Our face, neck and hands tend to show the most obvious signs of ageing, and can often benefit from facial rejuvenation treatments. As the hands and face are unclothed, they’re particularly vulnerable to sun exposure, loss of dermal volume and elasticity. As a result, the skin can pigment and shrivel, revealing underlying veins, tendons and bone structures.
At ENRICH, our facial rejuvenation treatments can treat the skin on the hands as well as the face and body. We offer a range of topical treatments and lasers to treat pigmentation and improve skin quality and volume. Our dermatologists, cosmetic doctors and nurses will assess your concerns to select the best choice of technologies and application techniques for your facial rejuvenation.
Treatments are tailored to address pigmentation, skin wrinkling and smoothness, as well as to replace lost volume by plumping up the tissue. Because we have so many different lasers and treatment options at ENRICH, we are able to select the treatment that will best suit your individual situation and budget.
Facial rejuvenation via laser
Sometimes, our skin needs to be refreshed in more invasive ways, which may mean getting ablative lasers involved. An ablative laser takes off the top layer(s) of skin, revealing fresh, new skin underneath. Ablative lasers do include some downtime since the skin has to heal.
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Lasers are targeted to very specific wavelengths and are therefore very useful for very specific tasks. Each laser has its own uses, with some very proficient at stripping away damaged or blemished skin to reveal a whole new, fresh layer underneath.
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Facelift or thread lift?
There are some advantages to the suture lift compared with the facelift for many people. The suture lift is less invasive and only includes skin, as opposed to restructuring the facial tissue more extensively which is what a face lift can do.
The suture lift is reversible, recovery is often quicker than a facelift. There are also mostly no signs of scarring, though a small fold may be visible near the ear for several weeks after the procedure.
A conventional facelift, however, has some advantages – it can be an form of long-lasting facial rejuvenation cosmetic surgery. Which facial rejuvenation procedure is right for you can be discussed in person at our Melbourne clinic.
Please note: We do not perform facelifts at ENRICH Clinic.
The Silhouette Soft facial rejuvenation treatment
The Silhouette Soft is a thread lift product and different to a suture lift and takes less time to perform. The Silhouette Soft is a facial rejuvenation treatment available at our Melbourne clinic, taking about half an hour, and involving a novel version of threads to hold skin firm.
A very fine needle is used to insert a suture under the skin, to about 5mm. It is held in place by absorbable cones, after which the doctor compresses the skin slightly to get the desired shape and lift. The ends of the suture are snipped.
After treatment, some bruising may occur with some swelling. The skin will settle over a couple of days. Treatments can last for up to 18 months, and then they can be refreshed, or the more comprehensive step to get a suture lift can be taken.
What is a thread lift?
The suture lift is a minimally invasive skin rejuvenation procedure that will immediately pep up the ageing face by introducing non-absorbable medical threads.
The sutures create a sling underneath the facial skin that acts as a support and lifting the skin. There are only two small incisions in the skin, with one of those tucked behind the ear, and the other disguised in the scalp. This means most marks are not visible.
The structure lift works equally well on both men and women, but results can differ between patients as we all have individual skin profiles.
A suture lift provides volume and structure to the middle of the face, offering a lift to the lower face. Any wrinkled, loose skin that is starting to droop can be adjusted so that the cheeks, jowls and corners of the mouth are lifted. The neck also sees a lift.
The suture lift is still an invasive treatment. It is a skin rejuvenation and facial rejuvenation procedure that also offers tightening. Dermal fillers may also be used as a co-treatment and are just one co-treatment option that can work for our patients.
Laser treatments
The Portrait & Co2 ablative lasers can be used to tighten skin and combined with a thread or suture lift, can help with “lifting” the skin.
