Dear Doctors I had silhouette soft one month ago, my face had a reaction to it and is extremely swollen till today. My Only solution is to have cortisone shots every other day for it to subside. My question is there a way that I can speed up the threads dissolving process ? And is there a safer medication to take to help with the extrem sweeping that is safer than cortison and can be taken long term till this swelling fades. Urgent help requested
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Thank you for your question. Both
treatments are designed to lift sagging skin but do so in different ways and
stimulate different types of collagen. Your clinician should be able to advise
you which you are most suited to; PDO threads are more suitable if you have thicker,
heavier tissue -...
Dear chandrika,
Thank you for your question.
Threads can be divided into absorbable and non absorbable sutures. The trend now is for absorbable sutures, of which we have PDO and PLLA.
Threadlift is a minimally invasive treatment, and it appeals to people because of this fact. Removal...
I perform all 4 procedure, and they all have a role in lifting and tightening. Nothing lifts or tightens better than a conservative face lift. Predictable, with safety in the correct hands. Ultherapy better than Thermage in general, if you have good quality collagen (i.e. little elastosis and...
