You should avoid drinking alcohol for the first two weeks after your thread lift for a couple of reasons. First, alcohol is a diuretic, meaning it will flush out an excessive amount of water and essential nutrients that are vital for your skin health.
Unfortunately, you can't consume alcohol within seven days of your treatment. Alcohol elevates your blood pressure by flushing an excess of water and nutrients from your body. It is crucial that your body has enough water and nutrients to build up new collagen after your treatment.
You should avoid smoking and drinking alcohol for at least 14 days after a PDO thread lift for the most effective results. Alcohol is a diuretic, meaning it causes you to lose a lot of water and essential nutrients necessary for proper healing. Drinking alcohol can also cause a dangerous increase in blood pressure.
Sleeping on your side, or even on your stomach, results in pressure on your face. You need to avoid this for about a week after your thread lift procedure. Try to sleep on your back with your head propped up on a pillow to minimize swelling after a thread lift.
You'll see instant results from the physical lift, but there is more to come since collagen takes 2-3 months to generate fully. You can expect a complete recovery from your thread lift in no more than two weeks.
Your results will fully develop, or settle, over the next month as the body begins to ramp up collagen production that will offer longer-term support. This means you'll see results much faster than you would after a surgical facelift, which takes two or three months to settle.
Aside from coping with temporary swelling and tenderness, most clients are able to smile after a PDO thread lift.
Not only do the threads physically lift the skin, but they also stimulate the body's natural production of collagen, meaning thread lift results will continue to improve over time.
Avoid alcohol and caffeine for at least 24 hours
It is generally recommended that patients avoid caffeine and alcohol for at least 24 hours after a PDO thread facelift. Alcohol can thin the blood and increase the risk of bruising and swelling, while caffeine can tighten the skin and lead to skin irritation.
You will want to avoid widely opening your mouth for two weeks while the threads are incorporating. You should avoid eating bagels, tall sandwiches, steak, and other items that require lots of chewing or widely opening your mouth for two weeks.
Following PDO thread lift, patients may experience mild swelling, bruising, or tenderness at the suture sites. Over-the-counter medications can help these symptoms, which should resolve within about 3 – 5 days.
While there are a range of other potential causes, it is true that alcohol can be a significant factor in the development of spider veins on the face. This adds an extra dimension to patient's concerns about the appearance of facial thread veins, as few would wish to be thought of as a heavy drinker.
Once injected below the surface of the skin, they will stimulate collagen production and lift the skin over time. Within six to eight months, these threads will dissolve on their own and you will be left with a more youthful appearance.
How can you tell if a PDO thread broke? You may feel the puncture points used to insert the threads for a few weeks as they heal. There may also be a feeling of tightness from the pulling of the skin. In some cases, the threads can migrate or move.
Some common treatments combined with PDO threading include: Wrinkle relaxers: Wrinkle relaxers, like BOTOX® and Dysport®, could be used in conjunction with a thread lift near the brow and eye area to reduce Crow's feet and frown lines, as the threads are often not suitable for those areas.
Fortunately, because the threads placed under the skin during a thread lift are so small, the patient will not feel any of this happening.
In some cases, other medical treatments may be recommended to treat lumps after a thread lift. For example, laser therapy or microdermabrasion may be used to help improve the texture and appearance of the skin. In severe cases, surgery may be required to remove the lumps.
A study published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) confirms PDO thread lifts do work, stating thread lifts indisputably lift and shape facial soft tissues. Another study published by the NIH indicates this therapy yields around a 90 percent success rate.
Myth #3: PDO Threads Don't Provide Long Term Results
PDO threads do dissolve after about 6 months, but the effects don't end once they have vanished. PDO threads can provide patients with great results for up to 18 months.
How Often Should You Have Treatment? The results of this treatment can last for six to 12 months at a time, so how long the results of your treatment lasts will determine how often you should have treatment. Many patients opt to have regularly scheduled PDO thread lifts once or twice a year.
Lactic Acid threads, dissolve after 12 to 18 months. PCL, or polycaprolactone threads, are the most durable of the three. They take two to three years to dissolve fully.
Complications: Although thread lift is considered minimally invasive, some sutures and cuts are required. There is still a risk of complications such as bruising, thread breakage, thread extrusion, fever, and infection.