Has anyone ever had a face-lift? Specifically a "mini-facelift"?

[joeybee12]

I'm considering it...wondering how anyone's experience was...thanks.

[bamademo]

1. I've read many bad reviews about Lifestyle Lift.

Get a reputable surgeon to do it.

[joeybee12]

2. This isn't a lifestyle lift, a min-lift, where they pull from the bottom

and sides, not from around the eyes.

[Sweet Freedom]

3. I know someone who had a facelift

But not a mini lift. She had a very good surgeon and it turned out well. I know she would say the worst part was when they removed the drains. I was in the waiting room and heard her yelp.

Do be careful. Make sure you talk to patients about your surgeon and look up reviews online. (If they pull too tight, it will disfigure your mouth.) Get second opinions (male surgeons tend to suggest more drastic changes the female surgeons.) Also, and most importantly, do not have surgery outside of a hospital. You want a doc who has on-site hospital privileges.

[joeybee12]

4. Thanks for the advice...

I was looking at min lifts mainly because they can do it with local anesthesia and the recovery time is less...talked with one woman who was rally pleased with this doctor, although the numbness still is there slightly..not sure I'd like that.

[Sweet Freedom]

5. Ooooo, that would be weird

I guess they have to cut nerves.

[joeybee12]

6. I guess I'll really, really be drugged!

The woman said she felt nothing...just needed to make sure the drugs before and after were always taken at the right times so you never do feel the pain...

[Sgent]

9. Good suggestions about the hospital

more than one mini-lift has turned into a full lift after the surgeon started because otherwise you would get bad results.

[Sweet Freedom]

10. I was actually thinking more along the lines

of needing medical assistance in case of an adverse event.

[TuxedoKat]

7. Have you tried

thermage? Maybe you don't need a facelift. Swimming and weight-lifting are great for firming the face muscles too.

[orleans]

8. never heard of thermage.

the before & after photos show "after 4 months" and "after 6 months"

does it keep working or do you have to keep going back for treatments?

[TuxedoKat]

11. I just heard about it recently

But I was thinking I would like to try it if I could find a place that does it that has very satisfied clients. If you google it you will
find a lot of info in your area. What I've learned about it is that it can take up to six months to see the full results. I'm guessing because the initial treatment stimulates collagen production and that can take up to six months. I don't know how long the results last. As far as the Lifestyle Lift (they got many bad reviews) I wouldn't only let a board-certified plastic surgeon touch my face and the best one I could find in my area. Actually, my dentist told me who to go too if I ever decide to do that! I guess all of his friends' wives go to that one and he's seen his work.