I had the contour thread lift about 3 yrs ago, and just heard that procedure is no longer done. What's happening? I was at my dermetologist yesterday and they said "Oh, lots of problems with the threads," and that class action lawsuits had been filed. I would like to be brought up to date on this action and reasons for it.
Answer: Contour Thread Lift: Price to Result Mismatch
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.
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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.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Thread lifts 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.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Thread lifts 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.
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October 5, 2011
Answer: Contour threads weren't profitable for the manufacturer
Contour threads were a reasonable alternative to facelift for a segment of the population. However, the manufacturer was sold and then stopped marketing them. This might have resulted from litigation because the threads were available to any physician who was willing to purchase them, not board certified plastic surgeons but I was told that they also weren't profitable.
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Contour threads were a reasonable alternative to facelift for a segment of the population. However, the manufacturer was sold and then stopped marketing them. This might have resulted from litigation because the threads were available to any physician who was willing to purchase them, not board certified plastic surgeons but I was told that they also weren't profitable.
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October 19, 2014
Answer: Contour threads aren't available, but Silhouette threads are...
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.
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Answer: Contour threads aren't available, but Silhouette threads are...
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.
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March 4, 2009
Answer: Decrease in popularity of thread lifts 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.
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Answer: Decrease in popularity of thread lifts 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.
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