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Richard P. Rand, MD answers: What is a "one-stitch lift"?

I have heard of a "one-stitch" lift.  Is there really such a thing? Apparently a doctor does a stitch, that lifts the skin a bit, up along the hairline. Is this a good procedure?


Richard P. Rand, MD
13 months ago
By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

There are some procedures like the Threadlift that propose to lift the face without surgery. These were very popular 3 or 4 years ago and many people had them performed. Simply stated, they didn't work and the companies that promoted them have either dissolved or turned their attention elsewhere.

Any procedure that is going to produce a real result must undermine the skin and elevate and tighten the deeper tissues of the face. There are many ways to do this but please realize that most "mini" procedures produce only a "mini result" for a "mini length of time."

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Philip Young, MD
7 months ago
By Philip Young, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

When I think of the one stitch lift, I think of something that might be a quick fix to something that might need more than that.

Using one stitch to lift the face is like trying to build a house with one pillar for the foundation. The face and what it looks like cannot be naturally changed with one stitch.

If you were to use one stitch, it would likely make the face appear significantly abnormal. I have done over 1200 facelifts and I know that using just one stitch would not allow the lifting process to pull a wide enough area to pull the face naturally.

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