'Beauty care' has been drawing attention recently. And within the 'beauty care' trend, a youthful look cannot be left out.
Many people dream of firm skin and a slim V-line face.
Of course, wrinkles appearing over time and skin elasticity gradually declining are natural phenomena, but wanting to look young even as one ages is a natural feeling that anyone can have.
The fact that so many methods for 'holding on to youth a little longer' keep appearing surely owes something to this social atmosphere. Among them, what people who want a more definite change choose is an anti-aging procedure such as V-line lifting.
V-line lifting procedures are characterized by an immediate visible change compared with anti-aging foods, cosmetics, or exercise, and they are also called 'anti-aging surgery' or 'youthful lifting.' Rather than being preferred by one particular age group, women from their 20s to their 50s and above seek youthful lifting for a variety of reasons.
Dr. Yoosuk Chung of TheLINE Plastic Surgery said, "Women in their 20s and 30s choose lifting procedures at the early stage of aging or as prevention, while women in their 40s and 50s choose them to improve aging that has already progressed," adding, "If there are relatively few wrinkles, a procedure such as Power V Contouring, which lifts sagging skin along the facial line while adding firmness, is suitable, and if wrinkles have already formed or aging has progressed, a procedure such as Ten Lifting, a wrinkle-reduction and facial lifting method, is appropriate."
Power V Contouring is a method of refining the soft tissue of the face, including removal of cheek fat and a double chin. It lifts slightly sagging skin along the facial line with added firmness, and by removing excess facial fat it also helps improve an uneven facial contour. Unlike a procedure that simply suctions fat, it can deliver a lifting effect together with suction, and because it is a V-line lifting procedure that removes the fat cells themselves, a semi-permanent effect can also be expected.
Ten Lifting is a procedure that uses threads to pull up loose, wrinkled skin. It is not a surgical operation like a facelift, which incises and sutures the skin, and it allows selective wrinkle reduction by area, such as the forehead, glabella, jawline, eye area, neck, and nasolabial folds, as well as lifting tailored to age.
The most important thing in such lifting procedures is to raise accuracy and safety by approaching the condition and volume of fat, the muscles, and other soft tissue in a three-dimensional, scientific way.
Dr. Yoosuk Chung said, "In the face there are soft tissues such as muscles and nerves that affect expression and the direction of wrinkles, and only by identifying this soft tissue accurately through ultrasound diagnosis is a safe procedure without side effects possible," adding, "That is why you should choose a clinic with specialists who have extensive procedural experience and with advanced equipment such as ultrasound diagnostic devices."
Reporter Jinhyun Song jhsong@sportschosun.com
