Achieving the Most Effective Hanging Points at the Lower End of the Face for Thread Lifting: Quantitative Measurement of Tissue Resistance in Different Facial Layers.

ABSTRACT: The thread lift procedure is a minimally invasive alternative to facelift surgery. The hanging point, which the terminal end of the thread is hooked into, is an important component. If it is loose and cannot stabilize the passage when the inserted thread is pulled, the lifting effect will fail. Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate the ability of the tissue to support the thread attachment in the different facial layers while performing this procedure. Twenty hemi-faces of 10 soft cadavers, which were divided into 45 blocks, were used to measure the tissue resistance in the midface area. The resistance of the soft tissue in the four facial layers in each block was measured while a 22G cannula connected with a force gauge was passed through it. The results showed that the tissue

SUBMITTER: Rungsawang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8341254 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature