I recently had a silhouette lift with non-absorbable sutures and absorbable cones. After 6 weeks, my doctor cut the suture tension because one side was too tight. I still have the sutures in my face and the cones made from sculptura have started to dissolve; they will completely dissolve over 9 months stimulating collagen. I know this is a new procedure, but how long will collagen continue to generate? My face looks bloated/shapeless. Can I have the sutures removed once the cones dissolve?
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November 9, 2018
Answer: Placement of foreign material in the face as part of a "miniaturize" facelift is a bad idea.
The Silhouette Instalift consists of absorbable threads fitted with mini-cones that lift the lower facial skin and stimulate collagen. The jawline can often be improved with the Silhouette Instalift, as well. This is a fairly pain free procedure performed with local anesthesia...
This is great question that will help a lot of people. The instalift silhouette sutures that are presently FDA approved are made of poly-L-lactic acid. The tightening effect is two fold. It is partially from the "gathering", but more importantly form the foreign body reaction that...
I am afraid I need to disagree with the answer below on thread lifts being worthless. Thread lifts have had a long history. They started in South American and were known as Golden Threads. Next came along the Aptos threads out of Russia and then finally the Contour threads and the...