What is the Difference Between a Lifestyle Lift and a Mini Lift?

There are many ways of doing a "mini" lift and the "lifestyle lift", as described, is only one of them. The main difference is that the term "lifestyle lift" are marketed very heavily compared to the term "mini lift".

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 procedure.

A large portion of the fee goes to the LifeStyle Lift corporate entity. There is no anesthesia fee however, because there is no anesthesia provider nor anesthesia provided, except pills and multiple numbing shots to the area(s) to be operated upon.

For some a surgical procedure from Lifestyle Lift may be the right decision. However, for others the peace of mind having a customized surgical procedure using safe, comfortable anesthesia in an accredited facility at roughly the same cost is a better choice.


You should be able to make the correct decision after your consultations.


Sincerely,
Dr. Kaniff

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 concentrate on their reputation, skill, credentials and experience