CC BY 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2024; 51(05): 459-465
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788907
Cosmetic: Review Article

Minilifting: Short-Scar Rhytidectomy with Thread Lifting

Kyu Hwa Jung 
1   Liting Plastic Surgery Clinic, Seoul, South Korea
,
Won Lee 
2   Yonsei E1 Plastic Surgery Clinic, Anyang, South Korea
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Abstract

Facelifting techniques have been developed over time to mask the aging process. However, conventional facelifts cause scarring. Because of patient demands, various noninvasive lifting techniques have been introduced, including absorbable thread lifting. Minilifting is known for its short-scar excision and is used to improve skin laxity and lifting using absorbable threads but the definition and operation techniques are not certain. In this article, we described the definition, development, and operative techniques used in minilifts. Minilifting procedures represent an added option for patients with minimal scarring and adequate lifting effects.

Keywords

minilifting - thread lifting - PDO lifting

Authors' Contributions

K.H.J. and W.L. made substantial contributions to the conception, design, and acquisition of data. K.H.J. analyzed and interpreted the data. W.L. drafted the manuscript and critically revised it for important intellectual content. Each author participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content and agrees to be accountable for all aspects of the work to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.


Ethical Approval

Ethical approval was not required for this article.


Patient Consent

All photographed model provided written consent for publication.




Publication History

Received: 12 September 2023

Accepted: 30 January 2024

Article published online:
27 September 2024

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