Lifestyle Lift - Amazing Procedure or Amazing Marketing?

Stephen Prendiville, M.D. answers: How is a Lifestyle lift different from a traditional face lift?

I want to know the difference btw lifestyle lift and facelift surgery. Is the recovery the same? Do the results last the same? Is the pain the same? I want to do the most efficient and lasting procedure. Thanks.


Stephen Prendiville, MD
15 months ago

A "Lifestyle Lift" is essentially a heavily marked mini-lift procedure. The company, "Lifestyle Lift", advertises (via infomercials, and other media) and sells a procedure that is touted to deliver a dramatic result with a one hour procedure, without the need for "potentially dangerous anesthetics".

The concept that is conveyed in this marketing is that this procedure is equally effective regardless of the surgeon doing it. A patient must uses their sense of intuition and judgement to determine if this is likely to be the case.

The technique of mini-lift surgery is certainly not new or revolutionary, but the nature and scale of the advertising is. I would caution prospective patients to analyse the marketing information closely, talk to patients who have had the procedure, obtain second opinions from welll qualified surgeons in their area, and read opinions on websites such as this prior to signing up.

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