I had a PDO thread treatment done 15 days ago (three threads on each side). About 10 days after it this dimple appeared on one my cheeks. The practioner instructed me to massage it and said that it will go away but I’m seeing no improvement. Any thoughts?
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June 24, 2019
Answer: Dimpling after PDO thread treatment done 15 days ago.
Hi Simone, PDO threads are excellent for patients like yourself. Thanks for posting your pictures. Your jowl area isn’t too heavy, meaning the jaw line is well defined. Yet you have some mid face volume loss. Threads would lift the area back to where it belongs. You have to redo t...
I would say that it is not typical, but certainly possible. I prefer to use cannulas to inject into the tear trough area. Most likely a needle was used, which leads to potential bruising and swelling. It could be another week or two until this resolves.
If
you are concerned about the lack of apparent results I would strongly suggest
you make an appointment to visit treating clinician to share your concerns. At River Aesthetics, we treat with both PDO
and Silhouette Soft thread lift treatments.
In fact, we train other doctors to use...
