- What is Rapid Lift?
- How does this treatment differ from the other options?
- What Conditions May Be Treated?
- Whom is the treatment for?
- Whom is the treatment not for?
- How is the treatment done?
- What results may be expected?
- When will one see the results?
- How long do the results last?
- How to maintain or enhance my results?
- What is the recovery like?
What is Rapid Lift?
Rapid Lift is a lifting procedure combining fillers and threadlift to restore volume of the face and to tighten the skin.
The first component uses fillers to restore volume to correct nasolabial folds, early jowls, marionette lines, and receding chin.
The second component uses thread lift to provide further Thread Lift is a mini-surgical procedure to improve visible and early signs of aging on the face and neck. PDO (Polydioxanone) and PLLA(Poly-L-Lactic Acid) threads are absorbable sutures which can improve early skin laxity by lifting and rejuvenate skin by stimulating collagen volume restoration. These sutures were initially developed for use in surgery procedures and have received FDA clearance and are now recognized as a safe, minimally-invasive alternative to traditional aesthetic procedures such as full face, jaw, brow, and neck lifts.
Rapid Lift with simultaneous threadlift and fillers tightens skin and restores volume at the same time.
The primary benefit to this procedure over traditional facelifts are reduced costs, scarring, healing time, and invasiveness.
How does this treatment differ from the other options?
Modest but rapid improvement of skin laxity and volume restoration without surgical down-time
Quick improvement
tissue lifting, fullness restoration, and skin rejuvenation
Individually tailored
No incision compared to surgical facelift
Less costly than open surgery
Less recovery than traditional facelift
Less frequent maintenance
What Conditions May Be Treated?
1. Prominent nasolabial folds
2. Early jowls
3. Marionette lines
4. Receding chin
How is the treatment done?
Fillers:
Following local anesthesia, fillers are injected slowly and retrograde in low pressure settings to slowly, incrementally, and gradually restore the lost volume of the targeted skin sites.
Thread Lift:
Specific areas of facial collagen or fat loss are the addressed with serial sessions monthly injections. The treatments are sized to your dimensions and customized to your specific facial needs.
The area for lifting or volume restoration is marked. Under local anesthesia, needle puncture sites are used to insert the absorbable sutures, followed by undermining and massaging.
Smooth sutures are inserted at the desired sites to stimulate collagen restoration, whereas barbed sutures are inserted a distance to improve the desired sites skin laxity.
Treatment typically takes about two hours.
Local anesthesia is used.
What results may be expected?
1. Reduced nasolabial prominence
2. Lifted early jowls
3. More fullness of the chin
4. More hydrated, plumber, and even-toned skin
When will one see the results?
For lifting, the results are seen immediately, although optimal results are usually seen 2-3 weeks after the treatment.
For collagen volume restoration, the results are usually seen 2-3 weeks after the treatment.
Threads will dissolve within 3-6 months.
How long do the results last?
While the threads will dissolve within 3-6 months, the new collagen grown can continue up to 18 months after the treatment.
How to maintain or enhance my results?
Additional maintenance is required.
Healthy eating and exercise are helpful to enhance results.
Further treatment may be recommended to further results.
What is the recovery like?
Recovery lasts one weekend
Mild swelling, soreness, and moderate bruising are expected.
Prescription pain medications are generally not necessary.
Most people return to work and activities within one weekend.
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Cost of Treatments
Cost of treatment options ranges from four to five digits. An in-person consultation with your specialist physician will help to determine the best suitable solution to your own individual needs.