A device is described that can be used quickly and accurately by surgeons to provide uniform facial tissue planes that are tunnel-free and wall-free thus optimizing face lifting, tightening, and implant delivery. The device is comprised of a shaft with a substantially planar tip further comprised of relative protrusions and energized relative recession lysing segments. Forward motion of the device precisely divides and energizes various tissue planes causing contraction, especially via the fibrous tissues. Other forms of energy and matter can be delivered down the shaft to further enhance desirable tissue modification and contraction.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/749,497, titled "Face-Lifting Device" and filed Dec. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,974,450, incorporated herein by reference; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/475,635 titled "Surgical Device for Performing Face-Lifting Using Radiofrequency Energy" and filed Dec. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,440,121, incorporated herein by reference; and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/478,172, titled "Surgical Device for Performing Face-Lifting Using Electromagnetic Radiation" and filed Jan. 5, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,432,101, incorporated herein by reference; and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/588,436, titled "Thermal Radiation Facelift Device" and filed Jun. 6, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,391,023, incorporated herein by reference; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/085,948, titled "Ultrasound and Laser Face-Lift and Bulbous Lysing Device" and filed May 28, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,203,540.
A threading device that includes an elongated tube having first and second opposite ends and a fiberoptic core. The elongated tube includes an interior and an eyelet defined therein. The first end of the elongated tube includes a blunt tip affixed thereto and the second end includes a threaded connector. The blunt tip is translucent. The fiberoptic core includes at least one fiberoptic strand extending through the interior of the elongated tube that illuminates the translucent tip when the at least one fiberoptic strand is energized.
