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Lifestyle Lift
Should I Insist on a Lower Price for Lifestyle Lift?
The lifestyle lift has a myriad of problems and long term patient satisfaction issues and has been a technique that some has been successful because of the heavy marketing and the ability of a variety of providers (non-plastic surgeons and non-ENT facial plastic surgeons) to do the procedure. That being said, assuming you've done the research and have decided that this is really what you want and have found an excellent practitioner with a good track record, it can be hard to assume that because your friend looked like "she had quite a bit more work done than I am having" that this would result in a lower price by most qualified doctors. Now, if your friend had additional procedures then certainly. The best idea (again assuming that you really want to go forward with the lifestyle lift) is to have an honest conversation with your doctor about how you feel about the price. Communication is the cornerstone of a good patient / physician relationship and if it is not there problems usually aren't far behind.
Clinical Context
Cost differences between facelift-type procedures usually reflect what was actually done: how much skin was lifted, whether deeper tissue layers were treated, and how long the surgery took. A more dramatic-looking result often means more extensive work, which raises the price. If you're unsure why your quote differs from a friend's, ask your surgeon to walk through exactly what your procedure includes so you can judge whether the price fairly matches the scope of your case.
