Course Programme

Schedule

Day 1

08.30

Introduction to the world of thread lifts

· What are suture lifts?

· Aging and the role of suture lifts in aesthetic medicine

· Lifting with threads: past, present, and future

09.00

Clinically oriented facial anatomy and danger zones

09.30

Types of threads on the market: permanent vs. non-permanent

09.45

Coffee

10.15

Pre-operative considerations

· Patient selection

· Pre-operative guidelines

· Local and regional anaesthesia for suture lifts

10.45

NON-BARBED SUTURE SUSPENSION LIFTS (eg. Serdev)

· Concept

· Materials and instruments

· Step-by-step technique: temporal, brow, midface, lower face, neck

· Aftercare and results

11.45

BARBED SUTURE LIFTS (eg. Happy lift, Ancorage)

· Concept: anchored vs. free-floating sutures

· Materials and instruments

· Step-by-step technique: brow, midface, lower face, neck

· Aftercare and results

13.00

Lunch

14.00

CONED SUTURE LIFTS (eg. Silhouette)

· Concept and design

· Materials and instruments

· Step-by-step technique: midface, lower face, and neck

· Aftercare and results

15.30

Coffee

16.00

Complications of thread lift techniques

16.15

Defining your practice: which thread lift technique should I use?

16.30

Combination approaches with threads for best results: botulinum toxins, fillers, skin resurfacing and rejuvenation

17.00

MCQ examination

17.30

End of day 1

Schedule

Day 2 (Live demonstrations and hands-on training)

08.30

NON-BARBED SUTURE SUSPENSION LIFT

· Hands-on training

· Consent and patient preparation

· Temporal lift, upper face

· Lower face lift, jowls

· Neck lift

10.30

BARBED SUTURE LIFT

· Hands-on training

· Consent and patient preparation

· Midface, nasolabial folds

· Free-floating sutures

· Lower face, jowls

· Neck lift

12.30

Lunch

13.30

CONED SUTURE LIFT

· Hands-on training

· Consent and patient preparation

· Temporal incision and patch insertion

· Midface and lower face lift

· Neck lift

16.30

Group discussion with Q&A

17.00

Presentation of Certificates