A thread lift is a minimally invasive, safe and effective procedure that offers patients a subtle, natural-looking face lift, without undergoing a traditional facelift.

In a thread lift tiny surgical sutures lift and support droopy areas of the brows, cheeks, face and neck. The process can be accomplished in several ways, using traditional thread, and in some cases with a thread that has tiny barb like thread. In either process tiny, teeth-like (barb-like) cogs that will grasp on to and lift the soft tissue in the face and neck. Thread is inserted in precise locations utilizing long needles and once under the skin, they form a support structure that gently lifts and repositions the tissues into a more youthful position. When the effect is secured, the needle is then removed, the end of the thread is cut and knotted, allowing it to secure itself deep under the skin where it cannot be felt or seen. The threads may stay within the deep tissues and provide support.

There is minimal scarring using this procedure. Your surgeon will make tiny incisions behind the hairline and the thread is advanced through the face in a predetermined fashion, depending upon how the contours of your face are. Once the thread is in position, the body will generate new collagen bundles that surround each thread to maintain the lifted effect.

The surgery will take about thirty to sixty minutes, and pain pills will be prescribed at the time of surgery. Risk of complication is minimal and easily correctable in most situations.

After the procedure, post surgery instructions should carefully be followed. Your surgeon may ask you to avoid touching your face, sleeping on your back, or emoting excessively. Within three weeks, pending the healing process, your doctor will suggest that you may resume normal activities. Depending upon the aging process and weight loss and gain, the procedure will vary over time.

The only patients that are not good candidates are those with thin and fragile skin and those looking for a full face lift effect with minimal invasiveness. This simply cannot be accomplished with minimal surgery. It is important to have realistic expectations of what the surgery will bring. Discuss with your surgeon what your needs, wants and expectations are- they will be able to help educate you on the various procedures and methods that are being used. Your surgeon will help you determine if this procedure is right for you.

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