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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| facelift | Experimental | 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. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| thread lift | Procedure | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Revision or reoperation | Checking whether revision was done by patients' need or not. | 3 and 6 months |
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| Suboptimal outcomes | Checking whether patients were satisfied with the postoperative outcomes of their faces or not. | 3 and 6 months |
| Asymmetry | Comparing the degree of sagging of the right and left faces to see if there is any difference. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| CHEOLHWAN KIM, M.D. | Winners Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Department of Plastic Surgery, Winners Clinic | Seoul | 135-893 | South Korea |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 12142689 | Background | Sasaki GH, Cohen AT. Meloplication of the malar fat pads by percutaneous cable-suture technique for midface rejuvenation: outcome study (392 cases, 6 years' experience). Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Aug;110(2):635-54; discussion 655-7. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200208000-00042. |
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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.
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| 3 and 6 months |
| Scar revision | Checking whether scar revision was done due to hypertrophic scar on the operative sites or not. | 3 and 6 months |
| Dimpling | Checking whether patients complained about dimpling on the operation sites of their faces or not. | 3 and 6 months |
| Stitch abscess | Checking whether the operative sites were infected or not. | 3 and 6 months |