Face Lift, Minimal Invasive Surgery, Suspension Technique
Conditions
Keywords
face lift, thread lift, retaining ligament, V-Loc sutures, tensiometer, FACE-Q
Brief summary
In facial rejuvenating surgery, the current trend calls for fewer and less noticeable scars with desired results. Especially to improve the jowls and nasolabial folds, the thread lift is a simple and inexpensive technique for patients who do not wish to undergo the typical facelift surgery, but the weak points of it are less effective and shorter duration than the conventional facelift.The investigators propose the new method of the thread lifting the subdermal and subcutaneous layer with a fiberoptic needle by use of the retaining ligaments with two fixation points on both temporal fascia and retaining ligaments. For the intraoperative evaluation the tensiometer was applied and for the postoperative evaluation the FACE-Q applied.
Detailed description
In facial rejuvenating surgery, the current trend calls for fewer and less noticeable scars with desired results. Especially to improve the jowls and nasolabial folds, the thread lift is a simple and inexpensive technique for patients who do not wish to undergo the typical facelift surgery, but the weak points of it are less effective and shorter duration than the conventional facelift.The investigators propose the new method of the thread lifting the subdermal and subcutaneous layer with a fiberoptic needle by use of the retaining ligaments. Retrospective analysis was performed on 369 consecutive patients undergoing the suture suspension technique between January of 2012 and December of 2015, so called thread lift, using 3-0 V-Loc 180 device for facial rejuvenation with (n=305) or without additional facial procedures (n=64). The follow-up period ranged from 22 months to 43 months postoperatively, with a mean of 34.3 months. There are asymmetry(n=2), scar revision(n=1), revision(n=4), dimpling(n=1), suboptimal outcomes(n=9), and stitch abscess(n=1). The thread lift by use of the retaining ligaments with V-lock barbed sutures can be recommended as an alternative technique in the facelift.
Interventions
PROCEDUREthread lift
In facial rejuvenating surgery, the current trend calls for fewer and less noticeable scars with desired results. Especially to improve the jowls and nasolabial folds, the thread lift is a simple and inexpensive technique for patients who do not wish to undergo the typical facelift surgery, but the weak points of it are less effective and shorter duration than the conventional facelift.The investigators propose the new method of the thread lifting the subdermal and subcutaneous layer by use of the retaining ligaments with two fixation points on both temporal fascia and retaining ligaments.
Sponsors
Winners Clinic
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
369 consecutive patients underwent the suture suspension technique, so called thread lift, using 3-0 V-Loc 180 device for facial rejuvenation with (n=305) or without additional facial procedures (n=64). The follow-up period ranged from 22 months to 43 months postoperatively, with a mean of 34.3 months.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
23 Years to 76 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* primary case * secondary case
Exclusion criteria
* wide scar tissue on face * allergy to foreign body(thread) * no skin excess
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Revision or reoperation | 3 and 6 months | Checking whether revision was done by patients' need or not. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suboptimal outcomes | 3 and 6 months | Checking whether patients were satisfied with the postoperative outcomes of their faces or not. |
| Asymmetry | 3 and 6 months | Comparing the degree of sagging of the right and left faces to see if there is any difference. |
| Scar revision | 3 and 6 months | Checking whether scar revision was done due to hypertrophic scar on the operative sites or not. |
| Dimpling | 3 and 6 months | Checking whether patients complained about dimpling on the operation sites of their faces or not. |
| Stitch abscess | 3 and 6 months | Checking whether the operative sites were infected or not. |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed