GAROSU Plastic Surgery Clinic

Dr. Moon Seok Kang

 “Introduction to MINT
Lifting:
what makes MINT different”
GAROSU Plastic Surgery Clinic

Dr. Moon Seok Kang

I. Mint lift®
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1. What is Mint lift ?

(Minimal Invasive Non-surgical Thread)

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▣ Mint Lift
- Absorbable PDO Cog thread, Manufactured in South of Korea

- (Minimal Invasive Non-surgical Thread)

▣ Facial lifting thread

- Forehead [Eye brow lifting], Middle & low face, Double chin, Nasolabial fold, Neck lifting

- Breast & Buttocks lifting

▣ A top selling thread in Korea since 2014

- Strong lifting effect, long durability [10 to 12 months], No breakage, Immediate change
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2. What is Mint lift ?

(Minimal Invasive Non-surgical Thread)

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▣ Mint Lift Global
- Introduced in 2014 but actively promoted since early 2016

- Sold in 30 countries including USA, China, Brazil and etc / All officially registered

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▣ Mint Lift [Features]
- Lifting Thread, Not a collagen promoter only

- Designed to lifting a sagging skin by a number of cogs

- Cogs are Relatively bigger and stronger than other Korean and European PDO thread
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3. What is Mint lift ?

(Minimal Invasive Non-surgical Thread)

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▣ Mint Lift [Features, con’t]
- It shows an immediate lifting effect after the procedure

- complete within 30 min under the local anesthesia, no need incision or general anesthesia

- As cogs are quite bigger and stronger, be informed that insert a thread in the right depth is an essential

key factor to get the optimal result

- If it’s too superficial, you might see the line or it can be touched

- If it’s too deep, the lifting effect will be decreasing

- SMAS Layer is the one that should be targeted

4. The segmentation of patients for Mint lift® ?
(Minimal Invasive Non-surgical Thread)

▣ The best candidates for Mint Lifting are those who

- Age 18 ~ over 70

- does not want a face lift surgery

- have done Raiser but didn’t get satisfaction of it

- want to have an immediate lifting result with over 10 – 12 months lifting duration

- want to be back to daily life right after a case

- has sagging at Jaw, chin, eye brow, middle face due to aging

- Female is more suitable than male

- Expected to have optimal result from Western woman because they have a lighter skin
5. What is Mint lift® ?
(Minimal Invasive Non-surgical Thread)

▣ The segmentation of Indication popularity with Mint

- 30% : Lifting sagging skin at Jaw line (Called V Line lifting)

- 20% : Nasolabial fold

- 20% : Eye brow

- 20% : Neck Lifting

- 10% : Breast & Buttocks lifting

6. What is Mint lift® ?
(Minimal Invasive Non-surgical Thread)

▣ Patented Molding press production method on Cog

- Strong fixation effect due to Molding cog structure

▣ Patented 360 Helical barbs (3D structure)

- Designed to fix the barbs in all direction of soft tissue, resulting in long lasting effect
7. Patented Technology
7.1. Overview
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▣ Mint lift . Has patent on production method, the following are the main points;
1) PDO thread with the press molding to produce barbs on a thread
2) PDO thread with twisting itself to have 360°helical barbs, to increase lifting effect

▣ Patented No. CPCTP11-0007

8. Patented Technology
8.1. Molding Cog
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▣ Mint lift , has designed to increase tensile strength without damage to a thread
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Mint lift Cutting Thread

Flexible

Strength Area Strength Area

Supporting Strength Supporting Strength

Tensile Strength Tensile Strength
(Durability)
9. Patented Technology
9.1. Shape

Helical Type - Barb

Bi-directional Type - Barb
10. Patented Technology
10.1. 360°Helical Type

▣ As it has 3D structure, it strongly tighten sagging skin with long lasting effect
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▣ Mint lift has 360 degree barbs on a thread looks 3D structure

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Mint lift Cross section Mint lift whole section
11. Tensile Force
11.1. Tensile Property
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▣ Conducted a test to find out Mint lift .

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Other Korean PDO Mint lift

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Mint lift Cutting thread Mint lift Cutting thread
12. Degradation of Barbs
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▣ The study shows Mint Lift has longer durability in tensile strength due to Molding Cog

▣ It starts dissolving inside the body after 60 days of the first insertion, then it creates collagens to be able to maintain lifting effect up to 10 to 12 months.

0 Week 1 Week 2 Week

Durable
Barb

2 months
13. Approval
1.2. FDA approved

Approved from USA FDA

“Soft Tissue Approximation”

- USA FDA 510(k) registered -

II. Mint lift® Strength
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1. Mint 43cm
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2. Mint Mini 17cm
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3. Mint Easy 43cm
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4. Mint Fine 15cm
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5. Mint lift Mono Family
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6. Mint lift Co [Nose lifting]
1. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift (43cm)
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Mint lift 43cm
Material Type Polydioxanone [PDO]

PDO Length 43cm

USP Size USP 1-0

Package 2 threads in a pack

Cannula Temporal needle & Double blunt cannula

Cog Design 3D Type, 360°Helical, Bi - directional Cogs / U shape

Middle & low face lifting
Neck lifting
Indication
Eye brow lifting
Breast & Buttocks lifting
Introduced Year 2012
2. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift (43cm)

Double Blunt cannula (17G) Temporal needle Mint 43cm Thread

Reusable 2 threads / per pack
Sterilized

BARBS No. 41(L) + 41(R)

430mm

170mm 34mm 170mm

3. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Mini (17cm)
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Mint lift MINI
Material Type Polydioxanone [PDO]

PDO Length 17cm

USP Size USP 1-0

Package 2 threads in a box

Cannula 17G

Cog Design 3D Type, 360°Helical Bi-directional Cogs

Indication Middle, low face lifting

Introduced Year 2012

4. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Mini (17cm)

120mm

BARBS No. 12(Bottom) + 16(Top)

170mm

35mm 16mm 47mm 71mm

5. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Easy (43cm)
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Mint lift Easy
Material Type Polydioxanone [PDO]

PDO Length 43cm

USP Size USP 1-0

Package 2 threads in a box

Needle Gauge 19G /130mm, 150mm

Cog Design 3D Type, 360°Helical, Bi - directional Cogs / U shape

Middle & low face lifting
Neck lifting
Indication
Eye brow lifting
Breast & Buttocks lifting
Introduced Year 2016
6. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Easy (43cm)

BARBS No. 41(L) + 41(R)

430mm

170mm 34mm 170mm

7. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Fine (15cm)
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Mint lift Fine

Material Type Polydioxanone [PDO]

PDO Length 15cm

USP Size USP 2-0

Package 4 threads in a box

Cannula Gauge 18G / Cannulated thread

Cog Design 3D Type, 360°Helical Bi-directional Cogs

Indication Eye brow lifting, Nasolabial, Neck, Mid face

Introdcued Year 2016

8. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Fine (15cm)

100mm

150mm

BARBS No. 24(Bottom) + 32(Top)

150mm

35mm 8mm 47mm 35mm

9. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Mono Family
10. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Co [Nose lifting]

Cannula: 19G, 38mm

20mm 30mm 10mm

60mm

NEEDLE NEEDLE THREAD COG

Mint Co USP PACKING
GUAGE LENGTH LENGTH LENGTH
MULTI-DIRECTIONAL 19G 38mm 60mm 30mm 2-0 4ea/1pack
MOLDING COG THREAD
11. Mint lift® Specification
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▣ Mint lift Co [Nose lifting]

Cannula: 19G, 38mm

20mm 48mm 10mm

78mm

NEEDLE NEEDLE THREAD COG

Mint Co USP PACKING
GUAGE LENGTH LENGTH LENGTH
MULTI-DIRECTIONAL 20G 60mm 78mm 48mm 2-0 4ea/1pack
MOLDING COG THREAD
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