Your Complete Guide to Facial Rejuvenation Facelifts--Browlifts--Eyelid Lifts--Skin Resurfacing--Lip Augmentation by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Addicus Books
Published: 2007-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Thread placement for cable thread lift for the face

Cable thread lift, lifting the jowls

To lift the midface, the surgeon first makes a tiny incision in the hairline near the ear. Through this incision, the surgeon will guide a needle under the skin down toward the jowl and chin. The needle carries the barbed thread, which catches on the underlying tissues. The surgeon gently pulls the threads upward, giving lift to the sagging skin. The surgeon may use between sixteen and twenty threads, depending on which parts of the face are being lifted. For example, two threads are used on each side of the face for the midface, four threads for each cheek, and four threads on each side of the neck. If the eyebrows are being lifted, it will require two threads on each side.

Once the thread is in place, the needle is removed and the threads are cut and anchored in the temple area. Because polypropylene threads are clear, they don’t show through the skin. The tension in the threads can be adjusted, so, for example, if the surgeon determines the skin was lifted too much, the threads can be relaxed. In fact, the threads can be removed altogether if the patient so desires, or additional threads can be added as needed.

After the procedure is completed, the surgeon may apply a light tape to your face, along the course of the underlying threads. You’ll be asked to wear this tape for several days; the tape helps stabilize the cheeks and serves to remind you to not touch your face and possibly dislodge a thread while the tissues are healing. Some surgeons may use a light compression bandage, such as an Ace bandage, rather than the tape, to remind patients not to rub their faces.

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