Help! Nose threads gone wrong - need advice! (Photo)

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I had PDO threads put in about 3 months ago. The pain has never stopped since I got them in. One of the threads poked out a few weeks ago & had it cut. Also an infection in the hole where threads were inserted (treated w/ antibiotics) Now, I believe one of the threads is coming out of my Columella.. literally. its intense pain to touch & you can see it almost out of the skin. I think they put in my PDOs wrong and wont admit it. What can I do to treat this/get them out without surgery?

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

I am really sorry that you are experiencing this. Given the pain you are experiencing, you would be wise to return to the treating physician (or perhaps seek a second opinion) to see whether there is a thread that is pricking the columella and perpetuating your symptoms and to perhaps make a small opening to clip the problematic end of the thread that is poised to perforate through.. Ultimately, I hope it is of some comfort to  be reminded that dissolving threads do eventually dissolve.  For the benefit of other readers of this answer who are considering threadlifting, I have taken the liberty of copying and pasting in a cautionary answer I gave to another reader who was considering threadlift, which entailed the development of precisely some of the adverse reactions seen in the photos here.. "I was one of the first to adopt threads when they originally came out in the early 1990s. I even appeared on network television performing a facial threadlift. At that time, the only threads available were permanent (non-dissolving) threads and the promise was that the results would be long-lasting to permanent. Threadlifting was and still is an invasive procedure that is relatively expensive and engenders a significant post-procedure period of downtime. Unfortunately, the promise of the permanent threads was not realized and the results did not seem to last much longer than those more quickly and cheaply obtained with fillers. So, I quickly ceased performing threadlifts and have never resumed--especially since newer and more robust HA fillers came on the scene that offered results lasting up to 1.5 years or more--the same durations as the permanent threads proved to be. Frankly, it is inconceivable that today's dissolving threads can promise to last longer than the aforementioned permanent threads. Besides, there has been an unacceptably high chance for adverse reactions with threads, such as infection, spitting out of the threads, skin dimpling and puckering, etc--often necessitating an additional procedure to remove them. And, finally, even if threads were ever to prove to give long-lasting results and didn't have the adverse reactions that they in fact do, the need for later cosmetic work would still not be avoided simply because shrinkage of the underlying fat pads, bone, muscle, etc. with the passage of time; gravitational effects; along with changes in the overlying skin from sun and chronologic aging will very likely make further cosmetic interventions necessary down the road. So, exercise a healthy dose of buyer beware when considering threadlifts. These days nasal humps, bumps and tip dropping can be easily addressed with appropriate HA fillers.  Hope this helps.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

The 1 posted photo shows why dojng these minor pooorly thought out treatment options can have dire complications. You are a chronic infected thread event. You need 2weeks + antibiotic therapy, sub q ultrasound nasal examination to see if threads are seen or a small infection pocket is present. Then go see a boarded surgeon ASAP! You need threads removed ASAP

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