ginagiannarelli on Realself a year ago
05/23/2022, 01:07 AM
Age 66, lower facelift/necklift, temporal brow lifts & upper/lower eyes
After over a year of exhaustive research, I chose Dr. Delgado to perform my surgery. I live in Marin County, so the proximity to his surgery center in Novato was a plus, too. I made the right choice for me. I had multiple procedures done: lower facelift/necklift, temporal brow lifts and upper/lower eyes. I was 66 at the time and, although my skin is still very good, everything had dropped significantly. There was excessive drooping of the skin in my upper eyelids, lower face and neck. One eyebrow was lower then the other. I had significant lower eye bags that made me look tired all the time. I never had any work done, so I was very nervous. I am now almost 6 months out and very, very happy with the results. I waited to review to allow for healing and settling. For this much work, it really takes 6 months to a year for total healing to occur.
Dr. Delgado is a very skilled surgeon, very precise. He is also kind and caring. He will be available for any questions/concerns and gave me his cell number after surgery. We worked together to decide the best approach for my lower lids. I was worried that my dry eyes would cause complications if we did the more common approach (external lid incision under lower lids), and my eyes would look too different. After discussion, we agreed to the transconjunctival approach (inner lid incision), as this is better for dry eyes. Even so, I still developed chemosis in my right eye after 2 weeks or so, which lasted for 2.5 months and was very annoying. It involves patching the eye and the use of medications. This is a complication that can occur, most commonly after lower lid surgery, so be aware. However, it resolves over time. My advice; do your research, learn as much as you can about the procedures, possible complications, etc. Watch videos and ask your friends. Don't go in unprepared. And know there's going to be tradeoffs.
I also hired a caregiver they recommended, Michelle Saleh, who was wonderful. She took care of everything for 2.5 days so I could totally rest, including my eyes. I listened to audible books.
There was an article in the Marin IJ recently about the ridiculously high price of plastic surgery charged by "celebrity" plastic surgeons. I feel like I scored finding Dr. Delgado. I didn't pay anything near the prices quoted in the article. In fact, I now know I got a really good deal for all the excellent work he did. Thanks, Dr. Delgado.