Mini Lift: Q&A
Ask a QuestionWhat Type of Mini Lift is Safer and More Effective?
Quicklift or Lifestyle lift?
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weary
in Denver, CO
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Two branded Mini Lifts
You have chosen to compare two branded mini-lift procedures.
Mini-facelifts typically produce mini results with the incisions of a full facelift. They are marketed heavily with infomercials, beautiful before and after pictures. I have seen many branded minilift patients who had scars and results resembling nothing like the photographs on the advertisements.
The reviews on the procedure, particularly LSL, are scathing. Patients complain of fleeting results and bad scarring.
Why should the...
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Facial Rejuvenation - No two surgeries are exactly alike
Buyer beware: a number of ‘limited incision’ and ‘quick recovery’ facelift procedures are currently marketed to patients with names like “The Quicklift”, “The Lifestyle Lift”, “The Weekend Facelift”, “The S Lift”, “The MACS Lift”, etc. As with most things in life, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
In my opinion, the results of surgery are in direct proportion to the time and effort that the...
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For Mini Facelift Choose Surgeon not Brand Name Quicklift or Lifestyle Lift
Your result and your safety will depend on the skill and expertise of your surgeon. No Brand name that is heavily marketed can assure you of the skill, experience, reputation and expertise of each surgeon.
You need to evaluate the surgeon not the name of the procedure.
I recommend that you see a surgeon who is Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
I recommend that you consult more than one doctor.
I recommend that you ask the doctor to speak to other patients...
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What is in a name
Lifestyle lift and Quick Lift are marketing terms for different types of facelifts. It is easy to be confused about what type of facelift is best for you, especially when there are many advertised on infomercials like a lifestyle lift. These are basically mini-lift type procedures but they can vary between surgeons and locations. The fact that there are different types of facelifts offered should not be a deterent, I offer my patients different types of lifts so that they can...
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Lifestyle Lift, QuickLift: Marketing Not Technique
Lifestyle Lift, Quick Lift and many proprietary names for Facelift are for marketing purposes and do not describe a standardized or proprietary surgical technique.
The technique is surgeon-dependent, so ask your questions about expected results and recovery from the specific surgeon you are choosing.
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Not a fan of lifestyle lift or quick lift
Wow, I have to admit I was surprised and pleased to see the other physician answers to this question. I agree that they are both poor choices, and all the marketing around these branded techniques are not produced locally. Nor are the results depicted. I have had to correct or revise more of these lifts than I would like to admit. Bad scars, limited to no results. Find a facelift physician that can offer you personal results from their practice, with full discussion of the results...
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Facelifts and safety
A Quicklift and a Life style lift are marketing terms used to lure patients in for surgery. Some are done by board certified plastic surgeons or facial plastic surgeons and some are not. They often do not do much and the results are not very long lasting.
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What Type of Mini Lift is Safer and More Effective?
IMHO neither. Many mini face lifts do not have all the characteristics that IMHO any face lift must in order to be effective. Thes include:
An incision that is curved around the front of the ear enabling excess skin, of the face, to be removed.
Dissect, elevate and trim the underlying SMAS...not merely suspending it with sutures, threads or folding it upon itself.
Shape the cheeks by removing excess fat and cheek augmentation with fillers or cheek...
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Finding the best mini-facelift procedure
The Quicklift and the Lifestyle Lift are branded techniques, which have a lot of marketing behind them. The problem with these procedures is that they may (or may not) be done by surgeons who are not trained or board-certified as plastic surgeons or facial aesthetic surgeons. There are several articles and YouTube videos out there on the internet about the marketing and controversial nature of these procedures so I do recommend you research your options and the background of the...
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Quick Lift VS LIfestyle Lift?
Hopefully you will do your research on many sites and check surgeons references. If you peruse this REALSELF.com web site you will soon see that the the quoted satifaction rate for either lift is less than 50%!!!! That should give you plenty enough evidence on your own to see that neither of these franchised lifts enjoy any kind of physician or patient satisfaction for the long haul.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.
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