Mini Lift

Over time, the skin undergoes numerous aggressions: sun, pollution, smoking, fatigue, pollution… All these factors impact the skin and cause its aging. Consequently, the production of collagen and elastin slows down, and the skin inevitably sags. There are solutions to reverse the skin aging process: a mini facelift.

The mini-lift is a procedure that involves lifting the soft tissues of the lower face and neck. This technique gives your face a more youthful appearance by redefining the contours of the jawline and eliminating neck sagging.

The mini-lift is an alternative to the classic facelift as it is less invasive and therefore requires less recovery time.

The results of a mini-lift are less dramatic than a full facelift but are equally effective in the long term. The mini-lift allows you to gain a few years without undergoing too invasive surgery and without a prolonged recovery period.

The mini-lift is recommended for people with moderate or pronounced skin sagging in the face and/or neck area. This procedure helps to regain a more toned face by correcting the effects of skin aging. The mini-lift has advantages over hyaluronic acid injections:

• The correction of sagging is long-lasting (up to 10 years).
• There is no need to renew hyaluronic acid injections every 6 months, which can weigh down the lower face.
• The result is much more natural than injections.
• There is no injection of foreign substances, nor complications related to injectable products.

The mini-lift is therefore suitable for people with sagging jowls, cheeks (nasolabial folds), or a double chin due to skin sagging.

After discussing your expectations and desired results with you, Dr. Lyor Hanan performs a deep local or general anesthesia to ensure you feel no pain during the procedure.

He then removes the excess skin and redefines the facial oval by repositioning the soft tissues upwards. Finally, Dr. Lyor Hanan closes the incisions with resorbable stitches that naturally dissolve within a few weeks.

This surgical procedure, generally performed on an outpatient basis, lasts between 1.5 and 2 hours but can be extended if combined with other procedures such as a brow lift or blepharoplasty (correction of drooping eyelids).

The results of a mini lift are immediate, but you will need to wait a few weeks for the skin to fully retract and for the swelling caused by the procedure to disappear completely.

The face appears more harmonious, naturally tightened, without a pulled appearance. Dr. Hanan does not use classic facelift techniques that involve pulling the skin tightly but rather a tensioning of deeper structures, allowing the skin to naturally settle around the ear.

Scars gradually fade within a few weeks, becoming almost invisible within a few months.

Dr. Hanan provides you with all the necessary instructions to ensure proper healing before you leave the clinic so that you can fully enjoy the benefits of the mini lift.

Note: Although the results are long-lasting, this surgical procedure does not stop the effects of skin sagging. Dr. Lyor Hanan recommends adopting a good quality of life to prolong the results of a mini facelift: a balanced diet, exercise, and no smoking, a factor that particularly accelerates skin aging.

This procedure performed by Dr. Lyor Hanan costs 40 000 AED.

If you want to learn more about this technique or make an appointment directly with Dr. Hanan, visit his contact page.