Necklift procedure and instruments for performing same

A method of performing plastic surgery, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. forming an opening in the patient's skin to form a mid-line access site,
• b. forming at least first and second openings in the skin at a plurality of predetermined access sites,
• c. providing a threading device having a suture secured thereto, and
• d. inserting the threading device and suture through the first opening in the skin,
• e. pulling at least a portion of the threading device through the second opening in the skin,
• f. reinserting the threading device through the second opening in the skin, and
• g. pulling the threading device through the mid-line access site, thereby forming a suture matrix under the skin.

A method for threading a suture in a patient's body comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a threading device comprising an elongated rod having first and second ends and having a suture secured thereto,
• b) inserting the first end of the elongated rod through a first opening in the patient's skin,
• c) passing the first end of the elongated rod subcutaneously to a second opening in the patient's skin,
• d) pulling the first end of the elongated rod and a portion of the suture through the second opening, and
• e) reinserting the first end of the threading device through the second opening in the skin and passing the second end of the elongated rod subcutaneously to an opening in the patient's skin.