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The Quick Lift

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It is one thing for a doctor to tell you how wonderful a proce- anesthesia as an outpatient procedure. For those of us who
dure is, but nothing reassures a patient more than knowing fear anesthesia this is a very inviting benefit of the quick lift.
that their doctor performed the same procedure on his own There is an anesthesiologist on site to relax the patient and
Mom. I have to admit, that is a particularly brave move, to administer the local anesthesia to numb the area for sur-
because gery, but you
we all know do not have
how “Moms” to be put
can be. Dr. under for this
Chasan‘s 1 ½ hour long
Mom was procedure.
extremely A traditional
happy with facelift will
the results, generally
as have last for 8-10
been all of years, so the
the patients quick lift is a
who expe- helpful tool
rienced this to those who
new proce- have had a
dure: The face lift and
Quick Lift. are coming
The quick up on the
lift is a mini time for a
50 face lift for second lift.
Instead of
patients who
are looking going through
for facial the entire
rejuvenation procedure( if
but don’t there is not
quite need a full face lift. too much lower face work
The typical patient is in needed) the same results can
their late forties or early be obtained with a quick lift.
fifties with minimal work But how long will the quick
needed on the lower lift last? Generally 6-8 years,
face; specifically the so it is a great choice with
neck and jowls. If this long lasting results, a less
is the case the quick lift radical surgery, and quicker
is a much better option recuperation time. If you are
than a traditional face considering a face lift have a
lift. The cost for this consultation before making
procedure is about 2/3 that decision. As Dr. Chasan
the price of a full face says, “Our evaluation proce-
life and it takes half as dure is imperative to deter-
long. The recuperation mine whether a quick lift or
period is half the time a full face lift is necessary. It
of a traditional face lift. is a judgment call which has
The results are truly much to do with the quality of
amazing as evidenced the patient’s skin, the amount
by the pictures displayed. My question to Dr. Chasan was of neck and jowl work needed, and the results that the
how soon after the procedure would you feel like going out patient hopes to obtain.” Currently the amount of quick lifts
and partying. Dr. Chasan explained, “ In a traditional facelift versus full face lifts is about 50/50. The procedure, though
I tell my patients that they will feel better in one week and relatively new, is taking the country by storm and is truly a
look better in two. With a quick lift you feel good in three way to refresh without looking like you had major work done.
days and look good in five days. “One of the other huge For more information on the quick lift visit Dr Chasan’s web-
benefits of the quick lift is that it can be done under local site at www.drchasan.com
July/August 2008