What is the Difference Between a Thread Lift and a Suture Suspension During a SMAS facelift procedure? Is there another (or longer lasting) way to secure the SMAS in the neck and face? Is this something a patient should be concerned about when deciding on a facial plastic surgeon?
October 14, 2011
Answer: Thread lift vs smas lift. A threadlift is using a suture to lift the tissue under the skin without removal of deep tissue. A smas lift means the skin is elevated, the deep tissue (SMAS) is elevated and trimmed of the excess and sutured. Those of us who have used facelift techniques for more than 30 years feel tha SMAS lifts give better and longer lasting results.
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October 14, 2011
Answer: Thread lift vs smas lift. A threadlift is using a suture to lift the tissue under the skin without removal of deep tissue. A smas lift means the skin is elevated, the deep tissue (SMAS) is elevated and trimmed of the excess and sutured. Those of us who have used facelift techniques for more than 30 years feel tha SMAS lifts give better and longer lasting results.
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November 13, 2017
Answer: Thread lift vs SMAS suspention
There are several major differences:
Thread is lifting under the skin in a loose fatty tissue level plane and SMAS is a tought fibrous layer able to better support facial tissues.
Thread lifts are still quite polupar in Europe but not in US because of short lived results - about 6 month.
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November 13, 2017
Answer: Thread lift vs SMAS suspention
There are several major differences:
Thread is lifting under the skin in a loose fatty tissue level plane and SMAS is a tought fibrous layer able to better support facial tissues.
Thread lifts are still quite polupar in Europe but not in US because of short lived results - about 6 month.
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