Sex after PDO thread lift

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How long after a mid and lower face PDO thread lift can you resume sexual intercourse? Also, after I had my first PDO thread lift, the results were gone within 2 weeks so I had to have more put in. Is it likely that these new ones will not work too? How easily do these things unhook from the skin because I was extremly careful. How long until they're secure enough that I don't have to worry? Thank you for your time.

Dean P. Kane, MD, FACS · Answer

Dear Shsandralynn, 
Thanks for this question. It is not the sexual activity perse but any exertion that may cause swelling, shearing of the layers the barbed sutures are placed in, and/or compression and extension of the tissues surrounding the Thread Lift site.
Activities such as downward-dog (yoga position), bending over doing the laundry, cooking over a warm stove (overheating), and resistance training can swell the face. Yawning, turning and rotating your head among other movements can push or pull the threads across the fibrous mesh the sutures pass through. 
2 caveats: 1. Following the mechanical lift created with the barbed sutures, it takes 10 days to stimulate the first molecules of collagen which keep the threads in place. The amount of collagen made is microscopically around each thread and does not extend beyond the suture itself. Therefore, 2. If not enough sutures were used to pull against gravity, lift against the muscle forces opposing them and enough time for the sutures to maintain the lift via collagen production, you may not achieve your desired results or expectations. It is my recommendations to minimize the above activities for 3 weeks following the procedure. 
Yes, the mechanical lift of a thread lift maybe perceived to be gone, (compare with your pre-procedure photos) but the 2nd step collagen firming and contracting results will be better appreciated 6 to 12 weeks following the procedure. 
Continue to return to your Practitioner for further advise. All the best.

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