How is This Lifestyle Lift Carried Out?

I am considering the Lifestyle lift and would like to know how it is carried out?

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Lifestyle Lift is a Business

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... more

How is this Lifestyle lift carried out?

As a Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, I think that I can give you an idea of how this procedure is performed. The Lifestyle lift is a procedure that can be utilized to bring rejuvenation of the face for patients. Depending on the areas to be address (cheeks and/or neck) then the surgeon decides the techniques or procedures that he is going to utilize to reach his goal for the patient. Also, if it is necessary to add more procedures, he will discuss this with the patient. These... more

Lifestyle lift

What you have to understand is that this is a marketing term and not a defined surgical procedure. The lifestyle lift is performed by different surgeons in different locations, and as far as I know, there is no textbook that defines the procedure. Most of the patients are "screened" by a nurse or health care personnel and I frequently hear that patients do not meet the doctor until the day of surgery. This may explain the low (60%)satisfaction rates reported in the "Was it... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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How is a lifestyle lift performed

The lifestyle lift is a trademarked term. It generally refers to a lower facelift and neck lift that addresses jowling in the face and cheeks and laxity in the neck (turkey neck). There is nothing revolutionary about this procedure. It is typically performed using what is referred to as either SMAS imbrication or plication techniques. These are techniques for anchoring the muscle in the face. The procedure is usually done under local anesthetic in an office setting. There are several... more