You May See a Funny Cartoon but all I See is the "FEATHER LIFT"

This cartoon is funny in its absurdity but the underlying message is real. People today are always looking for cheap shortcuts. We live in a fast food society where in less than a minute you can order a fully cooked meal and go on about your business. To many their approach to beauty brings them down a similar path. "let me do as little as possible to get a result."

Now in theory there is nothing wrong with that. Procedures today are becoming less and less invasive and the future will bring revolutionary advances that may eliminate the need for surgery to rejuvenate one's appearance.

But...

When I look at this cartoon all I can think about is how unscrupulous physicians and companies prey on people's innate desire to "get more with less". I can't get the image of the FEATHER LIFT out of my head.

The Feather Lift is a nonsense procedure where threads are placed in the face to provide lift. There is no undermining, redraping or excision of tissues. It is sad but true that the majority of sites that push these "THREAD LIFTS" all show the same before and after photos. People... you are all reasonable consumers... this can't make sense to you. Why would everyone be showing the same photos.

I had the pleasure of spending time at the Maryland State Anatomy Lab where I ordered some "APTHOS THREADS" from the company and placed them into the faces of Fresh Cadavers with my Colleague Dr. Jennifer Walden. We are both highly trained surgeons and together with standard placement could not get any noticable lift from the technique.

It is also very interesting who pushes Thread Lift Surgeries... It is pushed by doctors who are not surgeons and do not perform surgery. "When you are limited by the scope of your training to perform only non-invasive procedures you will push only non-invasive procedure plain and simple." My problem is when these doctors will tell you this is better than the invasive procedure.

This is why we see many non-Board Certified Plastic Surgeons such as those that call themselves "cosmetic doctors or cosmetic surgeons" offering such procedures. They mostly have nothing else to offer. Before you spend your hard earned money on a procedure that will not deliver. Find a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to discuss your rejuvenation concerns with... Please