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How Long Can I Expect Smart Lift Results to Last?

asked 3 years ago by vmlico in Princeton, NJ
Latest answer by Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS
Question viewed 6,285 times
Tags: last, technique

13 answers to How Long Can I Expect Smart Lift Results to Last?

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Branded mini lifts

Many branded mini lifts exist with snazzy names. They generally share several features: incisions of a real facelift, with less pulling and deep restructuring. Local anesthesia. Inexpensive price. Usually they are tied to a marketing campaign for which the doctor pays a fee to belong. Doctors are not chosen by reputation or stature in the community. They are chosen by a willingness to be associated with an advertising campaign. A close look at the feedback reports on this website from... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

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Mini lifts give mini results for a mini length of time

Consider what you are interested in to be the same as a Lifestyle lift and look at the column to the right and read the many unhappy reviews. Until a patient is ready for a proper facelift by a real plastic surgeon, they would be better served using fillers, Botox and skin care. The practitioners of these named or branded lifts are rarely real plastic surgeons and pay the company for the right to "sell" a mini lift to you. Be ware of this practice please!!
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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"Smart Lift" longevity: we don't really know

The Smart Lift utilizes laser for the elevation and theoretical tightening of the skin in combination with suture techniques to elevate sagging tissues. Whether the theorized advantages (better skin tightening for using the laser in a certain way) prove to be so is not yet proven by sufficient clinical research. The procedure has not yet been in enough patients, by enough different surgeons, with long enough post-op observations to give you a good answer about longevity (or its... more
Paul C. Zwiebel, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon
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SmartLift is not a minilift

A SmartLift is not a minilift, and because it is a very new procedure, the term is being lumped into the minilift category. Dr. Gentile was the first to introduce this, and it utilizes subcutaneous laser to assist in elevating the skin. It is basically a laser assisted lift, and one of the major benefits is added skin tightening as you heal.
Edmon Pierre Khoury, MD

Dubai Facial Plastic Surgeon
+2

Smart lift longevity

A smart lift is a brand name operation. This usually includes a mini-lift of some sort not necessarily being performed by a plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon. They probably won;t last as long as a "true" facelift. Just make sure your surgeon is board certified in facial plastic surgery or plastic surgery. Sometimes, there are general surgeons, and other non-core physicians doing these operations. Perhaps, some may be competent to do this, but they do not have the same... more
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
+1

Duration of a Smart Lift

Smart Lifts is a very broad term and can encompass a number of techniques including a mini lift, a segmental lift, or a laser assisted facelift. Each procedure has a different expected duration. If the procedure works on the SMAS in the same way as a traditional facelift then it will last as long as a traditional facelift. If not, then the duration will be less.
Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS

West Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
+1

Your surgeon is right that tenderness after facelift

Your surgeon is right that tenderness after facelift can occur and is normally due to the nerves growing back. However, these long after surgery most of the tenderness should have settled in most cases. Unfortunately, this problem is difficult to treat and it maybe sensible to have a consultation with another surgeon to get a second opinion as to the best way forward for you and whether anything can be done to improve the sensation in your face. I wish you the best of luck... more
Adrian Richards, MD

London Plastic Surgeon
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Lifts last because of the surgeon, and are less likely to last if BRANDED

Be wary of branded face lifts.  The sexy sounding lifts like thread lifts, etc are less likely to truly stand the test of time.  Ask your surgeon what they are planning to do, and ask to see pre/post operative pics and ask for references.  I find patients flocking to these gimmicky, marketed procedures because they are cheaper.  When you actually add up the costs, they are marginally cheaper than a real surgical procedure and offer minimal results!
Raghu Athre, MD

Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.athresurgical.com

+1

Smartlift can last many years.

The smartlift procedure used in combination with the facelift procedure can last 10+ years depending on the technique and age of the patient.  Smartlifting as a single procedure for neck and jowls in the fourty year-old can last 3-5 years. 
David A. F. Ellis, MD

Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon
+1

Don't Rely on the Procedure Name, Rely on the Surgeon

Beware of branded Facelift names.  The really critical thing to understand is that the Surgeon is the rate limiting step.  Skill is not transferable from Surgeon to surgeon.  I am not specifically aware of what a SmartLift is, but I am also unaware of any measurable breakthrough with this procedure.  I would refer to Dr. Diamond's comments as good advice regarding the world of the "branded lift".
Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drprendiville.com

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Smart lift facelift results

There are many different terms for facelifts and a general rule of thumb is, " the more sexy or gimmicky the name, the less valid the procedure" as we have seen with the Lifestyle lift, the thread lift, the s-lift, the weekend Facelift, the 2 stitch Facelift etc. etc. etc. The time tested and effective Facelift techniques don't require catchy names.  When a doctor or clinic is trying to promote themselves they need to add a catchy name to a procedure otherwise they... more
Jason B. Diamond, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
+1

Smart lift

Smart lift, life style face lift, thread lift and many other names added in front of the face lift to market and decieve people. There are either a full SMAS face lift or a MINI FACE LIFT. Everything else, beware.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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LaserSmartLift is a Proprietary Procedure and is long lasting

The term "smart lift" is used by several physicians to describe their particular preference for a "mini-lift" and if you have researched their procedure you should ask them regarding patient satisfacion and longevity. In 2007 we developed a proprietary procedure that involves an entirely new application of technology to perfom facelifting procedures. The SmartLifting technique is quite new and although Dr. Wallach is aware of it as it was reviewed in Elle magazine... more
Richard Gentile, MD

Cleveland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.org

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