What’s the difference in a quick lift and a mini facelift?

Unfortunately, there is a lot of confusion regarding the different types of facelifts. Some of this confusion is caused by plastic surgeons themselves, as we are not consistent in our terminology. Nevertheless, a facelift implies a procedure where the skin and underlying support tissue (the SMAS) is elevated and redraped. Perhaps the gold standard in facelifting procedures is the high SMAS procedure, a technique that is safe and effective at rejeuvenating the face. It also has a reputation of having a prolonged recovery, and attempts have been made minimize the incision and scope of the procedure. Minilifts of various sorts are minimal incision lifts and go by many names. Quicklift is a trademarked procedure that addresses the lower face, jawline and neck and is marketed through participating practices. Most surgeons offer a comparable procedure. Because of the confusing terminology, make sure you know what type and extent of facelift surgery your surgeon plans to perform.

Quicklift is/was an in-office procedure that tightens the jawline in order to rejuvenate the lower face.  It typically is performed under local anesthesia and should include tightening of both the muscle layer (SMAS) and skin.  By this definition, a Quicklift is basically the same as a Mini-Facelift.  The "Quicklift" name is/was a marketing tool used by a parent company to advertise and drive clients to doctors associated with the Quicklift brand.Any potential patient seeking a minilift should seek a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon (Facial preferred, in my opinion) who performs a few of these every week in his/her practice.