Background: Aging is a natural process which occurs
with development of human age as the skin becomes thin, dry
and loses elasticity mainly in the sun exposed areas. It is
caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors and is affected by
genetic, environmental, hormonal and metabolic factors. A
lot of methods are used to overcome aging and produce
rejuvenation of skin including noninvasive, invasive and
surgical. Surgical threads are polypropylene sutures which
placed under skin and create inflammation and fibrosis around
them and restore vitality of skin so they could be a safe and
effective method for lifting.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the safety
and efficacy of thread lift in mid face lifting.
Patients and Methods: The current study included 12
patients with mild to moderate laxity of skin of mid face.
Local anesthesia was injected and threads were inserted under
the skin with suitable number for the degree of skin laxity,
differ from patient to another.
Results: There was improvement in the mid face of patients
immediately after the procedure by the mechanical effect of
the threads. Further improvement was observed in follow up
after one month and three months with variable degrees. Mild
temporary side effects like pain, edema and ecchymosis, had
been reported.
Conclusion: Thread lift is a simple, safe and effective
method, which produced a long-maintained effect compared
with other methods of skin lifting.