The mid to late 1990s radically changed our perceptions of what could or could not be achieved with nonsurgical techniques for facial rejuvenation. Botulinum toxins, collagen fillers and subsequently hyaluronic acid fillers paved the way for new technologies that could relax, smoothen, brighten and ...
The use of barbed sutures technology is not new. Alcamo first conceptualized it for wound closure it in 1964 and this was followed by Fukuda, Buncke and Ruff who designed mono directional and bidirectional barbed threads for similar reconstructive uses such as wound closure and tendon repair. It was...
Woffles Wu FRCSE, AMS (Plast Surg)
The mid to late 1990s radically changed our perceptions of what could or could not be achieved with nonsurgical techniques for facial rejuvenation. Botulinum toxins, collagen fillers and subsequently hyaluronic acid fillers paved the way for new technologies tha...
In nearly every case, patients are required to undergo general anaesthesia. Extensive procedures, such as the deep plane lift, call for incisions that slice perilously close to delicate facial nerves. And all facelift surgeries – even the so-called “mini-lift” – require weeks to months of re...
