Mini facelift for a youthful look
The mini facelift has become a very popular option for patients who want a more youthful look, but have little time to spare from work and other normal activities. With a downtime of five to seven days and a cost of $3500 to $4000, patients love the mini lift.
Designed to rejuvenate the upper neck and jaw line and to correct the sub mental fullness (fullness below the chin), the mini lift takes about two to three hours for the surgery. It can be performed under local anesthesia, light sedation, or general anesthesia.
A mini lift is a true facelift, so the results are long lasting — not like a thread lift or fillers that will quickly dissipate. There is some relaxation of the mini lift in the first few months, but after that the effects are long lasting. As with all cosmetic surgery, the aging clock back with a mini facelift. it is done in conjunction with liposuction to sculpt the neck and jaw line (almost always recommended together, unless the patient is very thin). If the eye area is also a concern, the mini lift can be performed easily in combination with upper and/or lower lid to give a complete facial rejuvenation with approximately four to five hours of surgery.
Mini facelift surgery is not ideal for the patient who has a lot of mid facial drooping, unless the mini facelift surgery is combined with an eyelid surgery and a mid face lift. Otherwise a traditional facelift, otherwise known as a full deep plane lift, is indicated for the patients.
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