming to be able to
help somebody like that. It’s exciting for me."
Robin is pleased too. "It shows what
you can do if you’re determined and you want to do it. I did this for
myself. After all that I’ve been through, my husband tells me he does
like the results. I do look like a different person and I feel like a
different person. Now every day I look in the mirror to see if I still
look the same….and I do. I feel great about what Dr. Faerber did for
me."
For more Face Lift examples, also
review Case 2 and
Case 3. |
