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Samira Yarak
Universidade Federal de São Paulo- UNIFESP,
São Paulo
Brazil
Case Report
Facial Rejuvenation with Absorbable and Barbed Thread Lift: Case Series with Mint Lift™
Author(s): Samira Yarak, Juliano Augusto Ribeiro de Carvalho
Samira Yarak, Juliano Augusto Ribeiro de Carvalho
Introduction: The use of bidirectional barbed threads is a minimally invasive technique for facial rejuvenation, capable of making the middle and lower thirds of the face skin firmer. This study aims to report a series of cases using polydioxanone absorbable monofilament synthetic threads called Mint Lift™ (HansBiomed Corp. and HansBiomed Daeduk institute, Seoul, South Korea) in facial rejuvenation and remodeling.
Method: We report 6 cases with mild to moderate sagging skin in the middle and lower third of the face treated with Mint Lift™. Four patients were female and two were males, an average age of 42.5 years.
We perform the preoperative marking to indicate the two exit points of each hemiface, where the thread passes through the skin, according to the design desired for the patient. The threads were introduced into the u.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9554.1000415