Procedures:    Full Facelift and Lower Eyelid Surgery

Patient:           Cathy Morris-Manke of Spotsylvania, Virginia

Before:           Cathy loves her sporty red convertible.  When driving with the top down, however, the local REALTOR dreaded pulling up at stoplights.  It highlighted her profile – and her double chin.

She’d prop her arm up on the door and casually shield her neck using her hand.

Her husband reassured her of her beauty time and time again.  But Cathy couldn’t help feeling self-conscious about her inherited profile. When they watched television together, she would find ways to minimize her chin.

“I felt so poorly about myself,” Cathy recalls “…And if you don’t feel good about yourself, you can’t function well.”

After:              At age 54, Cathy had a full facelift and lower eyelid surgery in March 2006 at Plastic Surgery Services of Fredericksburg. She returned to work 12 days after surgery due to business demands.

Now, she says, “I can’t believe the difference….I feel better [about myself].” Her husband was supportive throughout and her grown daughters, she adds, “thought it was neat.”

Cathy is sharing her story because she wants to encourage others who are considering similar procedures.

She also highly recommends her doctor and the staff of Plastic Surgery Services of Fredericksburg. “They’re wonderful. The whole crew,” Cathy says.