I got into a terrible car accident back in the ‘70s, which tore my eyelid and cracked my head open. I always took care of myself and to make matters worse, my field was classical dance and I am an exercise specialist as we speak so my appearance was very important to me. As a result, I had to have about 19 or 20 reconstructive surgeries with several different doctors during that time. I was not happy with the surgeries that the other doctors had performed on me. I met Dr. DiBernardo in 2005. I asked him if he could help me with my situation even though he is basically a plastic surgeon and my problem was reconstructive plastic surgery. However, he discussed it nicely with me and I felt well I had nothing to lose. Fortunately, he did wonders for me! He explained to me that my other brow needed to be slightly lifted even though there was nothing wrong with the other side of my face. So if you could just try to visualize half of my eyelid wasn’t there but there were pieces of skin plastered there from other doctors. He basically tried to make me look symmetrical, worked my scarred eye to my request and then later on gave me laser treatments to subside the scars. \r
I also went on the Obagi skin regimen which overall I think anybody would like to improve their skincare. All of these little things together just made me feel better about myself considering that I spent most of my youth living behind a curtain because I looked so bad. I still go to him for maintenance with the laser genesis which treats the scar appearance and the overall face so that it can blend in gradually as I get older. Since the procedures, I have definitely seen improvement in my face. Some of my friends knew I was going to have the eye surgery and some people didn’t. Either way, some people would say comments to me like, “wow, you look better!” I felt good knowing that other people saw a little difference in me. I have recommended Dr. DiBernardo to many people. I haven’t received any negative feedback from anyone that I sent to him about their situation. I have also attended many of his seminars to learn and get educated. I even speak at his seminars sometimes because I like to help people. It’s been a long haul for me but I am still in contact with Dr. DiBernardo so that is certainly a positive sign.\r
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