title: APTOS suture lifting methods: 10 years of experience.
abstract: Over the past decade we have developed and successfully used methods of minimally invasive aesthetic surgery, based on special threads provided with microscopic angled barbs (Aptos Thread), double-pointed needles (Aptos Needle), and elastic needles (Aptos Spring). This article describes our original techniques of subcutaneous suturing through and lifting of soft tissue, which make it possible to obtain qualitative, sufficiently long-standing lifting of the face and neck with no cuts or with tiny cutaneous incisions. Our 10-year experience in using the Aptos methods has demonstrated that these are simple, safe, and efficient techniques for rejuvenation of the face and neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Central Hospital No. 165, 3rd Administration of the Russian Federation Health Ministry, Tbilisi, Georgia.
authors.forename: Marlen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sulamanidze
authors.forename: Georgii
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sulamanidze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015361:Rhytidoplasty; D013536:Suture Techniques