Which Mini-lift Best Treats Nasolabial Folds?

A mini lift, which has many diffent names. S lift, MACs lift , lifestyle lift. can modestly improve the jowl and neck. Improvement of the nasolabial fold however is best done by filling the depression. Fat, Fascia or commercial fillers are all helpfull in this regard. Perhaps in your case a combination of the two would be most helpfull. Good Luck

I recommend fillers to soften the nasolabial folds themselves and also lift around the mouth and cheeks to build underlying anatomical support. In our practice we combine Sculptra with other fillers "layered" on top and lasers, skin tightening treatments such as Thermage, Fractora, and Renuvion (J Plasma), thread lifting, and peels to get the most conservative, natural look. I suggest seeing a facial sculpting expert for a formal consultation. Best, Dr. Emer

A mini-lift alone is not a good procedure to address the deep nasolabial fold. In cases like this, I will also release the fold through an incision just inside the nose. I then place a graft of your own tissue in the released space under the skin to plump up the nasolabial crease. The tissue graft comes from the same area where the mini lift is performed (SMAS tissue).

     The miniface lift or full face lift will only improve the nasolabial folds to a small degree.  Fillers or fat grafting can be a good adjunct in this regard.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

I actually would not recommend a mini-lift to treat nasolabial folds. None are great options for nasolabial folds. Minilifts can potentially improve jowls but the folds will require volume restoration with multi level fat grafting or fillers like Sculptra. Good luck!

The Mini-Face Lifts may be tough to choose from because of all the brand names such as LifeStyle Lift, S-Lift, Quick Lift, LiteLift, MACS and others. All Mini-Lifts address the jowls and lower nasolabial fold areas.

A midface lift in my hands primarily addresses the cheek and mid to upper nasolabial folds. The incisions for a midface lift may be made through the lower lid (which you are already having done, intraorally or  through a facelift incision.A midface lift essentially lifts up the medial cheek also called the "SOOF" by supporting internal stitches.


Probably most important factor of all is in fact  the skill and experience of the surgeon. Always check out his/her before and after photos and ask to see long term results and most of all that he is trained and a board certified plastic surgeon by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or board certified facial plastic surgeon. It is their role to see you through this complicated decision making process.

Fillers such as restylane/juvederm($550/syringe) or Radiesse ($630/syr) do great for the NL grooves but any kind of facelift or minilift doesn't help that area.  Sometimes cheek implants do help alittle tho.  Sincerely,

David Hansen,MD

In fact no facelift fixes the perioral area including the nasolabial fold.  This areas require revolumizing with fat, or fillers like Restylane and Perlane.

A minilift will certainly not improve the nasolabial folds. The truth of the matter is that the nasolabial folds are a difficult area to treat with any technique of facelifting.

Options for this area include:

-direct excision of nasolabial fold (downside is a scar in the area)

-fat grafting (using your own fat to fill in the folds)

-implantation of soft tissue (often the SMAS flap from the facelift) into the folds at the time of facelift surgery

Generally, my preference is to use fat grafting to the region which can give a result similar to fillers but with a potentially permanent result.

Best wishes,

Dr. Jamil Asaria

FACE

Toronto, Ontario

While Mini Lifts can help with jowling they cannot do much for the nasolabial folds (the only exception to this would be a very thin patient where an extended Mini Lift is used to elevate the cheeks as well).

A mid-face lift is alos not able to remove nasolabial folds (in fact no surgery can) but the lifting effect can help soften them more than any facelift approach can.

Fillers and fat injections can help the the nasolabial folds the best.

All the best,

Dr. J