ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,611, issued on April 15.
"Systems and methods for superficial facial fat pad repositioning" was invented by Mariano Busso (Miami) and Enrique Bonafonte Tortajada (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of superficial fat pad repositioning is disclosed in which three lifting vectors are established which synergistically cooperate to produce an enhanced lifting effect. A first lifting vector is substantially vertical and originates in the superficial orbital fat pad. A second lifting vector is oblique and originates below the nasolabial fold. A third lifting vector is also oblique and originates below the mandible. In a preferred...