A Rare Symptom of Secondary Infection After Facial Thread Lift and Its Treatment.

J Craniofac Surg

Department of Cicatrix Minimally Invasive Treatment Center, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

Published: March 2023

Facial esthetics is concerned with the harmonious beauty of the face. The skin, soft tissues, and bone tissues of the face degenerate as people age. Facial thread lift is a new minimally invasive esthetic technique that uses threads embedded within different tissue layers to reposition and support lax tissues. The authors report a 35-year-old female patient who developed an infection after undergoing facial thread lift, presenting with facial flushing and swelling, fever, and poor sleep, which was tested for Nocardiopsis dassonvillei infection. The patient was later cured by thread removal, local injection of 5-fluorouracil and triamcinolone acetonide. Postthreading infections have been documented in the past, but it is significant to note that, first, this patient's postinfection symptoms were distinct because she experienced both mild local symptoms and serious systemic symptoms, and second, the authors looked into a quick and efficient treatment option.

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