Some people may think that a Quick lift is something new. It is a repackaged name for a skin lift, called a Mac lift, that has been around since the early 70’s. Most board certified plastic surgeons agree that the SMAS lift is the gold standard lift against which all other rejuvenation procedures are compared. A skin lift under local anesthesia can be performed by me in a minor surgical setting. It requires no drains and has indeed a little quicker recovery than a more extensive architecture suspension seen with the SMAS lift. A short scar face lift is an even more limited procedure that has an incision that starts at the earlobe and stops at the top of the ear in the hair. This too can be done under straight local anesthesia. How much recovery time you may need and how much result you want will be discussed at the time of our consultation.
PS Some patients who have a few more days available for recovery can have their skin laser resurfaced at the same time as a facelift.
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Hey Dr. Vanek:
Nice to see your blog, my friend! The other teaching point to make to our patients about the QuickLift, MACS lift, or other variations on the mini-facelift theme is that these smaller procedures do not really treat neck laxity well. They are fine if someone only has cheek laxity, but would certainly not be the procedure of choice for a patient with jowls and a loose neck! Who wants “tight-cheeks-and-a -loose-neck”?
Take care,
Tom Fiala, MD