Lidlift Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.
Cosmetic, Facial & Eye Plastic Surgery

Meloplication

Minimally invasive method of threading sutures to attempt to lift the nasolabial fold and the malar fat pad toward the temple. The original method uses non absorbable sutures with ePTFE pledgets to hold the cheek fat in position. The procedure can also be attempted with barbed suture like the contour threads or the feather lift threads. These procedures have been uniformly disappointing. Initally the cheek is lifted but then typically over a period of months, the cheek volume falls back to its original position.