“Contour thread lift - not happy 2 weeks later”
Contour thread lift: NOT worth it
Pain: Mild
I'm 40 years old and had a cheek and brow contour thread lift on 9/1/06. I am having a very long recovery period. It is now 16 days later and I have bad puckering in 3 of the 4 areas, swelling in all areas, lines show where the threading was placed (I have "stripes" on my cheeks), numbing and tingling from my forehead back to the top of my scalp. The progress is so slow I don't see these bumps going away for another month or longer (I can't see any improvement from day to day). I'm concerned this might be permanent and I may need to remove them - but I've read bad press on that too. So confused, scared and sad. If this does work out, the advertisement should state the true length of recovery - it doesn't just take a weekend for recovery!
Sep 16, 2006Comments and replies (17)
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unregistered guest
18 Sep 2006
I had mine done about maybe 6 weeks ago...the bruising, swelling, and periodic aching lasted 2 weeks. The lift was not too good, so the surgeon did some regular pullups...but carelessly cut the end of one of the threads. Now I have a big dent in my lower left jaw. He wanted to wait till the swelling went down to do anything...he said he'd massage it...but I can't see that that would help...seems it should be removed. The problem is...they say this procedure is reversable, but how can you get them out once they are in? You would have to pull to remove from the end by the mouth because of the direction of the feathery stuff...but by now, collagen has probably formed all around it. I, too, am depressed about this...I should never have gotten the threads. I don't mind scars on the sides of my face...but this is like having weedeater line under your skin. I tell people I definitely don't recommend having it done. If there is no training in removing threads, plastic surgeons should not be allowed to put them in.
unregistered guest
8 Oct 2006
I am 42 yrs old and had a contour thread lift 17 days ago. The pain, (pretty bad) lasted 10 days. I have followed all the doctors advice, and still have a little swelling under one eye. I am extremely pleased with the lift, in the way it got rid of my saggy look, gave me more cheekbones and widened my face slightly. The results are sulbtle, but well enough to truly see improvement. I had very little brusing, and worked from 9 to 7 the very next day, with people thinking I had a black eye. I have no puckering, and look 10-15 years younger.
unregistered guest
23 Apr 2007
These things are terrible. I had them a couple of years back and yes, they aren't easy to remove. In fact when I enquired about getting them removed they told me it was too late as scar tissue would have built up around them and there was a high risk of tissue damage if they were removed! I too had pulls and pucker marks and 2 years later they are still noticeable but much improved. If I had it over again I would never have got these things. If you pull them too tight you end up looking too taught and have the puckers and marks, if not pulled tight enough there is virtually no noticeable improvement. So beware, there are much better things out there, these things are scary and should be done away with!
unregistered guest
1 Jul 2007
Thank you so much for your comments. I have been thinking about getting it done for quite some time now. Reading your comments makes me realize it's not the procedure for me. It's very difficult to find the right feedback.
3 posts
27 Nov 2008
It sounds like some of the posters have allergies to the threads. The allergies can be treated by NAET. It's a method of treating allergies using accupuncture. I've had over 70 allergies treated using this method and it works. You will quickly get relief and it will be a lot faster than trying to remove those threads. Good luck.
unregistered guest
30 Aug 2009
I had a mini-lift in Dec 08, part of which involved suspension threads in my cheeks. Very sore & burning for months, even now (Sept 09) its still moderately sore AND I can see the sagging again! When I described the soreness to my supposedly top surgeon he behaved AS IF HE'D NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE AND SAID I MUST BE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE ! From the number of comments I've read, this symptom is patently a common experience - which is often not even accompanied by a good result ! Who can you trust ?