Contour Threads™ Lift
The Contour Threads™ Procedure is a quick procedure for lifting brows, softening the midface and jowl areas and tightening the neck. Using new FDA approved barbed sutures called Contour Threads™, Dr. Holcomb can gently lift tissues without long incisions and anesthesia necessary for traditional brow and facelift procedures. The Contour Threads™ Procedure is safe and effective and only requires local anesthesia. The Contour Threads™ Procedure is not a substitute for traditional brow and facelift procedures necessary to address more significant soft tissue laxity and/or loose folds of skin. The procedure is a good option for adult patients with low-positioned brows and mild lower midface fullness (nasolabial fold area), mild jowling or mild laxity of neck soft tissues. Patients that undergo the Contour Threads™ Procedure can have traditional brow and/or facelift procedures in the future if desired. Some patients that have undergone brow and/or facelift procedures may be good candidates for additional improvement with the Contour Threads™ Procedure. Unlike conventional smooth sutures, Contour Threads™ have tiny barbs or cogs that are evenly spaced apart. 2 Contour Threads™ are used on each side at each site (brows, midface, jowl area, neck) so each patient will need between 4 and 16 or more sutures depending on the desired treatment area(s). Once deployed and fixated, the Contour Threads™ open in an umbrella-like fashion to enable the surgeon to contour and gently lift the tissues - this part of the procedure is done with the patient sitting up.
Dr Holcomb - Providing services in facial plastic surgery, wellness center spas and facelift information to the area of Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota plastic surgeon
1 South School Avenue Suite 800 Sarasota, FL 34237
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