title: Outcomes in thread lift for facial rejuvenation: a study performed with happy lift™ revitalizing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Barbed suture lifting is a minimally invasive surgical technique for facial rejuvenation. This study examined the efficacy and associated risks with this procedure, using a new synthetic, monofilament suspension thread named "Happy Lift™ Revitalizing" (Promoitalia International S.r.l, Naples, Italy).
  
  
  METHODS
  All the patients had average aging signs and required a lifting of modest degree. A total of 37 thread lifts were performed over a 24-month period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the majority of patients (89%), the results obtained were considered satisfactory. The incidence of complications was low. Only 6% of the patients had slight post-operation asymmetry that was easily corrected. Minor complications experienced by patients included small ecchymosis (62%), mild erythema (40%), small hemorrhage (25%), mild transitory esthesia (6%) and mild post-operation tumefaction (40%). Histopathological and ecographic analyses were performed on the treated skin of selected patients, demonstrating that the lifting effect is guaranteed and fortified by the cutaneous reaction that appears along the length of the thread.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thread lift with "Happy Lift™ Revitalizing" is a safe procedure associated with minor complications, when performed on cohorts of patients requiring a facial lifting of modest degree.
authors.affiliation: Promoitalia Group S.p.A., Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savoia
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Accardo
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vannini
authors.forename: Basso
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Di Pasquale
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldi