It's already been 5 months, and the lasting power of this is really amazing haha. Unlike other places, it is raised vertically from the SMAS layer, so the director of DA said it was semi-permanent, but honestly, I was skeptical, but seeing as it still holds up well, I guess it's true . It definitely lasts longer than laser lifting. I think it's worth the money haha. I heard that Accu and Thermage are painful, but with the mini lifting, other than a tight feeling on the day of surgery, there was no pain or anything like that. I'm very satisfied! I wish it lasted more than a year