What patients must understand when viewing a Lifestyle Lift Infomercial is that they are viewing a representation of a branded commodity. I would like to ask the reader if it makes sense that one would choose a Physician or Surgeon based on reputation (word of mouth) or based on marketing. The appeal of Lifestyle Lift marketing relates to an offer that seems amazing: A Revolutionary New Procedure that "Removes Years In About an Hour", without the need for anesthesia, at an affordable price. What is implied in this message is that this commodity (your result) will be equivalent at any Lifestyle Lift center and by any surgeon performing the Lifestyle Lift. What is implied is that there is something new or revolutionary about the procedure. I can assure you that there is not.
Lifestyle Lift is not an accepted term within the academic lexicon of Facial Plastic Surgery, it is just a marketing term, representing a commodity. In fact, the founder of Lifestyle Lift, David M Kent, DO has never published any articles on Facelift, or anything about the Lifestyle Lift in any Pub Med listed peer reviewed journal. The absence of published material leads to the assumption that the only breakthrough in Lifestyle Lift is in the marketing and business model.
Although it is totally possible for a patient to be happy with their results from a Lifestyle Lift procedure, I can assure you of one irrefutable fact: A patient with significant jowls, obliquity in the neck, mid-facial descent and desiring facial rejuvenation in the form of facelift, will require a procedure that significantly exceeds one hour in order to obtain a result that is aesthetically pleasing and which adequately addresses the aging problems that were to be corrected.
So the answer to the question is this: Lifestyle Lift is a business. Surgeons are hired to perform a facelift type procedure, and to do so quickly. The patients are recruited by aggressive marketing initiated by the Lifestyle Lift company. Your initial visit is likely to be with a commissioned sales representative, usually without any background or training in facial cosmetic surgery. You will be presented with a compelling story and (by reports) made to pay a deposit in order to see the Surgeon. You may not meet your Surgeon until the day of surgery. And, of course....... you may not be happy with your result. I would encourage any reader to view the reports about Lifestyle Lift on this website and form an impression. I would also encourage you to see at least another surgeon outside of Lifestyle Lift before signing up.
