Successful candidates for a thread face-lift are typically 55 or younger, who are not able to tolerate or are not interested in a traditional surgical face-lift. You also need to have the right expectations for what treatment can do for you.
A good candidate for threads is someone who has mild to moderate laxity and desires a natural lift. Patients who want a subtle lift to the tissue and have realistic expectations about the degree of lift that threads can provide are the best candidates.
The ideal thread lift candidate is usually in his or her late thirties to early fifties, whereas most patients over the age of about 55 will benefit more profoundly from facelift surgery.
In general, men and women in their 30's and above who have mild to moderate sagginess, wrinkles, and lines in the forehead, face, and/or neck are typically good candidates. Certain surgeons may also undertake the treatment as a non-surgical eyelift or other parts of the body.
How much does a thread lift cost in Australia? The price for a thread lift treatment can range from $750-4,500. The price will vary depending on what area of the face you want to target. To learn more about our thread lift cost, visit our price list.
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.
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.
Thread lift side effects
"There's always a risk of bruising and infection, but it's very low. It's lower than the risk you would have with surgery," Matarasso explains. Some patients may end up with skin irregularities, like bumps or asymmetry, if one side of the face ends up looking fuller than the other, he adds.
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.
PDO threads are inserted into the skin using a small needle, while thread lifts typically involve the use of special threads that are anchored to the skin's underlying tissues. PDO threads are made of absorbable sutures, while thread lifts can be made of a variety of biocompatible materials.
A 'Age is just a number when it comes to threads,' says Dr Vincent Wong. As long as skin is in good condition, he says, and can still generate collagen (a doctor must assess this), you can have a thread lift.
The complications includes minor pain, swelling, rippling, dimpling, bruising, bleeding at the entry or exit sites, edema, asymmetry, dysesthesia, skin irregularities, and inflammatory reactions.
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.
Is a thread lift painful? During a thread lift procedure, you receive local anesthesia, so you don't feel any pain. After the procedure, you may experience some pain, discomfort and soreness. You can take an over-the-counter or prescription pain reliever for several days until the discomfort goes away.
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.
Con: Thread lifts are costly to repeat
Although a thread lift may be less expensive than a facelift, the cost adds up when you have to get a refresh every few years. “When fracturing outcomes, cost and downtime, I still believe patients are better off with traditional surgical procedures,” says Dr. Kwak.
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.
If you want immediate results yet can tolerate several needles going into your face, threadlifting is a better choice over HIFU. The reason why HIFU takes a longer time to see results is because it penetrates deep into the skin to stimulate natural production of collagen GRADUALLY.
A PDO thread lifts procedure can cost anywhere from $700 to $4,500. The actual cost of a PDO thread lifts is dependent upon location, board certified plastic surgeon, and length and involvement of the plastic surgery.
It is possible for your PDO Threads to break. However, it is uncommon with proper after-procedure care and maintenance.
Because the dissolving PDO threads encourage the production of collagen, the skin will continue to become firmer, tighter, and more youthful-looking over the next several months.
Usually, PDO threads are so thin that they can't be felt or seen underneath the skin. But in some rare cases, people with thin skin can sometimes feel them if they press hard enough on the skin. This won't be permanent though because PDO threads are absorbable and will dissolve themselves in the skin over time.
Absolutely. Jowls are one of the primary indications of thread lifting and often times our very first course of action when treating the jowls, and we'll get into the details as to why that's the case, but there are a number of treatment options out there that can effectively tighten the area.
An average of 10 threads per area (cheek or jawline, for example) are used.