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Area of Science:

  • Aesthetics
  • Dermatology
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Minimally invasive facial laxity treatments like thread lifts and high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) are popular in Asia.
  • Standardized guidelines and objective outcome measures for these treatments are lacking.
  • Facial soft tissue shifts significantly with positional changes (supine vs. seated) in individuals with laxity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To objectively evaluate the effectiveness of thread lift and HIFU treatments in improving facial laxity among Asian individuals.
  • To quantify facial soft tissue changes in response to positional variations post-treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of photographs from 143 Japanese individuals (mean age 41.0 years).
  • Comparison of frontal and lateral facial measurements in seated and supine positions using ImageJ software.
  • Statistical analysis (t-tests) to determine significant differences between untreated, HIFU, and thread lift groups (P < 0.05).

Main Results:

  • Untreated individuals showed soft tissue shifts of 20.8% (frontal) and 41.4% (lateral).
  • HIFU group showed shifts of 20.7% (frontal) and 38.2% (lateral).
  • Thread lift group demonstrated significantly reduced shifts: 14.1% (frontal, P=0.0092) and 33.4% (lateral, P=0.02).

Conclusions:

  • Thread lifting significantly reduces facial tissue movement, indicating superior efficacy in managing facial laxity.
  • The findings emphasize the importance of assessing facial laxity in the seated position for accurate treatment effect evaluation.
  • Thread lifts offer a more effective solution for preventing positional facial soft tissue changes compared to HIFU.