As we age, the tissues of our face change. The skin loses elasticityand becomes lax, You lose facial fat and gravity produces the typical jowls, flat cheek and lower eye bags. Muscles also decrease in their
size and strength and with loss of bone especially around the upper and lower jaws, the face takes on the typical features of aging. The face assumes a tired sagging appearance.
However, the downside of this surgery is significant scarring and recovery time lasting for four to six weeks.
We have available minimally invasive techniques for rejuvenating the face in order to provide you with effective facial rejuvenation.
The recent appreciation of the importance of volume loss contributing to facial aging has lead to the increasing use of injectable products/fillers in restoring a more youthful appearance.
Thread lifting was introduced to correct the skin sagging and initial techniques were simple to carry out and associated with little downtime, usually five to seven days. Unfortunately, these initial
techniques used barbed threads which caused side effects related to the sharp barbs and were limited in the effectiveness with loss of correction as early as twelve months, because of the failure of the
barbs to maintain a secure hold on the skin tissues.
The Silhouette Facelift technique uses novel threads of permanent sutures incorporating tiny absorbable cones which lift and reposition the tissues of the skin. These Silhouette Sutures have been approved by the FDA in the USA and have received the CE mark.
The threads are secured to the deep strong fibrous tissue in the temple region ensuring that the lifting of the sagging tissues is long lasting. Normally four threads are used on each side of the face and
two to three are used on each side of the neck. The Silhouette Facelift normally takes 45 minutes and treatment of the face and neck takes 90 minutes. The cones dissolve over a period of three to four
months leaving the sutures to lift the tissues for up to four or five years.
The Silhouette Facelift procedure is designed to rejuvenate the lower face and neck with a minimally invasive procedure that is performed under local anesthetic as an outpatient. No hospital stay is required and the recovery time is normally three to five days.
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