What is a Thread Face Lift ?

Suspension lifts such as Threadlifts, Contour lifts, Featherlift, Silhouette lift, are fairly ineffective and very short lasting.  Not the best value for the money spent.

A threadlift is a great way to reverse the effects of gravity over time on the cheeks.  As time goes by, the cheeks gradually fall to create a more sullen look.  The threadlift utilizes a small incision in the hairline to place long sutures that grab the cheek tissue and lift it back up.  This can be done under local anesthesia and the recovery is about 5 days.  It is important to have a specialist that performs a lot of them to know where exactly to place the threads.  But if done correctly it is a great way to lift sagging cheeks in a natural way.

In short, a thread facelift is done by making very small incisions, through which barbed sutures are placed.  As the sutures are pulled through the tissues, the barbs catch the tissues.  The sutures are then tightened and the tissues and skin are elevated.  This procedure was heavily marketed as an alternative to a facelift but has been nearly discarded as the results are very short lived and there were problems with the threads breaking and being visible.  A facelift is still the "gold standard" for rejuvenating the face and neck.

Hi Aspen6611 in Aspen, CO,

Facelift refers to cosmetic surgery of the lower face (jowls) & neck. Although there are many different face lift procedure terms, there are really only a few different types. These basic face lift types are the SMAS, deep, or composite. Face lift may be combined with other cosmetic surgery such as a neck lift, fat transfer, or others.

A thread lift attempts to achieve face lift results without surgery. A barbed suture is threaded around the neck to pull up sagging neck tissue. There were numerous problems with this technique, in addition to not being effective. This is no longer a FDA approved.

There isn't one face lift type for all patients. Each cosmetic surgery is specific for each patient. Keep in mind, many companies or plastic surgeons may market face lifts by different names, which confuses patients. Refresh, quick, 1-step, or lifestyle are terms. There isn't any recent break through in face lift surgery. Speak to a plastic surgeon to determine which facelift is right for you

Dr. Chaboki

Contour Thread Lift is a technique that I used to perform that involves NO separation of the skin but uses small punctures to place the threads. Patients tended to complain about the visibility, palpability, or awareness of the permanent threads and the results did not seem to be long-lasting nor predictable

It was  a name given to a type of facelift that most experienced facelift surgeons did not use. It did minimal improvement  of the cheek and almost nothing for the neck--long term.

Thread facelifts, also sometimes known as a featherlift, was designed to lift the tissues of the face by simply pulling up with a suture.  In order for a facelift to be effective, the tissues of the face must be released, repositioned, and then heal in a new location.  A lift that attempts to do that with just a suture, such as the threadlift, will result in nearly complete ineffectiveness, one of the reasons the FDA has revoked its approved status.

Thread-lifts now belong in the proverbial garbage can of cosmetic surgical gimmicks. The Thread-lift concept is valueless from a surgical standpoint, but it does hold value as a cautionary tale about overblown marketing in cosmetic surgery.   Unfortunately, a certain percentage of the "latest and greatest" cosmetic surgical procedures are over marketed, unproven, and stay on the shelf for a year or two before being discarded.  The "Thread-Lift" was, perhaps, the biggest waste of time in terms of results and patient satisfaction.

Really a procedure that is "out of fad".  It lacks the longevity and durability.  It may look good initially but after a month or two the results are non-existant.

Save your money and get a better procedure that would last.

Good luck.

This is a procedure that is typically done through minimal incisions where a barbed type of suture is used to elevate the mid and lower face regions. It uses tiny barbs to grasp the deep tissue to act as an anchor. It is rarely performed anymore in lieu of other better procedures. I hope this information helps.