Rhinoplasty with Barbed Threads

Use of barbed threads in facial rejuvenation

Use of barbed threads, available with uni- and bi-directional cogs or barbs, is a semi-invasive method of lifting sagging skin of the face. Areas treated with this method include the eyebrows, the cheeks, the jowls and the neck. Ease of use and a shorter down-time have made their use popular. Specific indications, operative procedures, risks and complications are described and some clinical res...

Novel Polypropylene Barbed Threads for Midface Lift—“REEBORN Lifting”

Ji Hoon Kim, MD Jae Don Seo, MD Jae Don Plastic Clinic Seoul, Republic of Korea Sir: I recent years, minimally invasive procedures for facial rejuvenation have become more popular. In 2012, the official statistics of the American Society of Plastic Surgery showed that the cosmetic surgical procedures decreased 12% when compared with 2000, but in the same time period, minimally invasive cosmetic...

Periareolar Closure With Barbed Sutures.

Periareolar closure in augmentation, mastopexy, and breast reduction has evolved dramatically over the past 10 years with changes in technique and technology. Plastic surgeons have tried many techniques from simple purse string closures using permanent sutures to interlocking purse string closures with GORE-TEX (Gore Medical, Newark, DE) or absorbable sutures. Running and interrupted suture tec...

Barbed Bisimulation

Profiling with Helper Threads

Dynamic optimization technology improves its target system on the fly according to the system status. There are some studies on microprocessors to dynamically improve performance and energy efficiency. We are investigating a software-based dynamic optimization mechanism on a multi-threaded processor to improve performance. Optimization is performed on binary codes. To optimize binary codes dyna...