Baltimore Contour Thread Lift doctors
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Adam Summers, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
7704 Quarterfield Rd Suite E, Glen Burnie |
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Nassif E. Soueid, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
7505 Osler Drive Suite 403, Towson |
Recent Answers
I had a Contour Thread lift about 4 years ago. I actually had great results. As I have gotten older, I was actually hoping to have additional threads done to help my neck look younger. It looks like they are no longer made. Is there an alternative? I am 47 years old.
When correctly performed, the thread lift procedure can certainly provide nice results in elevating the cheeks and jowls. Many patients even see improvement in their upper neck (under the chin region). However, the mid-neck to lower neck are really not adequately treated with the thread lift procedure. In my opinion, the thread lift sutures are simply not strong enough to withstand the daily forces of constant head turning.
As Dr. Trimas has noted, liposuction and minor skin exicision procedures can be helpful. However, in patients with crepey neck skin, a skin rejuvenation procedure with radoifrequency therapy (eg. Thermage or Accent) and/or fractional laser treatments can be quite helpful. We have also used laser liposuction (SLIM Lipo or SMART Lipo) to heat the tissues during the liposuction procedure and obtain tightening of the overlying skin.
In the event the muscles of the neck are "banding", your best bet is going to be a procedure that modfiies the muscles in the neck -- several options are available based on your anatomy.
Bottom line: In my opinion, patients shouldn't undergo a thread lift suture suspension procedure to treat the mid-to-lower neck region.
I've read that Contour Thread Lifts are both permanent and temporary; which is it?
The sutures used for the "threadlift" procedure are permanent (non-absorbable) sutures. These sutures are adherent to the soft tissue, resulting in a permanent suspension of the treated tissues. The "Contour Threadlift" procedure advocated use of an inadequate number of sutures for the procedure, an inadequate mechanism for securing the sutures, and inappropriate post-op care -- all of this has resulted in many of the Contour Threadlift patients experiencing a lack of long term results due to loosening of the suspension sutures.
However, when each of the above issues is appropriately addressed, the threadlift procedure can provide very long term beneficial results (measured in years). And, because the sutures are permanent, they will always be holding the facial soft tissue up...thus, always providing some support against future aging.