What is a "one-stitch lift"?

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. While this may seem like a reasonable solution, it is unlikely to produce lasting results. The procedure is not one that is widely writen about in the medical literature and thus is likely a marketing tool.

Can a "one stitch lift" achieve similar results to a Facelift: no.  Will you be charged a relatively large sum for a relatively inadequate result: yes.   Over the last few years, I have seen a number of unhappy patients who have had thread lifts.  Their comments are as follows:... more

In the interest of time but certainly not money marketers have come up with the proverbial "quick fix" to facial aging.  In these kind of surgeries a single suture is passed from the temporal area, around the cheek and back up to the temporal area, all under the skin.  The stitch is tied... more

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.... more

They all sound similar, and I would group them as sales gimmicks.  You never get something for nothing, and the extension is that for a minimal procedure, you get a minimal result. Sorry, but that is my opinion.  I do not like sales tactics whereby major results are promised from minimal procedures.... more

If I were to ask you to take one finger and push up on your face to make yourself look younger, do you think you could do it? As you can see from the other surgeon's comments, we generally achieve our best results by performing a layered approach and addressing the multiple layers of the face that are effected... more

The conclusion most patients reach at one year after having one stitch lifts or threadlifts is that the results are disappointing. They did not receive a facelift result with a single stitch as they had hoped. When tissues are pulled with a hook with no undermining, the usual threadlift or one stitch... more

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... more

Hello, I agree with the advice given here. A "One Stitch Lift" is a procedure that uses a barbed suture that stays in place or a ribbon with little hooks on it that absorbs over time.  The goal being to "hook" and elevate the sagging tissues through a small incision.  Sounds good... more

"One stitch lift" is a marketing name for a thread lift procedure for the midface area. Since threadlift has recently received a lot of negative publicity, some surgeons use other marketing names to attract patients. Threadlift procedure has not been able to gather full support of the plastic... more