Non-Surgical Thread Procedures

The Future of Aesthetic Medicine
2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-36467-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 127 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 409 g

This book provides knowledge and instruction about thread procedures that are the current state of the art in the United States. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the threads available and in favor of use in the US. The chemical and biological activity of the threads also will be explained. Chapters will discuss research that support the theory and clinical efficacy of the threads, thus laying the foundation for understanding the purpose of the threads. Chapters discuss the different types, sizes and styles of threads in current use. The various areas and procedures that are possible with the threads will be described in detail to allow practitioners a greater comfort level when learning these procedures. The book will also include tips to help practitioners succeed with these procedures as it is generally not as straight forward as some other aesthetic procedures. In addition, the book compares and contrasts thread procedures with other current modalities. This will delineate the advantages of threads over other treatments for aesthetic treatment including surgery. The book also contains multiple videos that show the use of threads in various procedures.

Non-Surgical Thread Procedures is a must-have resource for clinicians and physicians that practice minimally invasive aesthetic procedures as well as those interested in thread procedures.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Nancy M.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Plastische, Rekonstruktive & Kosmetische Chirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Dermatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: History of Thread Procedures.- Chapter 2: Significance of Current Thread Procedures.- Chapter 3: Advantages of Thread Procedures.- Chapter 4: Research Supporting Efficacy of Thread Procedures.- Chapter 5: Anatomy and Aging.- Chapter 6: Origin of Threads.- Chapter 7: Biochemical properties of Threads.- Chapter 8: Theory of Threads.-Chapter 9: Different Compositions of Threads.- Chapter 10: Insertion Technique for Barbed Threads.- Chapter 11: Insertion Technique for Mesh Threads.- Chapter 12: Insertion Technique for Mono Threads.- Chapter 13: Procedures for Barbed Threads by area.- Chapter 14: Procedures for Mesh Threads by area.- Chapter 15: Procedures for Mono threads by area.- Chapter 16: Patient Evaluation.- Chapter 17: Patient Consultation and Instruction.- Chapter 18: Procedure Aftercare.- Chapter 19: Complications and their Management.- Chapter 20: Case Examples.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Nancy M. Kim, M.D. is a Physician with a diploma from the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine as well as board certification in Internal Medicine.  She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Biology, earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed residency training at Boston University.  Her clinic Adagio Aesthetic Medicine and Thread Lift Center is located in Los Angeles where she has performed thousands of thread procedures over the course of more than 5 years having started when threads first came on the market in the USA.