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What is a One-hour Facelift?

I've heard about a "one hour face lift" but I don't know how effective it is or what it involves...is it surgery? What sort of facelift is this and is it as good as a "traditional" facelift?

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Takes an hour, results look like you took 15 minutes

You can read the blogs about threadlifts... 14% satisfaction before it was taken off the charts. Suspension sutures in the face cut through like butter; the body simply remodels around the sutures, and the patients watch as their results slip away. It is better to save up for a real facelift with a skilled, board certified plastic surgeon if you are interested in long term permanent results. For temporary fixes that have a low complication rate, you may want to consider fillers (hyaluronic... more

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Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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Look for a plastic surgeon who will customize a surgical plan for you

I believe it is not how fast I can do surgery, but how good I can make it that is important. 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 patients payment and then rush through the 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 well-being. One size fits all... more

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Michael Law, MD

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Unfortunately there is not a single 'facelift' and...

Unfortunately there is not a single 'facelift' and consequently, there is not just one 'one hour facelift'. Facelifts exist on a continuum from a mini facelift to more classic facelifts and the deep plane facelift. When speaking of facelifts, it is important to remember that the classic 'facelift' refers to a lower facelift aimed at helping the jowl and possibly the neck area. A mini facelift is often performed in one to two hours and can often be performed using local anesthesia. It is... more

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D.J. Verret, MD

Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

A one hour facelift

" I can do that facelift in one hour" is like, " I can name that tune in three notes". A one hour facelift is a joke. It is truly a marketing tool and no respectable plastic surgeon would ever use such a term. Be very wary of such a ploy and seek out several consults from qualified, board certified surgeons. All the best, Tal Raine MD FACS

Talmage J. Raine, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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One Hour Facelift is a marketing term

A "one hour facelift" is purely a marketing term. Usually a "one hour facelift" gives you only a one hour result. Nobody can do a facelift in one hour and do it well and with any degree of accuracy or predictable results!

Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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They must be a better surgeon than I am...

Wow! A facelift in an hour. I can't do that. Please let me know how someone can achieve a beautiful, long lasting, naturally looking facelift in one hour. Most skilled plastic surgeons will take approximately 2 to 6 hours to perform a lower facelift and then add some more time if you are adding a brow lift and blepharoplasty. Be careful!

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Sanjay Grover MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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"1 hour facelift" may be problematic

Having performed facial surgery for 17 years, I can tell you with certainty there is no such thing as a 1 hour Facelift. Even short incision Minilft procedures, where the SMAS muscle is tightened, take 2 1/2 hours in my hands. I would personally not be comfortable having a procedure based on time as a selling point. These are typically marketed as Lifestyle Lifts and are associated with a significant dissatisfaction index. Caution. Dr. G.

Edward J. Gross, MD

Orlando Facial Plastic Surgeon

One Hour Facelift

I would think that the quality of the result is infinitely more important than the time it takes (within reason and safety), in considering something so important as a Facelift. Short cuts may be just that and produce the kind of results that may fall short or be short lived. See a good surgeon, well trained and well versed in a variety of techniques who can help you determine the best option for you.

Paul C. Zwiebel, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

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One hour face lift be careful

Some time I feel bad for patients today because with all the marketing and media involvement in everything that concerns plastic surgery the public is totally confused. There is no questions that a lesser procedure with a faster recovery is appealing to everyone. So a lot of lesser surgeons or even non surgeons are exploiting it for their own benefit. There is a lot of quackery out there. You need to do your home work and always get a consultation with a real plastic surgeon when it... more

Farhad Rafizadeh, MD

Morristown Plastic Surgeon

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One Hour Facelift

There are many very appealing sounding procedures out there. Great for marketing. But the bottom line is, less is less and more is more. You cannot expect to get more for less. If you think a one hour facelift without any downtime, bruising or discomfort can give you results comparable to a 'real' facelift, then you will be very disappointed. Look at the one hour facelift before and after pictures, and look at many, not only the best looking outcomes. more

Martin Jugenburg, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon

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One hour facelifts, worth it?

This is a common question. Lots of patients get charmed by the promise of a one hour procedure magically providing the same result as a much longer, more thorough procedure. While some patients will do well with the limited operation most patients require a bit more to get the best results. The "One hour facelift" is almost always some form of a mini-facelift. In another post I talk about the differences in detail. I'll be brief here. The mini-facelift or "one hour... more

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Adam Rubinstein, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

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One hour facelift

A one hour facelift is a technique that involves an incision in front of your ear preceded by the collection of your money (a bargain compared to real techniques in plastic surgery). It will give you a result that looks synthetic and will cost thousands to repair once the swelling goes away, but by that time you may have already referred your friends whom will all be comparing their nicely swollen results that seems to have made a nice difference in the first week after surgery.Google... more

Ricardo A. Meade, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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What is a one-hour facelift?

The "ONE HOUR" Facelift is closely related to the "LunchTime", "Quick", ""Day", "Thread", "Lifestyle", "Liquid", "Nonsurgical" and Mini" face lifts. I am sure that as more frustrated physicians quit practicing what they were trained to do (Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Gynecology, ER Medicine etc), they will add even more "innovative" techniques. The "ONE HOUR",... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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Not a proponent of the "one hour face lift" for my patients

I am not a proponent of the "quick lift" or "thread lift" facelift methods for my patients. Usually there is simply more that needs to be done than can be rushed through in an hour, and if your surgeon doesn’t do the full procedure, then you certainly don't get the full result. Also the long terms results are not as beneficial as the modern day, or SMAS facelift. Patients deserve the very best for themselves, and making the decision to undergo a surgical procedure... more

Scott W. Mosser, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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One hour facelift is another marketing gimmick

There are countless marketing gimmicks to entice patients by promising various surgical treatment as "lunch time nose job, one hour facelift, etc." A real facelift operation which includes not only skin removal but also suspension of deeper facial structures will take more than an hour, even in the hands of the fastest surgeon. So a promised one hour operation must omit some steps involved in the surgery. Most likely, only skin is removed without suspending the deeper structures.... more

Maurice M. Khosh, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

A one hour facelift is not really a facelift

A one hour facelift is not really a facelift. A true facelift involves elevating or lifting the soft tissues of the neck, jowls, midface and temple regions. It is impossible to adequately lift and suspend all of those areas in an hour or less. A one hour lift is a quick procedure that only minimally lifts those areas typically with a limited number of stitches through small incisions. The duration of improvement is significantly less and is better suited to people who only have minimal... more

Scott Trimas, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

The Emporer's New Clothes.... With a Twist

The results offered by branded, heavily marketed, "one hour" procedure "magic lifts" are reminiscent of this old story. When a patient has indications for a facelift (jowls, mid facial descent, obliquity in the neck), one hour is simply not enough..... ......you can take it to the bank! The fact remains that when any facelift type procedure (branded or otherwise) is performed in only one hour, there are two plausibe scenarios: a) the patient didn't need a facelift to... more

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Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

One-hour facelifts offer limited improvement

One hour face lifts will offer limited improvement and you should be aware of this prior to doing this type of procedure. If you are okay with this, it could be a great way to give you some more youth and avoid a much bigger procedure. You just have to be realistic. Significant results from a facelift takes time and an hour is just too little time to get all that needs to be done to get the specific improvement in the desired areas. Talking it over with your doctor is the best thing to do... more

Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

It's the one you don't want

Nothing of any significance can be accomplished to rejuvenate your face in a "one-hour facelift." This would be a very small minilift that would have extremely little benefit to offer you and would last for a very short time. Look carefully at the qualifications of the doctor offering this and you will quite probably find that they are not a real plastic surgeon.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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If the surgery takes one hour, ask your surgeon how long the results will last

A one hour facelift, a lunch time facelift, a mini-facelift are all terms that are attractive to the consumer. Everyone wants to maximize results while minimizing down time. However, what can be accomplished in one hour is usually very limited and I would urge you to ask what you will look like in 6 months. The answer is likely that the results of a one hour "facelift" will not last very long at all. Beware of marketing gimmicks that aim at bringing you into an office. Many... more

Francisco Canales, MD

Santa Rosa Plastic Surgeon

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A one hour face lift is essentially a mini lift that...

A one hour face lift is essentially a mini lift that simply tightens facial skin. Muscles are not tightened nor is there fat sculpting of the neck. A comprehensive facial rejuvenation cannot be accomplished with a one-hour surgery.

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William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

A one-hour facelift refers to a minimal incision,...

A one-hour facelift refers to a minimal incision, minimal dissection facelift designed to address early aging changes: slight jowling, early neck sag, etc. It can be performed under local anesthesia in an office setting. Recovery times vary from 5-10 days. Results will last a variable amount of time. Those with excess sun damage, poor genetics of aging, and a history of smoking, on average, will re-age faster. This facelift can be combined with other procedures to produce a natural... more

Manish H. Shah, MD

Denver Plastic Surgeon

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Less is not always more

Less is not always more. For a facelift patient to be able to be done in one hour, the surgery would have to be minimal. Minimal surgery tends to mean minimal results and short term gain.

David W. Kim, MD

Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

One hour facelift??

There is advertising driven procedure names (aka gimic surgery) and there are real treatment plans. Please visit with a board certified plastic surgeon to really learn more about your options.

C. Bob Basu, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

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Marketing terms and a facelift

It used to be that advertising in plastic surgery, or medicine in general, was not the norm. Now of days, there are so many "cosmetic" surgeons who have approached these procedures without formal plastic surgery training, that they tend to use marketing, advertising and catchy names to try to promote business. The length of time that a procedure takes is dependent on a frank and honest discussion with your plastic surgeon about your goals and expectations. ... more