Device for performing a cosmetic or medical procedure

A device for performing a cosmetic or medical procedure, comprising:

• a hollow elongate body having a body wall with at least one opening, wherein the at least one opening is proximal from a distal end of the hollow elongate body;
• and
• a non-cutting wire that is movable between a retracted position and an operative position,
• wherein when in the retracted position, the wire is housed within the hollow elongate body in a collapsed configuration and when in the operative position, the wire projects outwardly through the at least one opening in the body wall in an expanded configuration while a distal end portion of the wire remains housed within the distal end of the hollow elongate body,
• wherein the wire has a non-cutting outer surface facing away from the hollow elongate body and when in the expanded configuration, the wire is configured to break a strand of fibrous material by tensioning or stretching the strand of fibrous material against the outer surface of the wire, outward from the hollow elongate body, until complete or partial rupture of the strand of fibrous material.