CHOOSE YOUR TREATMENT Thread LIft
AKA: Contour Lift/Feather Lift/Silhouette Lift/Suture Lift.A thread lift is worth investigating if you’re seeing the effects of gravity on your face but can’t quite face the invasive surgery involved in a Facelift (p 88).
Whatisit?
As we age, the supporting tissue of the face and neck starts to weaken – that’s when we start to see sagging jowls and cheeks, a pulled down mouth and softened jaw line.A facelift will address these problems but it is a full-on surgical procedure and a thread lift is a much less invasive option.
Who does it?
● Plastic Surgeon ● Face Surgeon Who is suitable?
Anyone who has a small degree of sagging that is in need of only moderate tightening could be a candidate for a thread lift, so it is usually suited to younger patients.
Although post-procedure scarring is minimal, you may be advised against a thread lift if you have previously suffered from keloid scarring (raised, red scars).
What’s the treatment like?
Sutures, or threads, are used to lift the skin into the desired
position.There are two different types of threads used – barbed threads that do not need to be attached to provide lift and smooth threads that will need to be attached to the face or
scalp.These are made of different materials, but they are all well tolerated by the body.
Small punctures are made in the skin and the sutures What's in a name
There can be a degree of confusion around thread lifts because it goes by so many different names. Often they are just different names for the same procedure but there are some differences between what's on offer.
APTOSThread Lift
Developed in the late 1990s by a Russian cosmetic surgeon, theAPTOS threads, made of a bio-compatible material, have tiny spikes along their length - they are inserted under the skin at different angles to lift the cheeks and any sagging skin.
Other names for procedures that use barbed threads to lift 134 The Cosmetic Surgery Guide the skin are Contour Lift, Feather Lift, Russian Lift or Silk Lift.
Silhouette Lift Unlike the barbed threads that are used in theAPTOS Thread Lift and other procedure, the Silhouette Lift utilises smooth
threads.This is often called a suspension lift because the thread has to be anchored in the hairline, either behind the ear on in the temple area, to lift the
skin.These threads are made of the same material that are used for normal suturing in operations.
As these threads are not barbed they avoid any tissue damage which can sometime occur with the barbed thread lift.
are inserted; barbed threads just attach themselves to the underside of the skin and then lift the skin into the desired position, whereas smooth threads will be inserted into the skin before being anchored into place.
The procedure is usually performed under local anaesthetic and can take up to two hours depending on how many sutures are to be used.
What happens afterwards?
Downtime is minimal and you should be able to cover any bruising and slight swelling and return to work within a couple of days with none of your colleagues any the wiser.
Results are immediate but practitioners also claim that results will improve with time as the presence of the threads causes new collagen to grow. It depends on how quickly you age, but results should last up to five years – with smooth threads lasting longer on average than barbed threads.
Will I have a scar?
Scarring should be minimal but in some cases the ends of the threads may work themselves out or even be noticeable under the skin – if this happens, always return to your practitioner who will be able to resolve these problems for you.
Cost About £2,000
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