Quilting Facelifts: The Brazilian Technique Reducing Bleeding and Boosting Results Post-Ozempic

The quilting technique, or hemostatic netting, places sutures on the skin’s exterior to anchor it to the underlying fascia, eliminating the use of external drains to manage fluid buildup and prevent a common result of facelifts: hematoma.
The quilting technique, or hemostatic netting, places sutures on the skin’s exterior to anchor it to the underlying fascia, eliminating the use of external drains to manage fluid buildup and prevent a common result of facelifts: hematoma.
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The quilting technique, a method originating in Brazil, is not new to U.S. facelift procedures, initially used internally, beneath the skin after finishing a facelift to eliminate the potential space created between the layers of tissues. Most recently, however, the procedure has gained attraction for external quilting, or “hemostatic netting,” especially as surgeons increasingly practice facelifts compared to previous years since the rise of GLP-1 use and preventive aesthetics. The use of this technique for traditional and deep plane facelifts has grown as the number of procedures grow–shown to reduce the incidence of post-surgical bleeding, also known as hematoma, and also the amount of tension on the skin and risk of skin compromise, or necrosis.

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