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How Do I Find Surgeons Performing Contour Threads or Threadlift?

in the midwest (MN, IA, ND, SD, WI etc.) I'm interested in having the procedure and am having difficulties finding doctors that perform it?

Asked 35 months ago by Shanna
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ContourThreads and ThreadLift procedures

The short lived fad of ContourTrheads and Threadlifts was heavily promoted to many cosmetic offices as a quick and easy lift, but as the early results began to fade within 6 months, patients were disappointed, and the company manufacturing the barbed sutures stopped promoting this technique.  However, the lessons learned by this unique device can be utilized successfully for specific indications as an adjunct to standard surgical lifts.  It will be difficult to find surgeons... more
Randy Wong, MD
Honolulu Plastic Surgeon
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New Threadlift not the old procedure

You won't find a surgeon performing the Contour threadlift any more as the company is no longer making the threads. I suspect, as others have alluded to, this is because they didn't really work. It was an interesting concept that sounded promising but the lift was far less lasting than the short duration of two years predicted by the creator. Additionally, the ideal candidate group was very small as any patient with any significant amount of loose skin would be happier with a facelift. ... more
Barry Stuart Handler, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Contour thread lift: A procedure whose time has come and gone.

I agree with Dr,. Rand. I used to perform the procedure but rarely do so. There are many problems which are too numerous to elaborate on here. Suffice it to say, if it was a great procedure, I would still be performng it routinely. I currently take out more than I put in. I rarely use it on the occasion of individuals who cannot have surgery (blood thinners, etc.,) or for slight corrections of asymmetry such as seen with a stroke,
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Don't do it

The reason you are having trouble is that nobody is going to do it anymore and even the company doesn't make the threads anymore. The results just were not good enough and didn't last either. Go to an excellent plastic surgeon and discuss your options. But don't waste you money going to somebody who wants to use up their supply of threads.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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