Worried About Mouth Lines and Marionette Lines? Thread Lifting

Hello. We are ‘Re:本 Plastic Surgery,’ meeting you at Exit 1 of Sinsa Station.

One of the 대표적인 features that make a person look older, along with sagging jowls and nasolabial folds, is the marionette line.

Marionette lines refer to deep wrinkles that run diagonally from the corners of the mouth.

Because their shape resembles a Western marionette puppet, they are called marionette lines.

As lines extend downward from the corners of the mouth, the lips can look droopy, the expression can seem sharp, and the face can appear much older.

Since these wrinkles can create an unpleasant impression, many people look into various ways to remove them.

Marionette lines often deepen as the face sags, so simply filling wrinkles or improving elasticity has its limits.

We recommend thread lifting, which lifts the sagging face and tightens the skin to improve wrinkles.

Thread lifting?

Thread lifting is a procedure that induces a lifting effect by inserting threads that are harmless to the human body under the skin to pull up sagging areas.

Because it can physically lift the area causing the problem directly, it can provide more immediate results than laser-based procedures, and it also places less burden on surgery, which is why many people choose it.

The threads used for lifting are special medical products.

They naturally dissolve over time, and during that dissolving process, they stimulate the surrounding tissue and help promote collagen production.

Lifting threads can be classified according to their ingredients and shape.

First, by ingredient, there are PDO threads, which are the most well-known lifting threads, and PLLA threads, which play a collagen booster role.

PDO threads slowly dissolve after insertion and are safe enough to be used as sutures for heart surgery.

PLLA threads are collagen auto-inducers that generate collagen on their own.

They are also used as a major ingredient in Sculptra, commonly known as a “collagen booster.”

Compared with PDO threads, they are better suited for improving elasticity.

By shape, there are cog threads, mono threads, and cone threads.

Mono threads are smooth threads with a thickness thinner than hair, inserted into the dermal layer to induce collagen regeneration.

Cog threads have various types of “barbs” and are inserted into the dermis or subcutaneous fat layer to pull up the skin tissue.

At present, the threads used in most lifting procedures are cog threads.

Lastly, cone threads are represented by “Silhouette Soft,” made of PLLA, and have a shape in which cone-shaped, biomimetic barbs surround the thread.

Inserted into the dermal layer, they lift the skin while also increasing volume through their ingredients.

Marionette thread lifting

Thread lifting is a procedure in which design is more important than anything else.

Marionette lines gradually deepen as both cheeks sag and volume around the mouth is lost.

Often, the cause is not simply stretched skin ligaments, but stretched ligaments that support them.

In addition, the area around the mouth has less moisture and fewer sebaceous glands than other areas, the skin is thinner, and it moves a lot when eating, making facial expressions, and speaking.

To remove marionette lines effectively, the thread must be selected and designed with a good understanding of these anatomical characteristics of the face.

You must carefully determine, one by one, which thread to use, where to place it, and in which direction and how to pull it.

Therefore, we strongly recommend receiving the procedure after sufficient consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon who has extensive clinical experience and a high level of anatomical knowledge.

Because thread lifting is a procedure that directly lifts skin tissue, the surgeon’s delicate hand skills, sense, and know-how are more important than anything else.

Unlike other device-based procedures that may rely somewhat on the equipment itself, this is a procedure where satisfaction can vary greatly depending on who performs it and how carefully it is done.

Also, approaching marionette lines with thread lifting alone is risky.

The direction and degree of aging differ from person to person, and each individual’s skin type is also different, so the appropriate procedure should be chosen according to the cause of the marionette lines and the patient’s skin condition.

If you are concerned about facial aging, especially marionette lines around the mouth, please visit Re:본 Plastic Surgery at Sinsa Station.

Re:본 Plastic Surgery is run by a plastic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience, who carefully examines each person’s face and performs the procedure after sufficient consultation.

Rather than standardizing a specific procedure, we suggest the treatment that best suits each patient’s face.

Thank you for reading this long post today.

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