The Importance of a Thoughtful Design for Thread Lifting, Reconfirmed at the Aptos Hands-on Seminar

Hello. This is Lifton Dermatology.

I recently attended a hands-on seminar held at the Aptos headquarters.

Aptos thread lifting is not something that can be understood simply as a procedure that inserts threads and pulls.

That is because the starting point of sagging differs for each face, and the skin thickness, tissue weight, and degree of volume loss are all different.

Even when it looks like similar sagging on the surface, in reality the deeper layers may have collapsed first,

or the weight may have shifted toward the area around the mouth and jawline,

or the overall appearance may have become blurred as skin elasticity weakened.

So when performing Aptos thread lifting, the question is not where and how much to pull,

but rather in what direction to support it so that the face is naturally refined.

If it is pulled too forcefully, it may look lifted at first,

but the expression can become awkward, or a specific area may appear overly emphasized.

This seminar was a time to recheck the insertion direction, fixation point, pulling strength, and tissue response in order to apply Aptos thread lifting more naturally and stably in actual clinical practice.

With Aptos thread lifting, the important thing is the direction of the thread.

Thread lifting is not a procedure that becomes better just by pulling harder.

You do need the force to lift sagging tissue, but the face does not become natural simply by pulling upward.

Some people have heaviness beside the mouth, while others have tissue that has descended as if pushed down below the jawline.

In some cases, tissue in the cheek area sags downward, making the nasolabial folds and the area around the mouth appear deeper at the same time.

On the surface, it may all look like similar sagging, but in reality it is different.

Depending on where it has descended from and in which direction it should be supported, the design of Aptos thread lifting must also change.

During this hands-on seminar, we also carefully checked the insertion direction of the threads and the fixation points.

That is because when the path of the thread changes, the facial line changes, and when the tension changes, the natural look of the expression can also change.

Treatment criteria reconfirmed at the hands-on seminar

The advantage of the Aptos hands-on seminar is that it does not end with theory.

In the actual procedure, you need to look at the insertion site and depth, tissue resistance, and pulling strength together.

To create the necessary fixation while minimizing stress on the skin surface, both the sense of touch and an understanding of facial structure are needed.

Even with the same Aptos thread, if it is inserted too superficially, the burden on the surface can increase.

Conversely, if it is pulled in a too simplistic direction, only a specific area may appear unnaturally lifted.

In the end, Aptos thread lifting is not completed by the technique of inserting threads alone.

It must also include the process of adjusting direction and tension to suit the face.

Faces that need Aptos thread lifting should be properly identified.

Thread lifting is not a procedure in which you decide from the start how many threads to insert.

Even with the same sagging jawline, the cause can be different.

Some people have a blurred jawline because cheek weight has moved downward, while others look heavy in the lower face because the tissue beside the mouth has collapsed.

If skin elasticity has also decreased, trying to solve everything with threads alone is not appropriate.

If these differences are not distinguished and only a large number of Aptos threads are inserted, a natural result will be difficult.

At Lifton Dermatology, we first look at the direction of facial sagging.

The first step is to separate the areas that should be addressed with Aptos from the areas that need a different kind of lifting.

For faces where a significant loss of skin elasticity is visible, it may sometimes be more appropriate to first improve skin density rather than pulling with threads.

In such cases, procedures such as Thermage or Sofwave may also be considered.

If sagging begins in the deeper layers, a lifting procedure such as Ulthera that supports the inner structure may be needed,

and for faces with significant volume loss, it is more natural to first restore the hollowed areas rather than pulling too forcefully.

On the other hand, if weight has shifted toward the area around the mouth and jawline, making the lower face look heavy, Aptos thread lifting can be a good option.

Why Lifton Dermatology considers the Aptos seminar important

Using a good thread is important.

But how that thread is applied to each face is even more important.

This was also what we reconfirmed through this Aptos hands-on seminar.

Aptos thread lifting is not a procedure that forcefully pulls the face upward.

It is closer to a process of organizing the collapsed lines and realigning the center of gravity of the face.

At Lifton Dermatology, we do not approach Aptos thread lifting in a fixed way.

We first look at the facial structure, check the direction of sagging, and then apply only what is needed in the necessary areas.

A natural lift does not start from pulling more.

It starts from accurately seeing which direction the face is sagging.

This Aptos hands-on seminar was also a time to strengthen that standard once again.

Going forward, Lifton Dermatology will continue to approach Aptos thread lifting not as a simple trend, but from the perspective of designing treatment to suit facial structure.

Thank you.