Is There Such a Thing As a Non-surgical Face Lift?

What is usually involved in a "non-surgical" face lift?

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A non-surgical facelift is not a facelift at all

A non-surgical facelift is a misnomer. In reality, it is not a facelift at all at least in the conventional sense. It does not involve any skin removal or actual lifting. Rather it is a facial rejuvenation procedure that uses injectable fillers to plump up areas and some mild forms of skin tightening. It is best suited for younger patients who have early signs of facial aging. For patients with more advanced aging that has saggy neck and jowls, more conventional forms of facelifting... more

The needle wins for facial rejuvenation

Injections with Botox (or Dysport) and fillers (hyaluronic acids, Sculptra or Radiesse) can achieve surprisingly natural results without surgery in facial rejuvenation, especially when combined with nonsurgical tightening treatments such as Thermage. Softening wrinkles of facial expression with Botox or Dysport combined with filling folds and restoring sagging areas to lift jowls is very achievable by experienced physicians. Laser resurfacing such as Fraxel... more

Non-surgical facelift is not a Facelift

A "non-surgical Facelift" is not really a Facelift, but a marketing term used to describe facial rejuvenation with fillers and/or Botox. Fillers and Botox are wonderful tools in addressing specific aging changes, but do not achieve the same results as a Facelift. The general rule of thumb is that in a patient seeking facial rejuvenation, more extensive aging changes require more aggressive procedures in order to provide a significant result. Fillers and Botox... more

Non-surgical facelifts or "liquid facelifts"

A subtle non-surgical facelift can be achieved for the YOUNGER PATIENT WITH EARLY CHANGES by using a combination of Botox and voulme enhancement and wrinkle reduction with injectable fillers. The results are temporary but can by very nice in the properly selected patient. Patients who really need a real facelift but don't want one or who don't think they need one will not get very much from a liquid facelift.

Liquid Face lifts and/or the Non-surgical Face lift

A Liquid face lift or non-surgical face lift are popular names that refer to techniques using botulinum toxin (Dysport, etc), fillers (Restylane, Perlane, Prevelle Silk, Radiesse, Artefill, Aquamid, etc) and resurfacing modalities (IPL, Laser, radiofrequency). Using these interventions are realistic for accomplishing subtle and commonly temporary corrections. However, the mainstay of dramatic and sustainable correction remains surgery.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Non- Surgical Facelift

Two of the causes of facial aging are the loss of facial volume and the loss of skin texture and turgor. Non-surgical rejuvenation includes many techniques to address these problems Fillers such as Radiesse, Juvederm, or fat are used to increase volume and imrove contour. Skin care by our aesthetician and/or more aggressive treatments such as peels or laser resurfacing are used to improve skin quality. Botox injections help to reduce unwanted lines of animation. .

Richard W. Fleming, MD

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Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

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You can get some improvement

"Non-surgical facelift" is a term used to describe a series of treatments designed to improve the appearance of an aged face. It involves skin care, Botox, injectable fillers and volumizers (Restylane, Perlane, Juvaderm, Radiesse, and Sculptra),Lasers for skin tightening (Refirme, Titan, Thermage), and IPL for removal of pigment irregularity. The key to this is proper evaluation by your physician and understanding about the complexity of facial aging. A non-surgical approach may... more

It is a trendy term

Non-surgical face lift refers to the use of injectables in key places to lift the jowls and mouth corners, eyebrows, and cheeks, nasolabial folds. It is accomplished with Botox and injectable fillers combined for optimal results. Often, Titan, Thermage, Repair and Active/Deep FX are also added. While they will not give you the same result as facelift, in the right candidate in need of volume replacement, the effect can be even better.

Non surgical means fillers or fat

As you age your face not only sags, it loses volume... A volumizing filler like Radiesse or Sculptra may help this and can do a lot to restore volume. Fat transfer is another good alternative. These are often done in conjunction with a face lift, which tightens the skin and underlying tissues of your face.

Non-Surgical/Liquid Facelift Best When Combined with Laser

There are a lot of skin rejuvenation techniques today that don’t involve cutting. Facial fillers, Sculptra® in particular has been used effectively in revoluminizing the face with results that can give a lifting appearance. Other fillers can achieve similar results, but this does involve a significant volume to be injected into the face. This is what is typically meant by a non-surgical or “liquid facelift.” I also recommend that fillers be used in combination... more