Is a liquid facelift safer then facelift surgery? Can i get almost surgery-like results from one?
A 'liquid facelift' can mean different things to different plastic surgeons. Generally speaking, it would involve injecting some form of dermal filler such as Juvederm, Restylane, or Radiesse and perhaps adding some Botox. This type of treatment would be more ideally suited for the type of patient that truly doesn't need a true facelift. It's all marketing. The term is 'catchy'.
A liquid facelift involves placing large amounts of fillers into the face. The benefit is temporary. To achieve the effect of a facelift, it is not uncommon to spend $5000- $6000 in injectables, only to have them completely disappear in 6 months. Then the patient can come in for another "liquid facelift"...
A "liquid facelift" is not a true facelift, and is really a misuse of the word. Well-done facelifts offer permanent benefits to patients and look natural in the process. Modern facelifts often use all-natural fillers such as fat or LiveFill to augment volume. An important component of a true facelift is tightening. No tightening at all is performed with a "liquid facelift".
Liquid facelift could also be considered to be fat injection alone, with no tightening of the skin and restructuring of the deep layer. However the recovery for fat injection ot the entire face is extensive, probably longer than that for a real facelift.
Many patients who don't have the recovery time or funds for a real facelift, or need to look good in a hurry (reunions, interviews, etc) certainly benefit from fillers. Fillers are wonderful and enhance areas of lost volume.
The "liquid facelift" is a temporary, expensive incomplete fix. It is not a facelift.
Liquid face lift is a term used for the synchronized use of Botox and fillers to reverse some of the facial aging signs.
It does work in the proper patient. Mild skin laxity, minimal or moderate sagging of the midface, deep glabellar lines etc...Asking for these techniques to deliver a face lift result in a patient with marked facial aging is not proper.
It requires less time and no open surgery. It is less risky compared to a full face lift.
It is difficult to know whether you can have face lift-like results without examining your picture. I would still lower what I can promise and try to deliver more by analyzing in detail what this technique would give you. You board certified surgeon will be able to do that during your consultation
Hope that helps.
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