Patent ID: 7513904

Claim:
A method for carrying out cosmetic surgery operations utilizing a surgical thread ( 1 ) for cosmetic surgery, a surgical thread for cosmetic surgery comprising a thread having elements for fixing subcutaneous tissue, said elements comprise a helix shape in the form of a spring, said thread having a diameter of between 0.1 mm to 1.0, and said helix shaped elements having a diameter of between 0.5 to 5 mm, wherein said thread is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of metal, polymer, biological, and mixtures thereof, the method comprises the steps of: (a) fastening of the helix-shaped thread ( 1 ) at its front end ( 6 ) to a sharp end ( 7 ) of a rectilinear puncture needle ( 4 ); (b) winding the thread ( 1 ) tightly around the rectilinear puncture needle ( 4 ); (c) introducing the needle ( 4 ) with the thread ( 1 ) into a subcutaneous cell following a marked outline, wherein the needle ( 4 ) is turned during its introduction following the loop windings of the thread ( 1 ); (d) unfastening the thread ( 1 ) after reappearance of the rectilinear puncture needle ( 4 ); and (e) completely extracting the needle ( 4 ), wherein the rectilinear puncture needle ( 4 ) is turned during its extraction in the opposite direction compared with its introduction, while the thread ( 1 ) remains subcutaneous in a stressed state with a tendency to compress or extend under the influence of spring properties, wherein the subcutaneous fat cell compresses in accordance with the state of the thread ( 1 ), thus creating an effect of tightening ptosis-affected tissues.