What is Mini Lift?

This question is about an hours worth of consultation. The short version is this: There are many different operations that are referred to as a "mini lift." But basically they involve lifting the cheek and jowl and sometimes part of the neck. The "mini" part applies to the incision. The incision starts in the side-burn and goes down to the earlobe and around the earlobe approximately 1 inch. This is the "mini" part. With a full facelift the incision would go... more

A mini lift is a mini procedure that gives you a mini result that lasts for a mini length of time with the maxi of scars. Save surgery for when you really need it with jowls, cheek descent, and neck laxity. Meantime use fillers, Botox and skin care. Especially avoid the "branded" mini lifts!

This is a question that you need to ask the plastic surgeon you choose. The incision is usually placed in front of the ear. What happens next is what determines the results achieved. If there is a little undermining of the skin followed by traction and closure, your results will be minimal and short lived. If however, a multi-plane procedure is done with repositioning of the SMAS, one can achieve significant improvement of the jowls and mid... more

A mini facelift is a procedure that focuses on tightening the loose, sagging tissues of the cheek and jawline. It is a less invasive procedure than a full facelift but still has several benefits if used on the correct patient. The difference is that the dissection is smaller, so the swelling and bruising is less and the patient has a shorter recovery time. This procedure would benefit a patient that is just starting to experience the effect of... more

Mini-lifts are just that. They lift a little skin and can treat usually the lower one-third of the face.  Upper third of the face would require a more involved procedure.

A "Mini" procedure is most commonly a bait and switch way to entice patients to have a mini-operation,which yields , at best, mini-results ("are these your before or your after photos?") but whose price or worth is anything but mini. In my training I was told "If you want mini-results - do mini-procedures..." . When patients with mini procedures get over the exhilaration of the short recovery they often crash into the reality of the loss of money and the minimal if more