A new technique has been developed to reduce or eliminate prominent contour depressions, lines and scars on the face. It uses a wire that is placed under the skin via a needle to completely encircle the area to be released. The wire is gently sawed back and forth until the depression, groove or retraction is completely released. Following the release, the area can be injected with fat or some other filler or left alone. This technique has great application for the naso-labial grooves (between the nose and corners of the mouth), the marionette lines (from the corners of the mouth to the jawline), the lines radiating around the mouth, forehead lines, frown lines, transverse neck lines and facial scars. The procedure can be performed under local anesthesia or twilight anesthesia with minimal post-operative swelling and down-time.
