Lycka et al.,2323 Lycka B, Bazan C, Poletti E, Treen B. The emerging technique of the antiptosis subdermal suspension thread. Dermatol Surg. 2004;30:41-4.
|
Aptos threads |
350 |
47% bruising; 46% bleeding; 43% edema; 14% erythema; 14% discomfort; 3% visible threads; 3% asymmetry |
117 patients followed for 12-24 months maintaining 70% of the initial correction; 96 patients followed for 36 months, maintaining 60% of the initial correction. |
56.5% very good to excellent; 27.7% good; 13.4% fair; 2.4% unsatisfactory or poor |
Young patients with many wrinkles or after rhytidectomy who desire mild to moderate improvement |
Wu,77 Wu WTL. Barbed sutures in facial rejuvenation. Aesthet Surg J. 2004;24:582-7.
|
Aptos threads |
102 |
11% palpable thread tip with pain; 8% thread migration; 5% infection or granuloma; 5% skin retraction or irregularity |
Not recorded |
No objective elevation measurement |
Not recorded |
Sulamanidze et al., 55 Sulamanidze MA, Paikidze TG, Sulamanidze GM, Neigel JM. Facial lifting with "APTOS" threads: featherlift. Otolaryngol Clin N Am. 2005;38:1109-17.,18 18 Sulamanidze MA, Fournier PF, Paikidze TG, Sulamanidze GM. Removal of facial soft tissue ptosis with special threads. Dermatol Surg. 2002;28:367-71.
|
Aptos threads |
157 |
14.6% skin retraction; 9.5% linear hemorrhage; 9.5% hypercorrection; 7.6% hypocorrection; 2.5% thread expulsion |
2 months to 2.5 years |
No objective measure of elevation; 12 cases required additional threads |
Ptosis, face and neck flaccidity and poorly defined facial contours |
Silva-Siwady et al.,2828 Silva-Siwady JG, Díaz-Garza C, Ocampo-Candiani J. A case of Aptos thread migration and partial expulsion. Dermatol Surg. 2005;31:356-8.
|
Aptos threads |
1 |
Migration and expulsion |
28 days |
No objective elevation measurement |
Not recorded |
Lee and Isse,2929 Lee S, Isse N. Barbed polypropylene sutures for midface elevation: early results. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2005;7:55-61.
|
Contour threads |
44 |
20% sensitivity in the zygomatic arch; 10% hematoma; 3% bruises; 3% skin retraction |
9 months (mean) |
No objective elevation measurement |
Patient with isolated malar fat ptosis and minimal loss of mandibular contour |
Badin et al.,2020 Badin AZ, Forte MRC, Silva OL. Scarless mid and lower face lift. Aesthet Surg J. 2005;25:340-7.
|
Beramendi threads |
52 |
13.5% skin irregularities; 9.6% extrusion; hyperalgia 3.8% |
18 months |
No objective elevation measurement |
Ptosis of the middle third of the face with palpable adipose tissue |
Horne et al.,3030 Horne DF, Kaminer MS. Reduction of face and neck laxity with anchored, barbed polypropylene sutures (Contour Threads). Skin Therapy Lett. 2006;11:5-7.
|
Contour threads |
25 |
4% 50% loss of thread tensile strength after 11 weeks |
12 weeks |
No objective elevation measurement |
Not recorded |
Helling et al.,2525 Helling ER, Okpaku A, Wang PTH, Levine RA. Complications of facial suspension sutures. Aesthet Surg J. 2007;27:155-61.
|
Not specified |
4 |
1 wound secretion, local pressure, and asymmetry; 1 foreign body sensation and palpable thread; 1 facial paralysis; 1 skin irregularity |
1 month, 1 year, soon after 5 months |
No objective elevation measurement |
Not recorded |
Kaminer et al.,66 Kaminer MS, Bogart M, Choi C, Wee SA. Long-term efficacy of anchored barbed sutures in the face and neck. Dermatol Surg. 2008;34:1041-7.
|
Contour threads |
12 |
58% swelling and bruising; 36% thread visibility; 27% sensation of pinching; 25% ear numbness |
6-16 months (mean 11.5 months) |
Patient subjective satisfaction classification and independent evaluators of 1-10: mean of 6.9 |
Not recorded |
Sardesai et al.,2424 Sardesai MG, Zakhary K, Ellis DAF. Thread-lifts: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2008;10:284-5.
|
Not specified |
75 |
23% patient dissatisfaction; 19% extrusion requiring procedure for thread excision or repair; 4% skin irregularities |
Not recorded |
No objective elevation measurement |
Not recorded |
Garvey et al.,3131 Garvey PB, Ricciardelli EJ, Gampper T. Outcomes in threadlift for facial rejuvenation. Ann Plast Surg. 2009;62:482-5.
|
Contour threads |
72 |
31% revision surgery for cosmetic reasons (mean of 8.7 months later); 11% tip removal from palpable threads |
Not recorded |
42% needed a secondary thread procedure on average 8.4 months later |
Not recorded |
Gamboa et al.,3232 Gamboa GM, Vasconez LO. Suture suspension technique for midface and neck rejuvenation. Ann Plast Surg. 2009;62:478-81.
|
Silhouette Lift |
17 |
100% temporary edema; 6% submitted to resuspension 4 months later |
9 months |
90% satisfaction; 11% moderate improvement |
Not recorded |
Rachel et al.,3333 Rachel JD, Lack EB, Larson B. Incidence of complications and early recurrence in 29 patients after facial rejuvenation with barbed suture lifting. Dermatol Surg. 2010;36:348-54.
|
Contour threads |
29 |
69% of adverse events and 45% of early recurrence (6 months), 14% of which had recurrence within 8 weeks |
1-25 months |
No objective elevation measurement |
Not recorded |
Sulamanidze et al.,3434 Sulamanidze M, Sulamanidze G, Vozdvizhensky I, Sulamanidze C. Avoiding complications with Aptos sutures. Aesthet Surg J. 2011;31:863-73.
|
Aptos threads |
6098 |
3% asymmetry; 2.8% contour irregularities; 2.7% ptosis recurrence; 1% skin retraction; 0.2% hematoma |
Not recorded |
No objective measurement. Results improved as thread quality and techniques improved in 12.5 years |
Age younger than 50 with moderately flaccid cheeks |
Savoia et al.,3535 Savoia A, Accardo C, Vannini F, Di Pasquale B, Baldi A. Outcomes in thread lift for facial rejuvenation: a study performed with happy liftTM revitalizing. Dermatol Ther. 2014;4:103-14.
|
Happy Lift |
37 |
62% mild bruising; 40% moderate erythema; 40% slight postoperative swelling; 25% mild bleeding; 6% asymmetry; 6% mild transient anesthesia |
6 months |
Rating: 1 excellent, 2 much better, 3 better, 4 unchanged, 5 worse. 89% satisfactory results (65% excellent and 24% good) and 11% unsatisfactory results |
Moderate ptosis |
Park et al.,3636 Park TH, Seo SW, Whang KW. Facial rejuvenation with fine-barbed threads: the simple Miz lift. Aesthet Plast Surg. 2014;38:69-74.
|
Polypropylene developed by the authors |
102 |
2% dissatisfaction, 1% skin irregularity, 1% weakness of the facial temporal branch |
5-18 months |
98.1% patient satisfaction. Surgeon's Satisfaction: 69.6% excellent; 7.5% good; Fair 2.9% |
Not recorded |
De Carolis et al.,3737 De Carolis V, Gonzalez M. Neck rejuvenation with mastoid-spanning barbed tensor threads (MST operation). Aesthet Plast Surg. 2014;38:491-500.
|
Polypropylene developed by the authors |
67 |
13.4% of thread visibility at movements; 1.5% hematoma; 1.5% facial paralysis |
18 months |
No objective elevation measurement |
First signs of neck flaccidity or oblique cervical-mentonian angle |
Han et al.,3838 Han SE, Go JY, Pyon JK, Oh KS. A Prospective evaluation of outcomes for midface rejuvenation with mesh suspension thread: "REEBORN lift". J Cosmet Dermatol. 2016;15:254-9.
|
Reeborn |
18 |
5.5% minimum irregularity; 5.5% palpable suture |
12 months |
Significant reduction of wrinkles according to Fitzpatrick's Modified Wrinkle Scales and Marionette Line grade 6 months: p < 0.0001 12 months: p < 0.0003 100% patient satisfaction |
Moderate to severe wrinkles and visible marionette lines |