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Facial thread lifting: Plastic surgeons discuss complications, causes and prevention
Medical Xpress / Wolters Kluwer Health / Journal of Craniofacial Surgery ^ | March 4, 2025 | Soo Yeon Park et al

Posted on 03/14/2025 7:14:44 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

A technique called facial thread lifting has become increasingly popular as a minimally invasive alternative to surgical facelifting. A report highlights anatomy-based techniques designed to reduce the risk of complications and side effects of facial thread lifting.

Facial thread lifting is a minimally invasive technique for facial rejuvenation. In this procedure, special absorbable, barbed sutures are placed to tighten sagging skin in the face and neck.

However, side effects and complications of thread lifting may occur. Some common side effects lead to cosmetic issues, such as skin dimpling or bulging or thread migration or extrusion. Other potential risks include damage to the facial nerve, resulting in asymmetrical facial movement; or inadvertent injury to the salivary (parotid) gland.

Most of these issues can be corrected with relatively simple procedures. Less commonly, more serious complications may occur.

Dr. Yi and co-authors emphasize that understanding of the underlying anatomy can prevent many of these issues.

A simple but effective approach is called the reticular cutis gathering technique. In this approach, the patient's head is tilted slightly downward and backward—letting gravity do the work of shifting the soft tissues upward. Taking advantage of this "natural repositioning" effect, thread placement targets not the superficial skin but the underlying connective tissue (retinacular cutis) and fascial layers (the superficial musculoaponeurotic system, or SMAS).

"By highlighting the importance of aligning threads with natural tissue movement and the SMAS, our research underlines key strategies for enhancing procedural safety and outcomes," the researchers write. A related "pinching" technique can also help to ensure a stable, natural-appearing correction of loose or lax tissues, while also protecting the facial nerve and other underlying structures.

"Techniques like the reticular cutis gathering and pinching method can mitigate side effects and ensure safe thread placement," Dr. Yi and co-authors conclude.

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If getting this sort of face lift, two techniques not often employed can greatly reduce issues.
1 posted on 03/14/2025 7:14:44 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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2 posted on 03/14/2025 7:15:14 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Many Hollywood illuminati have reached the limits of facelifts and are now having their bodies lowered.


3 posted on 03/14/2025 7:19:47 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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There are some really sad cases out there of women who were beautiful, who got lifts, and look absolutely horrid now. The lifts really deformed badly.


4 posted on 03/14/2025 7:24:03 PM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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'...special absorbable, barbed sutures are placed to tighten sagging skin in the face and neck.'

I'll pass.
5 posted on 03/14/2025 7:24:56 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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Is this why Pelosi’s eyebrows are in the middle of her forehead?


6 posted on 03/14/2025 7:38:16 PM PDT by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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You see too many celeb women with that wide clownish smile and or frozen look from face lifts and botox and fillers.
Look at tv show Friends Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox as examples of overdosing on this.


7 posted on 03/15/2025 12:51:30 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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Complications, causes and prevention no Bondo at cheap at off shore operations.


8 posted on 03/15/2025 8:06:31 AM PDT by Vaduz
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