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Featherlift

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Instead of the invasive, traditional facelift that involves the removal of skin, fat and tissue, the FeatherLift® system uses barbed threads to pull skin tighter without cutting. The Featherlift technique developed in 1996 by Russian father and son cosmetic surgeons Drs. Marlen and Georgi Sulamanidze, involves the use of suture like threads made from a [...]

Aptos Thread Lift

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

New technique has been used for the past 5 years as alternative to the more surgically invasive face-lift . This procedure is used to reduce wrinkles around the throat, neck, brows and cheeks. By the technique of Aptos Lift or Soft Fast Lift, the surgeon uses resolvable anti-drooping suturing threads which are placed (using special [...]

Macs facelift

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

The MACS lift (Minimal Access Cranial Suspension Lift) was described as a modification of the S-lift by a Belgian group in 2001. The MACS facelift is often preferred because it is less invasive than other face lift procedures and leaves a shorter scar.
A facelift can be combined with other procedures such as eyelid surgery, neck [...]

Chemical peel

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Chemical peel uses a chemical solution to improve and smooth the texture of the facial skin by removing its damaged outer layers. It is helpful for those individuals with facial blemishes, wrinkles and uneven skin pigmentation. Phenol, trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and alphahydroxy acids (AHAs) are used for this purpose.
Phenol is the strongest of the chemical [...]

Forehead Lift Surgery

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

The effects of aging are inevitable, and, often, the brow and forehead area show the first signs. The skin begins to lose its elasticity. Sun, wind, and the pull of gravity all affect the face, resulting in frown lines, wrinkling across the forehead, and an increasing heaviness of the eyebrows. Even people in their thirties [...]