Why Isn't the Contour Thread Lift Available Any More?

A basic concept in Facial Plastic Surgery is that the procedure should match the indications it is designed to correct.  Thread lifting involves use of a barbed permanent suture which is used to re-contour the face without adequate soft tissue mobilization.  It sounds great but doesn't work very well or for very long in real life.  Unfortunately, many patients who had indications for a Facelift received "thread lifts" and noticed minimal results with poor longevity.  The procedure was relatively expensive for the result it provided, causing what I describe as a "price to result mismatch".  The Contour Thread product has since been pulled from the market for a variety of reasons.

I am not aware of any class actions with threadlifts.  They were fairly popular about 15 years ago but they simply didn’t work.  Fast forward and there are a new type of suture for thread lifts.  Work any better?  Of course not.  It is an inherently flawed concept and a total waste of money.

The company that produced Contour Threads did not find it profitable, so they discontinued production.  However, other companies manufacture similar threads, Silhouette being one of them.  Most of the problems you may read about occur when the threads are not placed properly.  If your procedure was done well by an experienced surgeon, you should have a nice long result without any problems.

Contour thread lifts generated much enthusiasm and were likely used in individuals who were likely better candidates for traditional surgery.
Disappointing results occurred as a consuquence of unrealistic expectations, pain, visibility, palpability, infection, etc. Given the relatively high cost of the threads, its poularity began to wane and surgeons ceased to recommend it.

Thank you for your question. Contour Thread Lifts use permanent sutures in the skin and has many disadvantages. I would recommend looking into Silhouette Instalift which is a minimally invasive procedure that targets the deeper layers of skin on a patient’s face and neck. This new target area makes the procedure stand out from existing procedures that only treat the surface or outer layers of the skin. InstaLift has absorbable lift sutures that tighten the skin and stimulate collagen as they dissolve over time. For more information, I recommend getting a in person consultation with a board-certified dermatologist.