I had silhouette threads inserted two weeks ago and suffered an infection which has been treated with antibiotics. I now have a thread near the corner of my mouth resting on a nerve which is causing constant pain when eating, talking or even just smiling. Is there anyway at all that they can be dissolved quicker as the pain is awful
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Hi Buffy101,
PDO threads are perfect for skin tightening as they are known to stimulate new collagen production in the areas of placement.
They are not as effective in lifting the tissues so you may like to consider a different type of threadlift called Silhouette Instalift. These threads may...
Thank
you for your question. I would not expect you to be experiencing twitching
after a thread lift and would recommend returning to your treating clinician to
review and assess. It may be that the thread has touched a nerve during
placement. Rest assured this should resolve and settle with...
A general rule is to wait at least a month before any type of energy or laser procedure after PDO Threads. You can always do HIFU about two weeks prior for long term collagen production and PDO for instant results. Both work great together.
Thank you,
Roger Schechter,...
