PDO threads, nicknamed the non-surgical facelift, stimulate collagen growth by lifting the face to accentuate the cheeks, tighten the jawline and can and really do make a difference to your overall look and appearance. Patients who have a thread lift for the purpose of stimulating collagen will notice a gradual improvement in their skin’s tone and firmness. This too is why so many people tend to go for this as a skin treatment.
Did you know that PDO smoothing threads can lift and tighten sagging skin without leaving scars? This surely explains the revolutionary cosmetic ways in which this is now becoming a treatment seen and chosen too by the masses. Salons and clinics across the UK are now offering this. London seems to be something of an epicentre too for this as a treatment too.
What you should also know
A PDO thread lift is a procedure that is used to tight and lift sagging skin. This is all by means of dissolvable polydioxanone sutures. It is minimally invasive and lasts up to 45 minutes in most cases. Due to its little invasiveness but the nevertheless visible result, a PDO thread lift might serve as a solid alternative to facelift surgery. On the one hand, it won’t provide you with such a strong effect. On the other hand, however, it is safer and requires little to no downtime.
Another key point to this treatment
The usage of PDO threads combines instant skin enhancement with its gradual improvement. On the one hand, the result from a PDO thread lift will be immediately visible. On the other hand, however, it will only become better within a couple of months, mainly due to the gradual collagen production.
As a treatment, it does tend to work
A typical treatment involves placement of the desired number of threads, which may range from a single thread per side but can involve 50 threads or more to treat the face and neck. Various entry points are considered depending on the individual face shape and requirements. Local anaesthetic may be injected to make the procedure as pain free as possible. The threads are introduced with a needle or a blunt ended cannula which is removed once the threads have been positioned. Threads which are used to reposition the skin will have the ends protruding after insertion and they are trimmed to below the level of the skin once the desired lift has been achieved. Smooth threads are anchored to lift and stimulate collagen.
Overall, what it is you need to know
Most people are able to continue with normal activities with immediate improvement in their appearance. Some will have some redness, pin prick marks, and some degree of swelling. Also possibly some puckering along the site of the suture. To add to this, there may be some indentations at the insertion or exit points. The immediate side effects are expected to settle within 2 weeks. For up to a week after the procedure it may feel tender around the sutures. If necessary, you can take some simple paracetamol to help with this. Although most patients do not bother with this step. You may feel the stitches and the anchoring cones beneath your skin. Especially when you apply your skincare products or make up, although you should not be able to see them.