By the time many of us reach our forties and fifties, we experience drooping along the jawline and sagging of the mid-face and neck area from volume loss as our bones and facial fat pads shrink. Even the best skincare routines cannot fend off the effects of time and gravity.
What Is a Mini Facelift?
"Mini lift" is a term that is often used to represent any facelift that is any degree less invasive than a full facelift. Even among facelift experts, there is significant discussion and debate about what constitutes a particular kind of facelift. Over time, plastic surgeons have adapted the traditional facelift to hundreds of different techniques to fit their client's diverse needs and goals. Upper and lower facelifts, Q Lifts, feather lifts, and S Lifts include various options that can sometimes confuse clients. Moreover, many surgeons have different names for the same procedures or the same names for different procedures.
"Historically, the original term facelift described a lower facelift or a lift in which the lower two-thirds of the face (cheeks, mouth, chin, and jawline) are addressed. Whether a facelift was done on just the skin, with the skin and underlying connective tissue, or using a deep plane technique, it was all about addressing the lower part of the face. As techniques progressed, the term "facelift" evolved to include the temples and brow, requiring new terms for lifts of different face areas. Many surgeons chose to give these "mini lifts" catchy, branded names like the "QuickLift" or the "One Hour Lift."
