I was debating between a lifestyle lift and a mini-facelift with Dr. Malhotra. I decided to have the mini facelift because the procedure would be done in an operating room where I would receive a little bit of medicine so I would not feel the injections. I have heard that the lifestyle lift really, really hurts. I ended up not taking any pain pills and had one tiny bruise low in my neck from lipo. I was very scared of anesthesia and the recovery and they were a ton easier than I thought. The doctor. said that the techniques have changed a lot in the past 5 years. It’s been about 6 weeks now.*