# "Lifestyle Lift" -what exactly is it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 1, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifestyle-lift-what-exactly-is-it/573110 "2011-03-01T22:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifestyle-lift-what-exactly-is-it/573110/1 "2011-03-01T22:02:09Z")
Has anyone done this process or do you know anyone who has? > **[Lifestyle Lift in Atlanta | Dr. Elizabeth Whitaker](https://lifestylelift.com/)** > > Looking for a Lifestyle Lift near you? Atlanta Face & Body has several options available for you, all performed by the Queen of Facelifts, Dr. Elizabeth Whitaker. It says “non-surgical,” so what the heck is it? Is it like a facelift, where you just pull the skin back and pin it somehow? First-hand accounts requested, please. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifestyle-lift-what-exactly-is-it/573110/2 "2011-03-01T22:49:46Z")
Where does it say “non-surgical”? I’m pretty sure there is some surgery involved, but that it is not a “more drastic, traditional procedure”. The caginess of this site, with it’s lack of any real description of what kind of procedures they do, triggers my bogosity alarm bells. In addition, everyone contemplating plastic surgery should understand that any procedure that separates the skin from the underlying muscle (so that it can be pulled back and tightened up) means that you will need touch-up procedures every few years, since there is nothing holding the skin up any longer other than the skin itself. Disclaimer: I don’t know anything special about this procedure other than what they reveal in their website (which is precious little). I’ll be interested to see if anyone with actual experience will respond. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifestyle-lift-what-exactly-is-it/573110/3 "2011-03-02T00:31:57Z")
Okay, you’re right… on the first page of the website, it does say it’s a surgical procedure. So I’m guessing it’s some kind of “spot” face lift? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifestyle-lift-what-exactly-is-it/573110/4 "2011-03-02T00:40:57Z")
Our agency almost landed this account (to do their media buying) but ended up not winning it. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifestyle-lift-what-exactly-is-it/573110/5 "2011-03-02T00:44:39Z")
Wikipedia has an article on it, fairly interesting. Apparently it’s a procedure that is limited to the lower third of the face and the upper neck. There are some pictures, I couldn’t spend much time looking at them, too gruesome. Roddy