"Hi everyone! My facelift was the beginning of my plastics journey after losing 153 lbs after gastric bypass.
I searched high & low for a surgeon I could trust with this very important procedure. If you know me, you'd know that it takes me forever and a day to choose whatever I'm researching. It took me a month to finally pick out a digital camera! lol
I had several places in Calilfornia I could've gone to -(Palm Springs (one of the plastics capitals!), San Diego, Mexico & Sacramento area). I live in a remote town in Alaska...even had a plastics consult in Anchorage but I didn't feel the 'click'. I'm sure he was a good surgeon and all but I wanted to 'hear that click!'
After a long search I chose Dr. David Kaufman. I found him through obesityhelp.com...visited his website www.thenaturalresult.com & phoned his office. A gal in the office suggested I email him. I thought "Yeah, right, like some famous plastic surgeon is going to take the time out of his busy schedule to call me!" I emailed him, attached some pics & as an afterthought, gave him my home phone. It wasn't but an hour or so later that I get a call from him! I was flabbergasted. He was very kind...not pushy at all and was very patient with all my emails & questions that I bombarded him with during the month or so of waiting. I'm a professional 'nervous nellie' so he had a lot to work with!
Finally went for the initial consult and lo and behold - "CLICK"!!! Yep, that's the one!
His website is rightly named...www.thenaturalresult.com - my results are VERY natural - I do NOT have that awful 'pulled or windblown' look that you see so much.
His prices are very reasonable...he has a surgical center in his office - it looks & feels just like a hospital OR. The whole office is so supportive & go out of their way to help. They even came to get me the morning of surgery since my daughter had to work!
I felt 'safe' and cared for. He called me a couple of times post op to make sure I was doing ok.
I also really love the charity work he & his office perform...I was looking at the picture album and was so amazed at a picture of a child with a deformed hand. His thumb was bent all the way backward, attached to his arm & the rest of the fingers all mangled. The post-op picture looked so normal!
I have posted a facelift album on my personal page so feel free to look & comment if you wish!
Below are unsolicited comments made to me on a bariatric board I go to (the pictures I posted as well as my album are 2 weeks post op):
“You must have found one of the good doctors.”
“dag gone if that isn't one of the cutest noses I've seen in a long while,”
“All I can say is 'WOW"...much younger too. Your doc did a super job.”
“…what a cute little nose! “
“…love your new, perky lil nose! Its cute as a button!”
“Well, I gotta say that is the cutest nose I've seen in a long time!”
“Oh my GOSH!!! I'd kill for that NECK!!!!!!!”
”I am going to have to give this some consideration!!”
“He's very good!”
“Nice job! You look 20 years younger!”
“wow what a difference you are right he is amazing!!!!”
Thanks for reading this - if you are searching for a doctor - I highly recommend Dr. David Kaufman...I'm so glad I came over 3,000 miles to get these 'natural results'!
Melinda"
