Is Lifestyle Lift the same as Contour Thread Lift?

The contour thread lift uses barbed sutures through small needle punctures in the skin to tighten the face. It enjoyed initial popularity but was rapidly exposed as not meeting expectations. The company has since removed the contour threads from the market because it lacked any efficacy. The lifestyle lift is... more

The lifestyle lift and the contour thread lift are not the same thing. The lifestyle lift is a branded mini face lift done with local anesthesia (not by me). The contour lift was done by threading a long barbed suture under the skin.

There is no textbook are scientific articles which describes exactly what the Lifestyle Lift is and therefore it is very difficult to describe what this procedure entails. Let me give you an analogy, it would be similar to asking why Brand name products don't  taste the same as home made... more