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What is the Difference Between a Lifestyle Lift and a Mini Lift?
What is the difference between the "Lifestyle Lift" and a regular "mini face lift" of the bottom half of your face?
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clp1988
in Chattanooga, TN
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The More Advanced the Aging Changes, the More Extensive the Procedure Needs to Be
There are three assumptions you can safely make in Facial Plastic Surgery:
1) The more advanced the aging changes are, the more extensive your procedure needs to be.
2) Not all surgeons are equal. As I was told in my training, " There is no such thing as a minor procedure; there are however, minor surgeons".
3) Always see a Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon or Board Certified Plastic Surgeon when considering a facelift, and get a second opinion.
Lifestyle Lift is a very...
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Stay away from both of them.
Hi! I like Dr. Freund's answer about the Lifestyle Lift. It is an embarrassing gimmick.
A "mini lift" can mean several different things, but, at best, it will give you partial, short term improvement. I don't do it.
Today, we have several good ways of making people look younger and fresher without surgery (Botox, fillers, Thermage, lasers, etc.).
When you get to the point when only surgery will help, then I recommend a REAL facelift (which can be done with a short scar). What...
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You get what you pay for with limited incision procedures
Unfortunately there are a number of terms to describe surgical procedures to rejuvenate the face. Some of these terms refer to actual surgical procedures and some of these terms are used solely for marking purposes. This is especially true of the procedures such as The Lifestyle Lift. This is a heavily marketed procedure which is performed in different areas of the country most often by physicians who are specifically not board certified plastic surgeons.
Some minimally invasive or limited...
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Lifestyle Lift vs Mini Facelift
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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...
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Lifestyle lift is a flawed technique
Lifestyle lift is the latest incarnation of the original skin-only facelift, first performed in 1904. This technique was abandoned shortly thereafter because it caused unsatisfactory scarring, ear displacement and short-lived results.
The latest technique is no different except that those performing the technique should know better.
The mini-lift suggests some fraction of a full facelift. This is great because not everyone needs a full facelift with the resultant swelling. However,...
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A Lifestyle lift is a Mini Face Lift under local anesthesia
Lifestyle lift is simply a trademark name for a face lift done under local anesthesia, usually a mini type but also it can be a little more extensive. Lifestyle lift is not a new type of face lift surgery it is just a company that hires doctors to perform face lifts under local anesthesia, and they do a lot of PR, advertising and marketing to promote their brand. This is branding not a revolutionary new procedure.
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Mini face lift vs. Lifestyle Lift
The term mini-lift is nebulous, but is often used either to mean a facelift for the upper face alone, for the neck and lower face alone, or for a minimal skin-only facelift.
The Lifestyle lift, according to its practitioners, and the post-LSL patients I have seen, involves the incisions of a full facelift, minimal undermining with no SMAS work. No SMAS work means all the volume that has descended down and rests on the jowls stays there.
The loose neck muscles stay the way they are. Most...
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The lifestyle lift is a version of a mini-lift
This is a difficult question to answer because there are so many variables.
For one, each plastic surgeon has his own opinion of what a mini-lift entails. For some, it is a limited scar. For others it implies limited skin undermining. For others, a mini-facelift is a skin only operation and for others the deep tissues (SMAS) are lifted.
It is my understanding that the Lifestyle lift doctors all do their own variation of the procedure as well. I only know one of these physicians...
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Factual Comparison of Lifestyle Lift and mini lift
Hello in Chattanooga,
Having performed hundreds of Lifestyle Lifts and mini-lifts in the past I hope I can answer your question in a clear and factual manner.
"Mini-lift" on the whole implies a surgical procedure meant to address mild aging changes seen in the lower third of the face. The tag "mini" refers to the use of smaller incisions (ie. in front of the ear only, along the sideburn only or in back of the ear only ) as well as its application to address...
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Big difference between a Lifestyle lift and mini face lift (especially in longevity of results)
The "lifestyle lift" uses the same incisions as a mini-lift, but uses sutures only to achieve the "lift". The lifestyle lift may only last by some reports as little as 18 months to 3 years, but it costs a lot!
The mini-lift uses the same incision, and usually achieves the lifting by elevating and supporting the deeper structures (SMAS).
Recovery time, swelling, bruising, etc., are not significantly different, from my opinion.
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Lifestyle Lift vs. Mini lift
A Lifestyle Lift is essentially the same type of procedure as a mini lift. There are many terms to describe facial lifting procedures such as a S-Lift, Mini-Lift, Quick Lift, Full Facelift, Laser Facelift, Lunchtime Lift. Some of these are actual surgical procedures and many are just marketing names with no actual textbook description of the procedures. These names are dreamed up by public relations companies in an effort to market a procedure. Essentially the Lifestyle lift falls in this...
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Lifestyle lift and mini lift are marketing terms, not defined procedures
What you have to understand is that these are marketing terms and not defined surgical procedures.
The lifestyle lift is performed by different surgeons in different locations and as far as I know there is no textbook that defines the procedure. Most of the patients are "screened" by a nurse or health care personnel and I frequently hear that patients do not meet the doctor until the day of surgery. This may explain the low (60%)satisfaction rates reported in the "Was it...
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What's the difference between a mini lift and Lifestyle Lift? Not much!
A Lifestyle Lift is a mini-facelift that is performed in an office setting using minimal sedation and local anesthesia. It was designed to provide men and women who would not have been able to afford facial rejuvenation surgery, or were scared of general anesthesia, a way to help improve their appearance.
A good surgeon will tell you that there is no standardized facelift and the Lifestyle Lift is no different. The important thing to remember is that the technique is not as important as...
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These are fundamentally the same thing. One is a heavily...
These are fundamentally the same thing. One is a heavily marketed "name" and the other is a generic term for some sort of minimalistic facelift.
There is no standard facelift procedure and each doctor does it differently but these are basically the same thing. Remember that a mini lift will give a mini result that lasts a mini length of time and sometimes with very poor scars because of tension put on the skin.
Please evaluate your goals and expectations for the changes you would...
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Difference between a lifestyle lift and mini facelift
The Lifestyle Lift is an operation that changes depending upon the surgeon doing it. However, it promises a lot of things that may not always be delivered. The LSL is usually a form of a mini facelift. The main difference you may see in techniques is what is done to firm up the tissue underneath the skin in your cheeks. You should be sure to do a LOT of research before going in for a Lifestyle Lift. Notice there is only a 51% approval rating here in RealSelf.
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Lifestyle Lift is a franchised procedure often done by non surgeons
Lifestyle Lift is a business model franchised to physicians. It is unclear to most Board Certified Plastic Surgeons what the procedure actually entails as the company probably has financial reasons to not make their procedure easily known. There are few, if any surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery who do this procedure. The Lifestyle procedure is heavily marketed to the public, but you should know that the attorney general of New York State sued...
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Lifestye lift and mini facelift differences
The lifestyle lift is a trademark that refers to a lower third facelift. It is not really a mini facelift. The marketing that is done effectively draws people to the procedure by referring to it or inferring that it is a minimally invasive procedure.
In reality, the lifestyle lift s a lower third facelift that addresses jowling and laxity in the neck (turkey neck) appearance. It usually involves what is referred to as an imbrication or plication technique. These techniques anchor the...
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A lifetstyle lift is a brand name given to a limited...
A lifetstyle lift is a brand name given to a limited scar facelift and a small excision of tissue below the skin.
A minilift is similar but not necessarily the same operation. Mini-lift usually refers to a limited scar face lift and isolated treatment of the lower 1/3 of the face( jowls) and/or neck.
Remember, it is the quality of the surgeon and not the quality of the name of the operation which gives the quality result. This operation is usually indicated for younger patients...
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Lifestyle Lift Cheek Surgery - Mini-Lift Without Anesthesia
Lifestyle Lift is a corporate brand that pays physicians to perform a variety of procedures on the face and neck. There is no single 'Lifesyle Lift,' rather it is a continum of procedures based on patient needs and desires.
A minilift usually addresses changes to the cheek and to a minor extent the neck. Lifestyle Lift corporation has a procedure on their menu that addresses the same issues and their surgical procedure is essentially the same as the minilift...
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Mini facelif
There are so many different names for various facelifts. Most of them share more similarities than differences. Marketing is used to try to make one facelift sound more appealing than another, whether it is touted to be faster, easier to recover, more natural, you name it. Then all share the same fundamental steps, namely, incisions around the ears and the muscle and skin tightened. Best advice I can give you? Make your choice based on the specific surgeon and...
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Not much in the name
Lifestyle lift and mini lift do not refer to specific procedures, so unfortunately there is not much information in the name. Typically, both a lifestyle lift and a mini lift refer to a facelift that has been modified to have less scars, less surgery and quicker healing time. Naturally, this is sometimes done at the expense of a better and longer lasting surgical result.
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Lifestyle Lift vs. Mini LIft
Mini-lift" is a surgical procedure that addresses mild aging changes usually seen in the lower third of the face. The term "mini" refers to the use of smaller incisions. A Lifestyle Lift is essentially the same type of procedure as a mini lift but has been termed "Lifestyle Lift" and marketed as such. Neither procedure goes beyond the muscle layer of the face and both procedures are considered temporary, in that the results usually last about 18 months to 3 years.
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Mini facelift or lifestyle lift
Don't be fooled by marketing.
Facelift results are directly related to the effort that goes into attaining them.
A "Lifestyle Lift" is a 100 year old procedure - a skin-only facelift - that has been rebranded and sold as something new.
Plastic surgeons have abandoned the skin-only facelift because of the well-documented problems with scarring, postoperative deformities, and the lack of longevity (try finding lifestyle lift photos further out than 1-2 years).
For the best...
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A Lifestyle Lift is a mini-lift.
A Lifestyle Lift is a mini-lift. The definition of a mini-lift is a shorter dissection procedure. Traditional “old type” facelifts dissect all along the face, outward towards the cheekbones and the nasolabial fold laugh lines. This is called an extended lift and there are individuals that still utilize this technique today. But a mini-lift only dissects a short degree, perhaps to 3 to 5-cm outward and downward from the ear. The shorter the dissection the less surgery...
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Mini vs lifestyle
A minilift is a facelift procedure custom tailored to a younger woman with minimal to moderate changes of aging usually performed by a trained plastic surgeon under anaesthesia.. A lifestyle lift is a proprietary standard operation performed the same way on younger and older women by doctors who work for the lifestyle company who are generally not plastic surgeons. And it takes much longer than an hour as promised in most cases.
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LifeStyle Lift is a type of Mini-Lift
The LifeStyle Lift is a proprietary trademarked and heavily branded type of mini lift. They literally spend tens of millions of dollars annually to market their brand. It is a mini-lift under my reasoning that it is focused on the lower face, does not need general anesthesia, and has abbreviated incisions in comparison to a traditional facelift. But then again there are lots of mini-lifts that offer similar claims.
The mini-lifts may be tough to choose from because of all the...
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Lifestyle lift vs mini facelift
A lifestyle lift is not a specific procedure. It is a marketing gimmick that is meant to funnel patients to specific "lifestyle lift surgeon." The marketing is usually aimed at patients seeking a cheaper and faster recovery through operations under local anesthesia. It is very difficult to get any long lasting natural results through any short procedure. In fact a skin only operation to tighten the skin can result in a very unnatural appearance long term...
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Lifestyle Lift vs. Mini Lift - It's all in a name.
The Lifestyle lift was a marketing label by a group of facial plastic surgeons who were advertising an affordable mini lift procedure in order to appeal to the larger public. The procedures are very similar although there are some subtle differences and variations depending upon the surgeon.
The mini lift was developed for (and is appropriate for) the patient who has mainly facial skin laxity and not as much neck laxity. These tend to be, but are not always, younger patients. The...
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