The term “invasive” is frequently thrown by
doctors during consults. To the less medically inclined, we would like to give
a brief explanation as what non-invasive or minimally invasive means in the
world of aesthetic medicine. Invasive procedure denotes a procedure which is
intrusive to the body. E.g. surgical facelift is an invasive procedure as it
involves cutting and removing tissues. Healing generally takes a longer time
and the patient will be left with a scar.
Non-invasive procedures are such as giving
fine injections to create a face lifting effect. No doubt that is some
intrusion of the body but this is done in a less drastic way. These procedures
take a short time to heal as it is less intrusive and there is no scar to be
seen. As the procedure is less invasive, the risk of infection is lower.
However, being less invasive, the results may not be as drastic as you would
see in a surgical facelift.
