As a certified Y Lift provider who has greater than 20 years of injection experience I can honestly say I feel the Y Lift is totally worth it. And my patients feelthe same way as well. The technique is what makes the Y Lift different than a simple liquid facelift. It really takes into account your particular circumstances of facial aging and helps to restore youth in a very positive way. The cost does vary somewhat depending upon exactly what you need but the great thing about it is it can be done in portions as well as all at once. I thought I knew all there was about injectables and methods of injecting until I trained with Dr Trokel and realized there was much more to consider for my patients. Don't be discouraged by naysayers who think they know it all, remember, at one time the greatest minds in the world thought the earth was flat!
Thank you for your question. I can certainly give yousome guidance with regard to your question. 'm a Board-certified cosmeticsurgeon, a Fellowship-trained oculofacial plastic surgeon, and a certified YLift® provider.I was the first physician to be educated and trained in the Y Lift® method, by the inventor of Y Lift® himself.I’ve always been skeptical ofnon-surgeons who claim to be able to perform Liquid Facelifts using Botox andinjectables, and injecting them into the soft tissue in order to correct thevolume loss and achieve the look of a facelift. This is not reallY Lift® ing, but simply addingvolume into skin. When you think about a facelift, the intention of theprocedure is not just to verticallY Lift® , but it's also to create definition and angularityto the face.The Y Lift® is aremarkable procedure that truly fills in a very important void when it comes toaddressing facial aging issues. First and foremost, the Y Lift® is not a surgery, or a surgical procedure. TheY Lift® makes used of injectable hyaluronic acidfillers, such as Juvederm and Voluma, in a method called structural volumizing.The fillers are inject at a deeper level, below the facial muscles and abovethe facial bones. This area offers more strength and support, as opposed toplacing the filler in the soft tissue. Treatment areas and goals include improvement of thejawline, the cheekbones, the vertical part of the jawbone, and the chin. With afull procedure, it can have the overall effect of looking like a facelift.Though there is still some skepticism regarding this procedure, and manybelieve that the before and after photos they see are manipulated. I can tellyou, based on firsthand experience, that this is not true.The price of a Y Lift® proceduredepends on several factors. If you were to have a full Y Lift® , it includes the cheeks,jaw and chin. You may also have the Y Lift® concept in specific areas, so you won't need the whole procedure. You may be concerned about theamount of fillers used, but if you look at the before and after photos, thepatients do not look pillowy because we do structural volumizing deep in theface, and not soft tissue volumizing in the superficial layers of the skin.Keep in mind as well that not all people who come fora Y Lift® consultation will be advised to do the wholeface. The Y Lift® , inso many ways, is also a method which really allows someone like myself toprovide solutions for segments of the face. For example, for patients who havedefined jawlines, and only need more cheek volume, we can limit the procedureto the cheek area alone will need less filler material than a full procedure.I would recommend that you meet with Y Lift® specialist and learn about whether or not theprocedure is right for you. Get an estimation of the number of syringes neededfor your procedure, and the cost based on that. Be sure to do your research, asthere are only a handful of official Y Lift® providers inthe country. As far as longevity of the procedureis concerned, results can last up to 2 years, however, we do invite patients tocome back on a regular basis just to see if they need a little bit ofenhancement. Again, the Y Lift® really is aremarkable technique, but it’s all a matter of whether itis right for you.I hope that was helpful and I wish you the best ofluck!