Methods for lifting and tightening various areas of the body
OwnerArthur Yajing Yuinventor
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Abstract
Methods of lifting and elevating various areas on a body including skin and tissue of a subject, such as an umbilicus region, using one or more threads including a plurality of features are provided herein. In a desired area of the body to be lifted, a method includes passing a first end of a first thread through a first path defined under the skin of the subject and passing a second end of the first thread through a second path defined under the skin of the subject and pulling one or more ends of the one or more threads in a direction to effect lifting of the desired area followed by fastening of the one or more ends of the one or more threads. The subject may have undergone liposuction prior to performance of the method.
Claims18
A method of elevating an umbilicus and/or a lower abdomen of a subject, the method comprising:
- passing a first end of a first thread through a first path, wherein the first path is defined under the skin of the subject and extends from an upper abdominal region of the subject to an umbilicus region of the subject;
- passing a second end of the first thread through a second path, wherein the second path is defined under the skin of the subject and extends from the upper abdominal region of the subject to the umbilicus region of the subject,
- wherein the first thread comprises a plurality of features;
- wherein the first path and the second path are separated by a first lateral distance;
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- pulling the first end of the first thread, and the second end of the first thread in a direction away from the upper abdominal region to elevate the umbilicus and/or the abdomen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.