|
Pointé
Lift - before & after
Thermage
Skin Tightening - before & after
Pointé
Lift & Thermage - before & after
Pointé
Lift
Pointé Lifts were developed
by the physicians at Surface Medical Spas
to provide an alternative to traditional surgical
lifts (face, brow, neck, thigh, breast and
even the derriere) without cutting, stretching,
stitches or recovery time.
This new technique involves
placing a small, special suture under the
skin through a tiny needle hole. These sutures
hold the skin in the desired location in much
the same way as surgical techniques. After
the procedure the skin quickly flattens out
with its own natural tension. Local anesthetic
is all that is required for the procedure
allowing the patient to resume normal activities
immediately.
The result is a completely
natural-looking lift without cutting, scars,
recovery time or the “stretched look of traditional
surgical lifts.
Combining Pointé
Lifts with other treatments like Thermage
skin tightening can produce even more dramatic
results. And unlike surgical lifts, Pointé
Lifts are completely reversible.
Pointé Lift: Key Points
• Surface Pointé
Lifts provide an alternative to traditional
surgical lifts without cutting, stretching,
stitches or recovery time.
• Pointé Lifts can be used in for brows,
necks, lower face, thighs, breasts and other
areas.
• Pointé Lifts give a completely natural
look.
• Pointé Lifts can be combined with
other treatments like Botox, Cooltouch, Fotofacials
and Surface Pointé Lifts™ for more
dramatic effects.
• Pointé Lifts are completely reversible.
Pointé Lift:
Key Benefits Compared To Surgical Lifts
• Provide “lifts” very similar
to surgical techniques.
• Pointé Lifts are performed without
cutting, stretching, or stitches.
• Preformed without incisions, general anesthetic.
• No physical recovery time.
• Looks completely natural.
• Cost less than traditional, surgical facelifts.
• The results are very long lasting or permanent.
• Pointé Lifts leave no visible scars.
• Pointé Lifts can be removed and replaced.
• The chance of complications or infection
is greatly reduced.
• Pointé Lifts are completely reversible.
Possible Complications
with Pointé Lift Treatments
Pointé Lifts complications are very
rare. However, as with any medical treatment
in which the skin is broken there is the risk
of infection. The risks of infection from
Pointé Lifts are much less than surgical
techniques.
About non-surgical
lifts
Loose or wrinkled skin that has been stretched
by age and exposure has been treated in the
past with surgery. Traditional "face
lifts" undermine (separate) the skin
and then pull it towards the ears to make
it tighter. The excess skin is cut away and
the edges are sutured together. Permanent
scars in the hairline and in front of the
ears are necessary for this correction. A
well done facelift can last ten years before
needing to be redone. Surgical face lifts
are still common but don't do much for thin
skin and can look artificial and stretched.
It requires a number of weeks to look normal
enough to go into public and facelifts that
don't meet expectations or have complications
are still irreversible.
The first real breakthrough with any sort
of non-surgical face lift was the development
of "Aptos Threadlifting" in Russia
by a plastic surgeon named Sulamanidze. The
treatment was brought to the United States
just a few years ago under the name "Featherlift".
Surface was one of the first clinics in North
America to offer this treatment. However,
there is a drawback. With a Featherlift procedure,
the skin is attached or held in place by another
area of skin. Since skin is subject to stretching
and laxity, the correction is not as strong
as a surgical lift where the deep fascia laysers
are sutured in place.
The desire to have a truly non-surgical facelift
that offered dramatic results prompted the
development of Pointé Lift.
With Pointé Lifts,
the temporal area (forehead) face and neck
are the most common treatment areas. The procedure
is performed through a tiny needle hole hidden
in the hairline. The needle hole is so small
(about the thickness of a pencil lead) that
suturing is unnecessary to close it. The procedure
usually takes about an hour and the patient
is ready to go. There is no down time for
healing or recovery with temporary soreness
lasting two or three days. Patients describe
immediate post treatment feeling as wearing
a pony-tail that's too tight and experience
a tension headache for the first 24 hours
that can be treated with aspirin.
The results can be dramatic.
For more information, we suggest that you
come in for a free consultation or attend
one of our free siminars.
[Home]
[forward
this page]
|
