What Type of Mini Lift is Safer and More Effective?

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... more

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... more

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.

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... more

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.

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... more

These are marketing terms meant to imply that you can still obtain "full" facelift results with "mini" incisions or invasiveness, or with some "special sauce" facelift that uses a short(er) incision and somehow heals faster (because it takes less time to perform!) Let's pose an example that might help illustrate how you should think about your question. Let's say you are building a home for yourself and you have a pretty good idea of exactly... more

Catchy names for facelift procedures are used a lot in marketing.  I suggest finding a surgeon you know and trust from word of mouth, reputation, previous patients and results, etc. and asking him or her what they could do for you.  It's the surgeon's experience and skill that matters, more than the catchy name applied to the surgery.

You have seen this stated over and over again on this website, but I'll join in the chorus - Please beware of the branded, marketed mini facelift procedures.  They tend to have a very low rate of patient satisfaction.  This is not because mini facelifts are not effective.  If they are utilized for the correct patient (the appropriate type of anatomy and the appropriate expectations) and if it is performed with technical expertise, the mini facelift can be an... more

The Quicklift and Lifestyle Lift, as stated by many of my colleagues, are just a marketing term. The most effective procedure for a particular patient is the one that addresses the physical changes present and their desired goals and expectations. During a consultation, I go over in detail about the differences between each facelift. In simple terms, a minilift is for younger patients with early jowls and neck laxity. A regular facelift addresses more severe jowls, deeper facial creases,... more

 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.

Branded procedures are gimmicks to get you to the door, mostly by physicians not trained to do a face lift, call them WANNABE Plastic Surgeons See a BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON discuss your concers and options then decide. Facial rejuvanation require expertise in all aspects and procedures available in the armamantarium of the plastic surgeon

French surgeons in the 30's began with lifts that resembled the current various "mini-lifts". Unfortunately, less is always less both in terms of durability, effectiveness, and artistry. All the advances in facelifting have come from properly doing more to create durability, effectiveness, and artistry. Fortunately, doing the right operation typically can be done through the same incisions as the "brand name" and generic lifts. Its not the "doorway" that... more