Device and method for lifting skin tissue

Abstract

The present invention provides a device and method for lifting skin tissue, the device includes an elastic body embedded in the tissue, the elastic body is in the form of a thin sheet, and has a fusion part and a lifting part, the lifting part and the fusion part are prefabricated as one or connected as one; the fusion part allows the tissue to grow fully, and a number of micropores are scattered on the fusion part, and tissue cells can grow on the surface of the fusion part through the micropores; the lifting part can slide freely in the tissue tunnel; wherein the two side surfaces of the lifting part are closed to isolate the tissue from growing in, and the sliding lifting part can drive the fusion part and its surface tissue to be lifted. The present invention can be tightly integrated with the tissue and implanted for a long time, and the skin can be conveniently tightened by the lifting part when needed, and can be lifted multiple times over a period of several decades.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of plastic surgery, and in particular relates to a device and method for lifting skin tissue for sagging skin. Background Art

[0002] As people age, wrinkles form on the surface of their face or body. Wrinkles form because muscles contract and the skin and fat layers sag due to gravity. Wrinkles form perpendicular to the direction of muscle contraction and deepen with age.

[0003] Precise rejuvenation of the aging face depends not only on a correct preoperative analysis of each patient's deformity, but also on the correct choice of technique to adequately address each of the relevant anatomical factors. Currently, a variety of surgical approaches have been established in the field of facial cosmetic surgery, each addressing specific problems. For example, chemical peels, Botox, TM and filler injections to improve the structure of the skin. Minimally invasive surgery and other surgical procedures such as face lifts including forehead-forehead lifts, midface lifts, and neck lifts can address excess skin.

[0004] The main lifting methods used in existing surgical operations are:

[0005] 1) Use nylon thread or polymer synthetic thread with barbs, insert it under the skin and pull it upward to lift the skin;

[0006] This type of barbed nylon thread or polymer synthetic thread is made by cutting an incision on the thread with a knife. It is easy to break at the incision during use. The thread is also not elastic and soft, and is not suitable for areas with high skin mobility. The lifting effect lasts only a few months, and there are also problems such as easy exposure and many complications.

[0007] 2) A toothed silicone rubber elastic cord or sheet is inserted under the skin and pulled upward to lift the skin;

[0008] This method has a pulling effect at the edge of the flat line, which is easy to slip off.

[0009] 3) Sutures, which sew the sagging tissue upward to lift it up;

[0010] Since sutures have a strong cutting effect on soft tissue, the lifting effect is shorter and often disappears within a few months.

[0011] The lifting methods in the prior art are all one-time effects, and the lifting strength cannot be adjusted as the age increases, that is, secondary adjustment is not possible. Summary of the invention

[0012] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a device and method for lifting skin tissue, which can be tightly integrated with the tissue and implanted for a long time. When needed, the skin can be conveniently tightened by the lifting part, and the lifting can be performed multiple times over a period of several decades.

[0013] In order to achieve the above object, on the one hand, the present invention provides a device for lifting skin tissue, which includes an elastic body embedded in the tissue, the elastic body is in the form of a thin sheet, and has:

[0014] Fusion, allowing adequate tissue ingrowth;

[0015] The lifting part can slide freely in the tissue tunnel, and the lifting part and the fusion part are prefabricated as one or connected as one;

[0016] There are a number of micropores scattered on the fusion part, and tissue cells can pass through the micropores to grow on the surface of the fusion part;

[0017] The two side surfaces of the lifting part are closed to isolate tissue from growing in, and the sliding lifting part can drive the fusion part and its surface tissue to be lifted.

[0018] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, the elastomer is in the shape of an elongated strip, with a length exceeding 40 mm, a width of 5 to 30 mm, and a thickness not exceeding 2 mm. For example, the length of the elastomer is 150 mm, the width is 6 mm, and the thickness is 0.6 mm.

[0019] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, the length of the fusion portion does not exceed 80% of the length of the elastic body.

[0020] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, the lifting portion can be trimmed to change its length and width, and the fusion portion can be trimmed to change its length and width.

[0021] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises a traction part, which is prefabricated or connected with the fusion part as one body, and the traction part and the lifting part are located on different sides of the fusion part.

[0022] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the micropores is at least one of a circle, a triangle, a rhombus, a regular polygon or other polygons.

[0023] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, the material of the elastomer is silicone rubber.

[0024] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, it comprises two or more lifting parts, the two or more lifting parts are respectively connected to the fusion part, and the lifting parts are not connected to each other.

[0025] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, it comprises two or more fusion parts, two or more fusion parts, two or more fusion parts are respectively connected to the pulling part, and the fusion parts are not connected to each other.

[0026] In another aspect, the present invention also provides a method for lifting skin tissue, comprising:

[0027] Providing a fusion portion that allows tissue to fully grow in, with a number of micropores on the fusion portion, so that tissue cells can pass through the micropores and grow on the surface of the fusion portion;

[0028] A lifting portion is provided that can slide freely in the tissue tunnel, and the two side surfaces of the lifting portion are closed to isolate tissue growth;

[0029] The lifting part and the fusion part are prefabricated as one or connected as one;

[0030] The method comprises the following steps:

[0031] (1) Select a relatively fixed part of the body tissue for incision, deep into the deep fascia layer, create a subcutaneous tunnel from the incision to the skin that needs to be lifted, pass through the subcutaneous tunnel with the fusion part in front and the lifting part in the back, and bury the fusion part in the skin that needs to be lifted, and suture the lifting part to the relatively fixed tissue deep in the incision;

[0032] (2) After the tissue has fully grown into the fusion part, the original incision is opened again, and the lifting part is pulled in a specified direction. As the lifting part is pulled out of the incision, the skin is lifted;

[0033] (3) Observe the skin lifting effect. After reaching the ideal lifting state, trim the pulled lifting part and suture the trimmed lifting part to the relatively fixed tissue deep in the incision to fix the lifting part;

[0034] In this solution, for a plurality of lifting parts, it is necessary to make incisions at the corresponding ends of the plurality of lifting parts so as to fix the different lifting parts respectively.

[0035] According to another specific embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises:

[0036] Step (4) After a long period of time, if the skin further sags and needs to be lifted again, repeat the above steps (2) and (3).

[0037] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0038] The device of the present invention can be tightly fused with tissues and can also be implanted for a long time. When the fused part needs to be lifted, the skin can be conveniently tightened by the lifting part, and the lifting can be performed multiple times over a period of several decades to adjust the tightness of the skin.

[0039] The method of the present invention has the advantages of simple process, less bleeding, easy operation, and adjustable tightness of the lifting. The lifting degree of the skin can be adjusted through the lifting part even after decades, and the adjustment can be performed twice or multiple times.

[0040] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of embodiment 1 of the device of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 2 It is a front schematic diagram of the device embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of embodiment 2 of the device of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of Embodiment 3 of the device of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the device embodiment 4 of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the device embodiment 5 of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of embodiment 6 of the device of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned purpose, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0049] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0050] Example 1

[0051] This embodiment provides a device for lifting skin tissue, such as Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 2 , the elastic body 10 includes an elastic body 10 embedded in the tissue. The elastic body 10 is in the form of an elongated thin sheet. The length of the elastic body 10 is 150 mm, the width is 6 mm, and the thickness is 0.6 mm.

[0052] The elastic body 10 is made of silicone rubber and has a fusion portion 11 and a lifting portion 12. The fusion portion 11 and the lifting portion 12 are prefabricated as one or connected as one. Preferably, the fusion portion 11 and the lifting portion 12 are prefabricated as one to ensure overall stability.

[0053] The fusion portion 11 allows sufficient tissue growth, such as Figure 2 As shown, a plurality of micropores 13 are distributed on the fusion portion 11, and tissue cells can pass through the plurality of micropores 13 to grow on the surface of the fusion portion 11;

[0054] The micropores 13 are, for example, evenly distributed regular hexagonal holes, the inscribed circle diameter of the regular hexagon is 1.3 mm, and the spacing between the relative regular hexagons is 0.5 mm. In other examples, at least one of a circle, a triangle, other regular polygons or other polygons may be used, and an irregular shape may also be used.

[0055] The lifting portion 12 can slide freely in the tissue tunnel, and the front and back surfaces of the lifting portion 12 are closed to isolate tissue from growing in. The sliding lifting portion 12 can drive the fusion portion 11 and the surface tissue thereof to be lifted.

[0056] Specifically, the length of the fusion portion 11 does not exceed 80% of the length of the elastic body 10. In the first embodiment, the length of the fusion portion 11 is approximately 40% of the length of the elastic body 10.

[0057] Here, the fusion part 11 can be fully integrated with the main part of the loose skin. The fusion part 11 and the lifting part 12 are located at both ends of the elastomer 10. There is no need to use the micropore 13 structure for the entire elastomer 10. By lifting the lifting part 12, the fusion part 11 and its surface tissue can be lifted to achieve the effect of tightening the skin.

[0058] At least a portion of the lifting portion 12 can be trimmed to change the length of the lifting portion 12, so as to facilitate repeated lifting for two or more times over a long period of time, so that the skin can remain firm and not sag for a long time.

[0059] Example 2

[0060] This embodiment provides a device for lifting skin tissue, such as Figure 3 As shown, the difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that it includes two lifting parts 22, there is a certain gap between the two lifting parts 22 and the two lifting parts 22 are parallel, wherein the two lifting parts 22 are not connected to each other and are respectively connected to the fusion part 21.

[0061] Example 3

[0062] This embodiment provides a device for lifting skin tissue, such as Figure 4 As shown, the difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that it includes two lifting parts 32, which are branched in a V shape and are respectively connected to the fusion part 31, wherein the two lifting parts 32 are not connected to each other so as to perform lifting from different directions.

[0063] Example 4

[0064] This embodiment provides a device for lifting skin tissue, such as Figure 5 As shown, the difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that it includes two fusion parts 41, which are branched in a V shape and are respectively connected to the lifting parts 42, wherein the two fusion parts 41 are not connected to each other, so as to provide lifting for a larger area of ​​skin.

[0065] Example 5

[0066] This embodiment provides a device for pulling and lifting skin tissue, such as Figure 6 As shown, specifically, a device for ptosis includes an elastic body 50 embedded in the tissue. The elastic body 50 is made of silicone rubber and includes a fusion portion 51, a lifting portion 52 and a traction portion 53.

[0067] The fusion portion 51 is used for sufficient tissue growth for fixation;

[0068] The lifting portion 52 is used for suturing and connecting with the eyelids, and the degree of eyelid opening can be adjusted by adjusting the length of the lifting portion 52;

[0069] The pulling portion 53 is used to pull the fusion portion 51 and the lifting portion 52 into the subcutaneous tunnel.

[0070] The lifting portion 52 is located at one side of the fusion portion 51 , and the pulling portion 53 is located at the other side of the fusion portion 51 . A plurality of micropores 54 are provided on the fusion portion 51 , and tissue cells can pass through the micropores 54 to grow on the surface of the fusion portion 51 .

[0071] Specifically, the lifting portion 52 and the fusion portion 51 are prefabricated as one piece. The lifting portion 52 and the fusion portion 51 are prefabricated as one piece.

[0072] This embodiment includes two traction parts 53, which are preferably strip-shaped or filament-shaped. The two traction parts 53 form "antennae" to facilitate external traction.

[0073] The fusion portion 51 and the lifting portion 52 in this embodiment are formed into a thin sheet, for example, a trapezoid with a long side of 15 mm, a wide side of 12 mm, and a height of 24 mm, and a thickness of no more than 2 mm, so that the fusion portion 51 can better grow together with the deep tissue at the deep surface of the frontalis muscle above the eyebrow.

[0074] The fusion portion 51 preferably occupies about 40% of the sheet.

[0075] In this embodiment, the shape of the micropores 54 is a circle, a triangle, a rhombus, a regular polygon or other polygons, for example Figure 1 The regular hexagonal shape is shown in FIG. 5 , wherein the interval between two opposite microholes 54 is 0.5 mm.

[0076] The usage of this embodiment is:

[0077] Make incisions at the eyelid and deep to the frontalis muscle to create subcutaneous tunnels;

[0078] The whole is introduced into the subcutaneous tunnel through two traction parts 53, and the two traction parts 53 pass through the incision at the deep surface of the frontalis muscle and pull the fusion part 51 to the deep surface of the frontalis muscle above the eyebrow, and the length of the lifting part 52 is trimmed until the lower end of the lifting part 52 can be sutured to the upper edge of the eyelid plate;

[0079] The two traction parts 53 are used to perform external lifting several times within a month. After the fusion part 51 is firmly fused with the deep tissue, the two traction parts 53 are cut off.

[0080] If the postoperative effect is good, the operation is completed; if the postoperative effect is not good, the degree of upper eyelid lifting is adjusted by adjusting the length of the lifting portion 52.

[0081] Example 6

[0082] This embodiment provides a device for lifting skin tissue, such as Figure 7 As shown, the difference between this embodiment and embodiment 5 is that the elastic body 60 of this embodiment is in a long strip shape and has a traction portion 63 .

[0083] The traction portion 63 and the lifting portion 62 in this embodiment are similar in shape and have the same function. After the fusion portion 61 grows into one with the deep tissue, the traction portion 63 and the lifting portion 62 can work together to tighten the skin of different parts respectively. That is, after the fusion portion is fused and fixed with the tissue, the skin of different parts can be tightened.

[0084] Example 7

[0085] This embodiment provides a method for lifting skin tissue, wherein:

[0086] Providing at least one fusion portion that allows tissue to fully grow in, and providing a plurality of micropores on the fusion portion, so that tissue cells can pass through the plurality of micropores and grow on the surface of the fusion portion;

[0087] Providing at least one lifting portion that allows free sliding in the tissue tunnel, and the two side surfaces of the lifting portion are closed to isolate tissue ingrowth;

[0088] The lifting part and the fusion part are prefabricated as one or connected as one;

[0089] The method comprises the following steps:

[0090] (1) Select a relatively fixed part of the body tissue for incision, deep into the deep fascia layer, and create a subcutaneous tunnel from the incision to the direction of the skin that needs to be lifted. For example, make a small incision in the hairline of the temporal region on both sides, create a subcutaneous tunnel in the direction of the facial corner or nasolabial groove, pass through the subcutaneous tunnel with the fusion part in front and at least one lifting part in the back, and bury the fusion part in the skin that needs to be lifted. Suture the lifting part to the periosteum or galea fascia at the incision;

[0091] Wherein, when there are multiple lifting parts, it is necessary to make incisions at the corresponding ends of different lifting parts and fix them respectively;

[0092] (2) After the tissue has fully grown into the fusion part, which usually takes more than 21 days, for example, 30 days, the original incision is cut again, the lifting part is found, and the lifting part is lifted in a specified direction. When the lifting part is pulled out of the incision, the skin is lifted;

[0093] (3) Observe the skin lifting effect. After reaching the ideal lifting state, trim the excess lifting part, and suture the trimmed lifting part to the periosteum or galea fascia at the incision again to fix the lifting part, suture the incision, and the operation is completed;

[0094] (4) After a long period of time, for example, 10 years later, when the skin becomes further loose and sagging and needs to be lifted again, the above steps (2) and (3) are repeated, and the original incision is opened again to tighten the lifting part to achieve the effect of skin tightening.

[0095] Although the present invention is disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some improvements without departing from the scope of the present invention, that is, all equivalent improvements made according to the present invention should be covered by the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for multiple lifting of skin tissue, comprising an elastic body embedded in the tissue, the elastic body being in the form of a thin sheet, and having: Fusion, allowing adequate tissue ingrowth; The lifting part can slide freely in the tissue tunnel, and the lifting part and the fusion part are prefabricated as one or connected as one; in, A plurality of micropores are distributed on the fusion portion, and tissue cells can pass through the micropores to grow on the surface of the fusion portion; Wherein, the two side surfaces of the lifting part are closed to isolate tissue from growing in, and the lifting part sliding in the tissue tunnel can drive the fusion part and its surface tissue to achieve multiple lifting; The elastic body is in the shape of a long strip, with a length exceeding 40 mm, a width of 5 to 30 mm, and a thickness not exceeding 2 mm; Wherein, the length of the fusion portion does not exceed 80% of the length of the elastic body; Wherein, the material of the elastomer is silicone rubber.

2. The device for multiple lifting of skin tissue according to claim 1, wherein: It further comprises a traction part, wherein the traction part and the fusion part are prefabricated as one body or connected as one body, and the traction part and the lifting part are located on different sides of the fusion part.

3. The device for multiple lifting of skin tissue according to claim 1, wherein: The shape of the micropores is at least one of a circle, a triangle, a rhombus, a regular polygon or other polygons.

4. The device for multiple lifting of skin tissue according to claim 1, wherein: The lifting parts include two or more of the lifting parts, which are respectively connected to the fusion part, and the lifting parts are not connected to each other.

5. The device for multiple lifting of skin tissue according to claim 1, wherein: It comprises two or more fusion parts, wherein the two or more fusion parts are respectively connected to the pulling part, and the fusion parts are not connected to each other.

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