Do thread lifts work better on thicker skin?

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Hi, just wondering if thread lifts work better on thicker skin? The bad results that I see tend to be in older American patients but younger ones who are Korean, for example, tend to get better results. Is there a correlation? Ive also noticed a similar satisfaction rating with lateral lifts and thread lifts. Thank you!

Martin Jugenburg, MD · Answer

Thread lifts look good on social media.  In real life, predominant majority of patients I have come across complain that they last very short time.  You look good for a brief period of time.  If you want a more permanent and more effective treatment, perhaps a proper surgical procedure would be a better option?  If you understand how threads work and how normal human tissue responds to these, you would likely avoid them.  It's not about older patients or korean patients... it's about the mechanics of the threads.  They are bound to fail.

Do thread lifts work better on thicker skin?

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