A past patient shares her experience and photos with a prospective patient

Hi Karen!

Congrats on your decision to take your life back from the ravages of time! In addition to a full face lift, tummy tuck and breast reduction, Dr. Lev also did thigh plasty and rhinoplasty. These surgeries were done in three different trips.

When Dr. Lev did my face lift he also leveled my eyebrows which as you can see from the before photos were horribly uneven. Now take a look at my after photo. This photo has a border around it because I use it on my real estate brochures but it is otherwise untouched. I'm 60 years old and still get by with 38 with no questions asked. The answer to "WHY" is simple. He's the best.

The environment in Costa Rica is charged in a way that is conducive to healing. They call it Pura Vida or Pure Life, but I think the place is floating on negative ions. A week after my face lift I was in the mall shopping. A week after my breast lift/reduction I was in the mall buying little strapless Roxy tops and things I couldn't wear my entire life. Best of all: I wasn't in any pain at all. I know it's not the same for everyone, but for me it was mostly about discomfort rather than pain.

Dr. Lev is so attentive, he comes directly to your room at the recovery retreat. He has a mini examination room right there where he removes sutures and attends to recovering wounds.

You'll fall in love with this man, as each of us has. He's so easy going and amiable, gentle and down to earth. I so wanted to return to Costa Rica this year but, as Dr. Lev agreed, there's nothing left to do! I so yearn to be there again, I'm hoping in the fall to make a trip down to visit with Ron and Martin at the Villa Plenitud for some lively conversation and another warm afternoon pondering the great jungle canyon that is their front yard. They say a face lift doesn't change your life. Perhaps that is true, but the experience most definitely will.

Didi and the gang in Costa Rica are among the finest people I have ever encountered, and as a broker that counts for a lot. I know you'll be thrilled with your results. Please feel free to email me while you're there. There's a computer in the dining room. You'll love the camaraderie you share with others in the process it's really a pajama party deluxe. I'm so excited for you! Best regards and happy sutures. And by the way, Welcome to the Bitches in Stitches Club!!!

Love, JOY