Happy Lift: Suture-free Injectable Facelift?

asked 1 year ago by Ash13 in singapore
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: injection, non surgical, scar, sutures

My doctor calls it happy lift and says it will absorb into the skin? I'm nervous. it doesn't have any surtures, Will the intection couse a scar?

10 answers to Happy Lift: Suture-free Injectable Facelift?

Suture-free facelift.

A face lift is to remove sagging skin. Injections won't do that. If it sounds to good to be true.....

Toby Mayer, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Injectable face lift

"Liquid facelifts" are basically injectable fillers placed in strategic locations ot lift the cheeks. It does not do much for the loose skin or jowls unless you make the face a marshmallow. I like to combine fillers and facelifts to give a natural result.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Liquid Face Lift with Unknown Material

Dear face lift patient from Singapore, In Singapore they may use filler materials that are not FDA approved and US surgeons many not be familiar with it. Talk to your doctor and ask what exact material he is planning to inject and get a second opinion. Do not fall for catchy names. With unknown or unapproved material you many end up with a sad face, rather a happy one.

Kevin Sadati, DO
Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

Suture-free Injecable Facelift

Facial volume decreases as part of the aging process. Some surgeons recommend fat grafting to restore a more youthful appearance rather than doing an invasive facelift procedure. If your surgeon suggests this approach make sure he/she is experienced in this approach and ask for pictures of long term results. Botox is also used to limit muscle contraction which causes unwanted facial wrinkles

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Fillers and injections can not tighten skin like a face lift

A good face lift is designed to rejuvenate the lower face and neck. It does so by tightening the deep layers and removing the excess skin. Obviously, injecting something into the skin will not remove any skin or tighten the deep layers. This procedure will not replace a face lift but depending on your needs may rejuvenate you in a different way. Generally, procedures with quirky names like "Happy Lift" are usually promising more than they will... more

Parham Ganchi, MD
Wayne Plastic Surgeon

Watch out when you hear catchy names like "happy lift,life style lift...."

The best way to learn about new procedure is from board certified plastic surgeons or plastic surgery society web site. In general we do not go to the public if we come up with a new treatment. The proper way is to present in the meetings,publish the data and teach other surgeons so they can reproduce the same results. I always worry about a new technique that has a great name with no publications to back it up.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

A facelift is a facelift, with clever brands names you don't know

It is difficult to tell from your description exactly what it is the doctor has recommended. It may be injectable fillers, which can be helpful but aren't an alternative to a facelift. It may be some sort of threadlift in which the sutures are inserted without any external incisions, but this is not very commonly done anymore because the results were so disappointing. Or it could be a chemical peel. Regardless of what it is, the only thing that gives facelift results is a facelift.... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

baxterplasticsurgery.com

I think you need to be concerned about what precisely the doctor is using.

Dear Ash Be cautious about propriety treatments. By this I mean, nonstandard treatments that the doctor has cooked up in his office. Most legitimate treatments are published and widely used by a variety of physicians and surgeons. When they are not, it is hard to know if what you are getting is safe and effective. Yes liquid facelifts are now very common and use standard fillers and BOTOX or Dysport to achieve their results. However, some enterprising... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Suture-free injectable facelift

Suture Free = Short lasting. The only long lasting fillers/regenerators are Fat, Silicone, PMMA, Artefill, and Selphyl (The Vampire Lift). Checks these out. From MIAMI Dr. B

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Liquid facelifts

There are many times a very minor of facelift effect can be achieved with Botox and fillers. These are called "liquid facelifts." The are temporary and you need to repeat them or eventually ahve surgery. The injections in the US don't cause problems but I don't know what material your doctor is planning to use.