Lifestyle Lift: Q&A
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How Long Do the Effects of a Lifestyle Lift Last?
A regular Facelift or separate procedures cost so much more, but I've been told that the effects last 5-10 years if you don't smoke, or experience weight changes. How long can I expect the effects of a Lifestyle Lift to last under similar conditions?
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FILIGREE1
in FLORIDA, USA
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Talk to Former Patients
Hello in Florida,
Very good answers to your question here.
I would also add that before you commit to any Facelift procedure you speak with former patients who have had it to learn from their experiences and get a sense of their overall satisfaction.
While it may be helpful to speak with Patients who are less than 6 months out from their procedure you will most likely not get an accurate idea of how long the procedure lasts.
It is best to speak with Patients who are at least 1 year out from...
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Lifestyle Lift Shelf Life
In some types of plastic surgery, the length of result is very difficult to quantify. Surgeries, like rhinoplasty and facial implants that change or replace hard structures (cartilage, bone, or implant) provide results that tend to be permanent. Surgeries that remove fat, such as liposuction and lower eyelid blepharoplasty, tend to also provide longer lasting results in the absence of significant weight gain. However, many other surgeries - such as brow lifts, face lifts, and midface lifts -...
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Facelift Durability
In my experience, I'v had patients come to me after having had this procedure who have been a bit disappointed by the durability of the effects, telling me that the results were not as dramatic as they had hoped.
I think that a standard facelift, performed properly by a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon can provide a wonderful, lasting result. Set up a consult or two with surgeons in your area with the proper credentials, look at some of their before and after pictures, and pick the...
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The Lifestyle lift is only a mini facelift and as such...
The Lifestyle lift is only a mini facelift and as such will give less of a result than a properly done facelift. The result also will typically last at the very best for 3 to 5 years. Some patients who have had this surgery feel that their result was gone after only a week! My recommedation is to save until the cost of a real facelift is acceptable and then go to the right surgeon. This is actually less expensive than doing a Lifestyle lift and having to do another surgery soon...
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How long does a Lifestyle Lift Last?
The results of a good facelift are long lasting. The results of a bad facelift are forever.
My time on the day of surgery will benefit my patients the rest of their lives. Personally, for me, it would be a soulless pursuit for my office to just collect the patient's payment and then rush through the a 'cookie cutter' procedure and obtain a mediocre result. The real joy is doing my very best knowling my patients and their families have trusted me with their faces and their...
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Do your research
I agree with previous posters that Lifestyle Lift is essentially a heavily marketed commodity that promises a "breakthrough." I agree that it is a breakthrough in marketing but definitely not a breakthrough in technique.
I encourage viewers of this website to view remarks made by patients with actual experience with Lifestyle Lift. I think that the remarks really speak for themselves. A quick procedure for a patient with major aging changes can be a recipe for an unhappy...
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Not all face lifts and Lifestyle lifts are the same
Not only do patient's heal differently but Lifestyle lifts are performed by different surgeons using different techniques.
Futhermore the Lifrestyle Lift was "invented" by Dr, Kent in 2001. So it has only been perfomed for 8 years. How can they tell you it lasts 5-10 years when it hasn't been around that long?
There is no way to predict how long it will last.
Using the message boards and blogs may be useful to you in this regard.
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Unfortunately, Lifestyle Lift effects last a long time
While the results of minilifts performed under tension can be fleeting, the scarring may not be. A quick visit to the LifeStyle Lift section of RealSelf.com shows that 60% of patients are unhappy with their LSL. The most common reasons cited were bad scarring and inadequate rejuvenation.
One of the reasons for dissatisfaction is that patients received scars of a full facelift, but only received results of a minilift. They thought they were getting a facelift for a bargain price. Instead,...
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Face Lift Marketing
I really don't see any new breakthroughs with the LSL procedure. In fact these techniques have been around for a long time - Minimal scar, suture plication of the SMAS and Platysma and Liposuction of the neck and jowl fat.
In my opinion, the problems with the LSL are as follows:
1, The Television Marketing campaign creates an unrealistic expectation for this type of operation.
2. Consistent use of before and after photographs with the neck extended in the after and flexed down in the...
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How long does the effects of a Lifestyle Lift last?
The important component of a Lifestyle Lift is tightening of the deeper structures of the face, the SMAS/fascia and muscle structures. This tightening provides a real improvement in the overall appearance, particularly in the neck and jowl area. It is impossible to attribute an exact time period to which you turn back the clock, however as a general rule Lifestyle Lift and/or facelift provide around eight to ten years loss of appearance of aging. It is true that standard facelift...
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