The event was attended by prominent plastic surgeons from different hospitals in Kuwait
Kuwait - 18 February, 2012: Dar Al Shifa Hospital recently held an interactive seminar in collaboration with Al Bisher & Zaid Al Kazemi Company, which focused on a leading facial and neck lifting procedure, the "Happy Lift". The lecture was presented by prominent Italian plastic surgery professor Ciro Accardo, who gave an overview of the types of "Happy Lift threads used in the procedure and how they work, reasons for using the Happy Lift, anatomy and various techniques, combination techniques (short and long advantages), introduction to anchorage, along with main components, indications and protocols of wrinkles.
Dar Al Shifa Hospital's Head of Plastic Surgery Department, Dr. Ismail Nada also presented a number of case studies which shed light on the importance of the Happy Lift technique. During his presentation, Dr. Nada highlighted that such procedures are adopted amongst leading medical organizations internationally, and provide a safe, fresh and efficient facial as well as neck lifting procedure to patients.
The "Happy Lift" is a soft surgical approach, permitting through a mini invasive surgical operation to practice a lifting without scars on the skin. This thread is used to support soft facial tissues without the necessity of a traditional lifting and can be used for flabby cheeks, or to provide harmony to bad contoured or flat face. The "Happy Lift" is made of a thread which is realized in polilatic acid, a usual component of surgical sutures and is widely used in general surgery for more than 50 years with an aim to sew wounded blood vessels. The threads used in the "Happy Lift" are realized with little bidirectional cogs. When they're inserted under the skin, the threads' cogs then constitute a supporting structure for soft tissues of the face which prevents any shifting or movement of the thread.
Dr. Ismail Nada, Head of Plastic Surgery at Dar Al Shifa Hospital said: "The threads used in this procedure are invisible. The "Happy Lift" provides freshness and vitality to patients, where the threads can disappear after 12 to 18 months and don't leave any effect. The procedure, which is considered to be one of the safest lifting techniques, does not require general anesthesia, but only local or truncular anesthesia is required. This renowned technique approximately takes 10 to 15 minutes for smaller areas and about 30 to 40 minutes for the whole face."
"We are proud to continue to offer added value benefits to our patients, in an effort to accommodate their needs and provide them with premium healthcare services," added Dr. Nada.
Dar Al Shifa Hospital was established in 1963 as the first private hospital in the State of Kuwait. It began as a private maternity care hospital, and has since then steadily grown to encompass a wide spectrum of healthcare services. In 2004 Dar Al Shifa Hospital established an affiliation with CARE-Fertility Unit, a leading independent fertility specialist in the UK. The hospital is distinguished by being the first and sole representative for CARE-Fertility's in -vitro fertilization (IVF) unit in the Gulf Region and the Middle East. In 2007, Dar Al Shifa Hospital became the first hospital in Middle East to receive accreditation by the (CCHSA), and it continuously introduces healthcare services as well as the latest medical equipment.
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