What are the best sutures to use for a mini face/neck lift?

 Thank you for your question.   More important that the type of suture or method use to close the skin is the fact the  skin be close with no tension and the handling of the tissues.  The best advise I can give you is to  consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and also somebody that has many cases of experience  in that procedure

I agree with the other responses. It will depend on your surgeon and their experience. Deep sutures that last for a long time or are permanent are used under the skin to support the tissues. Skin sutures should be non-dissolving and have minimal tissue reaction. I avoid dissolving sutures in the skin as a tissue reaction is required to dissolve the stitch. This will lead to more visible scars. Within the hair staples are sometimes used. Like non-dissolving sutures they cause minimal tissue reaction. 
In general I would caution patients about mini-face lifts with incisions around the ears. The results rarely last more than a year, the scarring is often very poor, and I regularly see patients who are unhappy with this procedure. 
If you are looking for a 'mini-face lift' and your are a candidate a mini-neck left with an isolated incision under the chin can produce excellent long term results. 

Best regards, 

Alexander Anzarut 

Thanks for asking a good question.  However, I will say that it is more important to choose a board certified experienced surgeon versus type of suture. In my experience of several thousand facelifts, I use prolene suture in front which has a very low reactivity and easy to remove.  Behind the ear and hariline, I use chromic sutures which dissolve.  They stay in behind the ear and hairline and are gone when they are ready to be gone.  I use some permanent mersilene sutures when it comes to muscle tightening. Every surgeon will have varying sutures based on personal experience.  Best of luck!