Lifting Threads - A New Word of Plastic Surgery

Rejuvenation of the face is the main direction of plastic surgery, which is developing especially actively.
One of the latest developments in this area is the tightening of threads.
But before you get acquainted with this new technique, has another name - Silhouette-Lift, let's see why there is a need for a facelift.

One of the signs of aging is the stretching and dulling of tissues (muscles, skin). The reason for omission is the action of the force of gravity.
As a result of omission, the face oval changes , which loses its clarity. Most often, cheeks fall, there are so-called "rats". To eliminate this drawback, plastic facelift surgery is used . About 10-15 years ago, only the skin was pulled up, removing its excesses. But such an operation often led to the appearance of the effect of a wax mask, when the face with a tightened skin became inactive.

According to new technologies, not only the skin but also the subcutaneous structures (muscles, fascia) are tightened, which allows to form the desired relief of the face, to eliminate sagging and to preserve natural features and expression.

Lifting the threads is one of the new ways to tighten the subcutaneous structures. This technique is optimal for initial signs of soft tissue sagging, so it can be prescribed to young people with good skin tone and lack of significant excesses.

Tightening of threads is performed with the aid of non-absorbable spiral filaments, on which the supporting resorbable glycol cones are movably fixed. The threads are deep in the adipose tissue of the cheek, above the fascia, so they are not probed and underneath they do not retract the tissues. The thread is fastened to the fascia of the temporal muscle, which is the most durable on the face.

Lifting the threads is the least traumatic of all kinds of facelifts. It is even called "weekend-lifting" or day-off lifting, since only 2-3 days are required for healing after the procedure. Tightening is carried out under local anesthesia. After the procedure, there is a small seam 1 cm in size, which is located in the hair on the temple and therefore is practically invisible.
The result of the tightening of the threads is the higher position of the tissues of the zygomatic and buccal areas, which gives the face a more youthful appearance and does not change the characteristic features of the face.

The effect of the tightening of the threads lasts up to 4-5 years. Subsequently, the procedure is repeated, moving the attachment point of the filaments slightly higher.