Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based Facelift
Background As society changes, patients have high expectations of plastic surgery and rapid recovery after surgery. A thread-based facelift meets these requirements and is growing in popularity. Methods Former thread lifts were either floating or fixed types. The authors used both types. Using a ver...
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| description | Background As society changes, patients have high expectations of plastic surgery and rapid recovery after surgery. A thread-based facelift meets these requirements and is growing in popularity. Methods Former thread lifts were either floating or fixed types. The authors used both types. Using a vertical line from the lateral orbital rim as the center, the anterior face was lifted with floating-type threads and the lateral face was lifted with fixed-type threads. The Blue RoseTM thread was used for the combined-type facelift, as it is stronger than other threads. Improvements were measured using the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS). Results Eighteen patients out of 28 were followed over 3 months. Five patients (28%) reported a GAIS score of 2, 10 patients (55%) had a GAIS score of 3, 2 patients (11%) had a GAIS score of 4, and one patient was unsatisfied with the surgical results. Results showed improvements in 83% of the patients. Conclusions The combined, minimally invasive, thread-based facelift has some benefits. First, the functional anatomy of the face is considered. Second, the pulling force of the threads is stronger than formerly used threads. Third, especially in Asian patients, the postoperative broadening of the malar area can be minimized. Thus, a combined thread lift using Blue Rose threads can provide a natural-looking and strong facelift. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4e05900c46b4f76bcc08df0e70289ac2022-12-21T19:32:44ZengKorean Society for Aesthetic Plastic SurgeryArchives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery2234-08312288-93372014-10-0120316016410.14730/aaps.2014.20.3.160116Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based FaceliftHyun Ho Han0Ji Min Kim1Nam Ho Kim2Ro Hyuk Park3Jong Beum Park4Tae Joo Ahn5 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Gyalumhan Plastic Surgery, Seoul, Korea Gyalumhan Plastic Surgery, Seoul, Korea Gyalumhan Plastic Surgery, Seoul, Korea Gyalumhan Plastic Surgery, Seoul, KoreaBackground As society changes, patients have high expectations of plastic surgery and rapid recovery after surgery. A thread-based facelift meets these requirements and is growing in popularity. Methods Former thread lifts were either floating or fixed types. The authors used both types. Using a vertical line from the lateral orbital rim as the center, the anterior face was lifted with floating-type threads and the lateral face was lifted with fixed-type threads. The Blue RoseTM thread was used for the combined-type facelift, as it is stronger than other threads. Improvements were measured using the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS). Results Eighteen patients out of 28 were followed over 3 months. Five patients (28%) reported a GAIS score of 2, 10 patients (55%) had a GAIS score of 3, 2 patients (11%) had a GAIS score of 4, and one patient was unsatisfied with the surgical results. Results showed improvements in 83% of the patients. Conclusions The combined, minimally invasive, thread-based facelift has some benefits. First, the functional anatomy of the face is considered. Second, the pulling force of the threads is stronger than formerly used threads. Third, especially in Asian patients, the postoperative broadening of the malar area can be minimized. Thus, a combined thread lift using Blue Rose threads can provide a natural-looking and strong facelift.http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-20-160.pdfaging faceface liftminimally invasive surgeryrejuvenationthread |
| spellingShingle | Hyun Ho Han Ji Min Kim Nam Ho Kim Ro Hyuk Park Jong Beum Park Tae Joo Ahn Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based Facelift Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery aging face face lift minimally invasive surgery rejuvenation thread |
| title | Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based Facelift |
| title_full | Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based Facelift |
| title_fullStr | Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based Facelift |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based Facelift |
| title_short | Combined, Minimally Invasive, Thread-based Facelift |
| title_sort | combined minimally invasive thread based facelift |
| topic | aging face face lift minimally invasive surgery rejuvenation thread |
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