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Christopher L. Hess, MD answers: What is a "one-stitch lift"?

I have heard of a "one-stitch" lift.  Is there really such a thing? Apparently a doctor does a stitch, that lifts the skin a bit, up along the hairline. Is this a good procedure?


Christopher L. Hess, MD
7 months ago

In the interest of time but certainly not money marketers have come up with the proverbial "quick fix" to facial aging.  In these kind of surgeries a single suture is passed from the temporal area, around the cheek and back up to the temporal area, all under the skin.  The stitch is tied and thus tightened.  This displaces tissues superiorly and posteriorly.  Of course the skin will be displaced as well.  If you're lucky they'll remove it but if not it will stayed bunched up.

Since these procedure cost only marginally less than real surgery you might want to consider spending your money on surgery that will provide consistent, long lasting results.

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