Thread Lift

Less than you are probably picturing. A thread lift produces a modest repositioning — enough to soften an early jowl or restore some definition to a jawline, not enough to change the shape of a face with established sagging. A useful test at consultation is to lift the skin gently with a finger: the change threads can produce is generally smaller than that.

Only if your laxity is mild enough that a facelift was never really the answer. Threads reposition tissue but remove no skin, so where there is genuine excess they tend to gather it rather than smooth it. If surgery is what your anatomy calls for, threads will not substitute for it, and we will tell you so.

Sometimes, particularly where skin is thin. Threads can be palpable under the skin for a period, and occasionally their outline is visible. Most of this settles as tissue relaxes around them. Persistent visibility or a thread end working through the skin needs to be assessed rather than waited out.

Yes. The threads are absorbable and break down in the tissue over months, so nothing permanent is left behind. The mechanical lift fades as they go. Any residual firmness comes from collagen laid down along the thread paths, which is a subtler effect than the original lift.

Small puckers near the entry points are common in the first days and usually smooth as swelling settles and tissue relaxes. What is not routine is a dimple that persists beyond the early weeks, or a visible ridge along a thread. Contact the clinic rather than waiting — these are more easily addressed early.

Often yes, but the sequence and the plane matter, so tell us exactly what you have had and when. Filler changes the tissue the threads have to pass through and grip, and placing threads through a heavily filled area needs care. Existing threads from a previous treatment also affect where new ones can safely go.

Yes. The pulling or stretched sensation is one of the most commonly underestimated parts of recovery and can feel odd for a couple of weeks, especially when smiling widely, yawning or chewing. It eases as tissue accommodates the threads. Persistent pain, as opposed to tightness, is a reason to call us.

Thread lifts are performed by our physicians — Dr. Gidon Frame, Dr. Sarina Govindasamy or Dr. Teri Fisher. Thread placement depends on knowing the depth of facial nerves and vessels along each vector, which is why it sits with a physician rather than being delegated. We confirm who will be treating you when you book.

Tell us. Some issues — asymmetry, a persistent dimple, a palpable thread — can be adjusted, released or in some cases the thread removed, though that is a further procedure with its own recovery. An under-corrected result cannot always be improved by adding more threads, and where that is the case we will say so rather than keep treating.

The consultation itself is complimentary, so hearing a physician's honest read on whether threads suit your face — or whether surgery is the better route — costs you nothing in consultation fees. A booking fee applies to hold the appointment; it covers the physician's time and helps reduce no-shows.