Non-Surgical Thread Procedures

ISBN-13: 9783031364679 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Nancy M. Kim

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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. 

Spis treści

I.                  History of Thread Procedures

II.               Significance of Current Thread Procedures

III.           Advantages of Thread Procedures

                        A.        Comparison to fillers

                        B.        Comparison to botox

                        C.        Comparison to Surgical Face Lift

                        D.)       Comparison to Non-invasive Modalities

            IV.       Research Supporting Efficacy of Thread Procedures

III.             Anatomy and Aging

IV.            Origin of Threads

V.               Biochemical properties of Threads

VI.            Theory of Threads 

VII.          Different Compositions of Threads

VIII.       Insertion Technique for Barbed Threads

IX.            Insertion Technique for Mesh Threads

X.               Insertion Technique for MonoThreads

XI.            Procedures for Barbed Threads by area

a.                   Cheeks

b.                  Jowls

c.                  Eyebrows

d.                  Eyelids

e.                   Crowsfeet

f.                   Neck

XII.          Procedures for Mesh Threads by area

a.                   Eyebrow Bone

b.                  Anterior Cheeks

c.                  Undereye

d.                  Nasolabial Fold

e.                   Marionette Lines

f.                   Chin

g.                  Cheek Hollowing

h.                  Temples

i.                    Cheeks

j.                    Jawline

k.                  Decollete

XIII.       Procedures for Mono threads by area

a.                   Cheeks

b.                  Temples

c.                  Jowls

d.                  Necklace Lines

e.                   Submental Neck

f.                   Neck

g.                  Abdomen

h.                  Knees

i.                    Thighs

j.                    Upper Arms

XIV.       Patient Evaluation

XV.          Patient Consultation and Instruction

XVI.       Procedure Aftercare

XVII.    Complications and their Management

XVIII. Case Examples

a.                   What would you treat and how?

b.                  Which threads would you use?

c.                  What procedures were done

d.                  Progression or final results

O autorze

​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.