Thread Lift Popular in the Small Face Boom, but Behind the Scenes, Many Aesthetic Medical Troubles Occur Aiming to improve the technology of the industry as a whole, Thread Lift Workshop for Doctors to be Held in Shibuya on May 14

2024.04.24 10:30

株式会社TUKIYOMI

TUKIYOMI Corporation (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Toru Nakamura), a beauty clinic consulting company, will hold a technical training session on thread lift for beauty clinic doctors in Shibuya on May 14, 2024. The purpose of the workshop is to correct the technical disparity between clinics and to realize safe and secure cosmetic medicine in order to eradicate the ever-increasing number of problems in cosmetic medicine.

The popular thread lift, on the other hand, continues to increase in cosmetic medical troubles.

The small face boom is said to have started in the 1990s. Thread lifts are popular, partly due to the de-masking of the after corona. Also known as a thread lift, a special thread that is absorbed by the body over time is threaded under the skin to lift up sagging skin. Unlike a facelift, this procedure does not require an incision, and its short downtime is the reason for its popularity.

However, according to the National Consumer Affairs Center, consultations on problems related to cosmetic medicine are increasing every year (*Resource 1). (*Resource 1) In the case of thread lifts, the reality is that problems continue to occur (*Resource 2). The layer where the threads are inserted may be too deep, damaging the nerves, or conversely, too shallow, causing the thick threads to float on the epidermis. There have been cases of facial swelling that did not go down for three months due to infection, and many of these cases were caused by mistakes made by inexperienced surgeons.

In the world of cosmetic surgery, there are doctors who start working in cosmetic clinics immediately after completing a two-year residency, or immediately after obtaining their license without even completing a residency. In addition, some large chain clinics hire many inexperienced young doctors, have them perform only one surgery on one part of the body, and market themselves as specialists in that surgery. This situation has led to a disparity in the skills and experience of each doctor, which in turn has led to a disparity in the skills of each clinic.

Reference 1: National Consumer Affairs Center

https://www.kokusen.go.jp/news/data/n-20230830_1.html

*Source 2: Accident Information Data Bank System

https://www.jikojoho.caa.go.jp/ai-national/accident/detail/462170?kind=1&menu=nolink

Holding technical seminars to eliminate problems

TUKIYOMI Co., Ltd. has been holding technical training sessions to eliminate this disparity in skills between clinics. 17 sessions have been held nationwide since the first session in 2023, with a cumulative total of 93 participating clinics and a cumulative total of 110 doctors who have participated.

The lecturer is Dr. Naoya Nagura, Director of the Shibuya Angie Clinic, a specialist in this field. The main focus of the seminar will be on practical techniques using thread lifts (Artemis Lift), which are less likely to fail even for inexperienced, young doctors. Compared to existing thread lifts, Artemis Lift requires less procedure and operation time, and lowers the risk of inflammation and infection. The actual clinic will be used as the venue, allowing participants to watch the procedure up close and ask questions, and recordings will be available. In addition, the number of participants is limited to about five each time so as not to reduce the effectiveness of the learning process. We have received many applications for the course each time, and there is currently a three-month waiting list. Since the start of this course, there has not been a single case of infection caused by the Artemis Lift at participating clinics.

Technical training session

Aiming for safe and secure cosmetic treatment

Dr. Nagura, who is famous for his thread lifts, explained the most effective insertion method for each of the several different types of Artemis lifts made of different materials. We have tried this at our clinic, and it has improved patient satisfaction by allowing us to make more fine-tuned adjustments for each area. (Dr. Hiroko Ito, Ueno Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology Department)

Dr. Nagura comments, "As for the Artemis Lift procedure, I have performed it on 200 to 300 patients since around July last year, and I feel that patients are highly satisfied. It is also highly convenient for physicians, so I hope we can use this to help eradicate technical problems."

Representative comment: "Demand for thread lifts is expected to increase further in the future, so we will continue to hold workshops to improve the technology and product quality of the industry as a whole and strive to realize safe and secure aesthetic medicine."

Outline of the technical seminar

Date : Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Venue: Angie's Clinic

　　　　　 3F cocoti, 1-23-16 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan

　　　　　 https://angieclinic.com/access/

Target ： Aesthetic clinics that have introduced or are considering introducing thread lift (Artemis Lift),

　　　　　 or considering to introduce it

Sponsor ： TUKIYOMI Inc.

Number of participants: about 5

Contact: TUKIYOMI Corporation (03-6455-7681)