Generally, thread lifting is a minimally-invasive procedure and facial nerves ramify into numerous branches and anastomosis exists between them; therefore, the incidence rate of nerve injuries and side effects are low, but not non-existent.
A total of five cases of incomplete facial paralysis (2.6%) were reported immediately after thread lifting. In three of the cases, the unilateral eyebrows were weakened, and the temporal branch of the facial nerve was damaged.
Facial nerve injury is a rare complication after FTL and has only been reported in a few case studies. In a study by Park et al., one of 102 patients reported transient symptoms of facial nerve weakness after FTL. Two patients presented with transient symptoms of facial nerve weakness in our cohort.
Another kind of pain after PDO threads can be described as “twinges”, “zingers”, or “quick shocks”, this is completely normal, and is caused by the threads stimulating a nerve ending. This kind of pain gradually resolves within several weeks after thread placement.
The complications includes minor pain, swelling, rippling, dimpling, bruising, bleeding at the entry or exit sites, edema, asymmetry, dysesthesia, skin irregularities, and inflammatory reactions.
In extremely rare cases, permanent immobility can occur if a deep facial nerve is damaged during the procedure. Hematoma and permanent immobility cases are rare and far between, but not impossible.
Thread lifts are low risk, thanks to how noninvasive they are. There is virtually no risk of scarring, severe bruising, bleeding or other complications after having a thread lift. In rare cases, patients may experience irritation, infection or their sutures becoming visible under their skin.
Conclusions. Thus, facial nerve injury during thread lifting is a serious complication. Adequate and intensive treatment should be startedas soon as possible, in the near hours afterthe development of clinical signsto ensure restoration of functions and reduce the duration of the rehabilitation period.
What can go wrong with PDO threads? Potential complications include: Visible sutures (especially in people with thin skin) – like minor bruising. Rejection – The thread is a foreign body and might even be rejected by certain people, or it may start to protrude out of the skin.
Episodes of severe, shooting or jabbing pain that may feel like an electric shock. Spontaneous attacks of pain or attacks triggered by things such as touching the face, chewing, speaking or brushing teeth. Attacks of pain lasting from a few seconds to several minutes. Pain that occurs with facial spasms.
Symptoms of facial nerve paralysis include drooping skin around the brow, eye, cheek, and mouth. When a muscle loses motor function, it relaxes completely, and the skin above the muscle relaxes as well.
Many people recover from sudden facial nerve paralysis without medical treatment, though full recovery may take as long as a year.
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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.
Side effects plagued patients, including infections, breakage and, for pale patients, a visible blue thread beneath the skin. Even those who achieved lifted skin saw their faces sag after a few months due to everyday mannerisms like smiling.
The results from a facelift last much longer than a thread lift. Depending on your age and goals, a thread lift may not be adequate. A facelift may have more impact on older patients or those who may want more dramatic correction.
Thread lifts have been reported to hurt 70% more than dermal fillers. Even though thread lift uses anesthetic during the procedure, clients will experience pain. Dermal fillers is less invasive compared to thread lift and has no recovery time.
Pressure on a damaged nerve trunk often produces a tingling sensation, projected to the periphery of the nerve and localized to a very exact cutaneous area. It is important to differentiate this tingling from the pain sometimes produced by pressure on an injured nerve.
Will a pinched nerve go away on its own? How long does it take? Yes, most will with time (normally four to six weeks). You can improve symptoms with rest and pain medications such as naproxen, ibuprofen or acetaminophen.
Regeneration time depends on how seriously your nerve was injured and the type of injury that you sustained. If your nerve is bruised or traumatized but is not cut, it should recover over 6-12 weeks. A nerve that is cut will grow at 1mm per day, after about a 4 week period of 'rest' following your injury.
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.
"This does not work well in areas where there is excessive fat or severe skin laxity," says. If you have excessive laxity in the area, you may need to consider a more invasive procedure, like a traditional face-lift.
The symptoms of migration of threads can occur several weeks after the procedure and in general can be caused but the use of threads without cog, incorrect cutting of bi-directional cog threads and breakage of threads. often, patients complain that the threads have moved or that they feel like it is likely to come out.