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Results, Recovery, Incisions from Mini Facelift: What to Expect?
What do you think of the lifestyle lift or, for that matter, any minilift, if a person does not require a complete facelift? Is it lasting, and where are the incisions made? How long is the usual recovery time? Many thanks for your opinion.
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debra weintraub
in las vegas, NV
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Mini Facelifts Are Still A Facelift!
Mini facelifts are facelifts done under local anesthesia and still have the incisions around the ears and in our practice, are the same as a full facelift except just don't cover the upper cheek area. It does great for the jawline and neck with minimal downtime such as only a few days to 1 week off and is what most patients need and want for $6000-8500 rather than the full lift for $15-25,000. I take special pride in hiding and minimizing the incisions and making the 4 hr experience as...
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Thes so-called name brand facelifts that offer minimum...
Thes so-called name brand facelifts that offer minimum down time done in a dental chair under local anesthetic are not very good. They are great marketing tools to have patients come in.
A quality facelift, whether it is a full facelift or a short scar facelift done under adequate and safe anesthesia, will often give a better longer lasting result.
A professor of mine once said that "I can give you a caricature sketch-type facelift that will be very quick, and give you an OK result for...
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Mini Facelift - Recovery, Incisions, Expectations
Thank you for your question. In my practice a "Mini Facelift" usually has the following characteristics:
A Mini Facelift is typically done on younger individuals with cheek or midface aging who do not have jowls or neck sagging
Incisions are usually limited to the hairline on the temple and to varying degrees the front of the ear
The result should lift the cheek and midface and to a lesser extent the lower face
Recovery time is time for bruising and swelling to...
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Mini Lift = Mini Results
Mini Lift usually refers to a skin-only excision around the ear, with minimal or no undermining (surgical release of tissues to aid in repositioning).
The technique tightens the cheeks and jowls by creating a pull (tension) on the skin of the area without lifting or tightening the underlying support structures.
The advantages are a quick procedure with minimal or no recovery that will refresh one's appearance. The disadvantage is lack of longevity (a few months to a couple of...
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Can be the right answer....sometimes
The mini-lift is a fine operation if it is used in the RIGHT patient.
Any qualified surgeon should have the mini-lift as PART of their toolbox. The problem arises when the doctor has the mini-lift as their ONLY tool.
As many of the surgeons here have stated the issue is especially worrisome when the procedure is being marketed.
When I see a patient in my office that comes in looking for a mini-lift I can discuss this with them in the context of comparing it to a full Facelift.
So here are...
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Incisions from minlift
The incisions for a minilift are basically the same in the front of the ears as for a facelift. However the incision stops just behind the earlobe. Muscle and tissue are pulled up and repositioned. It improves the slightly sagging jawline and snugs up the skin on the face to just behind the earlobe. It will not improve the neck beyond about 1 to 1 1/2 inches down the neck.
Recovery is about 5 to 7 days. The results should last for 4 to 6 years depending on the elasticity of the...
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Mini facelift is a right operation for the right patient
As you can see, the doctors vary in their opinion in what a mini facelift will achieve. One reason for that is the patient: the results will be different for different patients. A younger (40's or 50's) patient who is thin, has good bone structure and some sagging skin will do great with a regular facelift, but will also do very well with a mini facelift with a long duration of the results.
The other reason is the doctor: all surgeons are not created equal, and some are just better at doing...
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Facial Rejuvenation - No two surgeries are alike
FACIAL REJUVENATION: no two surgeries are alike
I prefer the term 'facial rejuvenation' over the more antiquated term 'facelift', as many patients that I see who seek a more youthful and refreshed facial appearance undergo a set of surgical procedures very different from what would have been considered a 'facelift' twenty-five years ago.
The word 'rejuvenation' means, literally, 'to make young again'. In each individual, different facial...
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Expect mini results, almost the same down time.
Mini-lifts including the Lifestyle Lift offer minimal pulling through usually traditional facelift incisions. The downtime is slightly less than for an actual facelift. Many patients are very disappointed to learn that their mini-lifts had the same incisions as if they had a real facelift, but half the result or less. Because of the excessively tight closure of many minilifts (in an attempt to pull on tissues that are far away), the scars can be wide and unsightly. The results are...
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A mini facelift gives a mini result for a mini length of time
If you are young and are seeing early signs of facial aging, perhaps a mini facelift is adequate to treat your situation. Far too many patients, however, are tempted by the allure of a mini lift thinking it will give them the same result as a properly done facelift and that the results will last as long. This is simply not true.
The Lifestyle lift is a heavily marketed procedure trying to capture your interest with a clever name and promises that are frequently not delivered when you read...
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