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UPDATE; Not worth it - PDO Thread Lift Full Face and Jaw & Partial Neck Line - London, UK
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If there was an option midway between Yes and Not...
$950
If there was an option midway between Yes and Not Sure I'd select that!
I'm less than a month in so I've yet to see the full results.
First off, I'll make it clear that I would NO WAY pay the usual asking price of £3000 for this procedure, for a bit more I could get a proper facelift that would last a lot longer.
I did this partly out of curiosity, partly because I seem to have an odd obsession with being spiked in the face (I've yet to write up about PRP, dermarollers, botox and fillers) in the name of beauty. So when I saw the promotion (£950) I thought it was a perfectly timed early Mother's Day gift (I'll take ANY excuse).
I was told that I should expect some swelling and a little bruising that would last maybe 5 days.
I know my body and did make it clear I'm sensitive to bruising, so personal I wasn't shocked when 3 (almost 4) weeks later I'm finally seeing the last of the yellow technicolour bruise chart I go through. **Top Tip; Use Xen Tan to help hide older (green) bruises as it has quite a red tone to the tan**
Lucky Hubs bought the "My sister smashed me in the face with a rugby ball" story, mainly because she's done it to him before. I love my sister, sometimes I'm not sure if she still holds latent sibling rivalry though... :D
I'll make this CRYSTAL clear, don't get this done if you can't handle needles, occasional deep tugging/movement in your skin or, well, occasional pain! Even though you are numbed the threads are going into quite deep layers so every now and then you'll really feel it.
It is nowhere near as bad as getting semi-perm eyeliner done, but it's not a total walk in the park either.
I had over 40 threads of various lengths woven into my face so you have to be able to keep calm for about an hour.
After you get an ice pack and go out into Harley Street with all the other red, swollen lumpy faced men and women.
You are supposed to not do anything with your face for 1-2 weeks (laugh, talk much etc). I'll be honest, that just not feasible unless you are in a gimp mask in a locked room (not that I speak from personal experience). However, I had a built in alarm system that now stopped me making crazy face movement (the threads) and once the sharp prickles ate into my smile it soon faded to neutral resting [RS bleep]-face.
As the nerves recovered I got funny tingles (like the pre-coldsore tingle) but not in coldsore places, I rode it out for 4-5 days and it went.
Even today I now know what the term "face-ache" means (dull aching in 2 small places and soreness like a zip in another), and I'm looking forward to week 5 when the body breaks down the threads and my collagen can start taking over.
Do I see any changes so far?
Possibly some lifting but not dramatically in the two areas I wanted (lower jaw/neck and eyebrows). I'm told that by 5 months I'll really see the changes, but I've also read that it may only last 8 months.
I did this mainly out of curiosity and in the hopes I could sidestep the facelift for a few years, but the baggy face persists and I'm weighing up the option of Silhouette Soft vs traditional lower face/neck lift and browlift.
Vanity damn you!!! Also damn you sister for getting all the pretty genes, I have to pay for my pretty!
I'll keep you posted on the progress.
I'm less than a month in so I've yet to see the full results.
First off, I'll make it clear that I would NO WAY pay the usual asking price of £3000 for this procedure, for a bit more I could get a proper facelift that would last a lot longer.
I did this partly out of curiosity, partly because I seem to have an odd obsession with being spiked in the face (I've yet to write up about PRP, dermarollers, botox and fillers) in the name of beauty. So when I saw the promotion (£950) I thought it was a perfectly timed early Mother's Day gift (I'll take ANY excuse).
I was told that I should expect some swelling and a little bruising that would last maybe 5 days.
I know my body and did make it clear I'm sensitive to bruising, so personal I wasn't shocked when 3 (almost 4) weeks later I'm finally seeing the last of the yellow technicolour bruise chart I go through. **Top Tip; Use Xen Tan to help hide older (green) bruises as it has quite a red tone to the tan**
Lucky Hubs bought the "My sister smashed me in the face with a rugby ball" story, mainly because she's done it to him before. I love my sister, sometimes I'm not sure if she still holds latent sibling rivalry though... :D
I'll make this CRYSTAL clear, don't get this done if you can't handle needles, occasional deep tugging/movement in your skin or, well, occasional pain! Even though you are numbed the threads are going into quite deep layers so every now and then you'll really feel it.
It is nowhere near as bad as getting semi-perm eyeliner done, but it's not a total walk in the park either.
I had over 40 threads of various lengths woven into my face so you have to be able to keep calm for about an hour.
After you get an ice pack and go out into Harley Street with all the other red, swollen lumpy faced men and women.
You are supposed to not do anything with your face for 1-2 weeks (laugh, talk much etc). I'll be honest, that just not feasible unless you are in a gimp mask in a locked room (not that I speak from personal experience). However, I had a built in alarm system that now stopped me making crazy face movement (the threads) and once the sharp prickles ate into my smile it soon faded to neutral resting [RS bleep]-face.
As the nerves recovered I got funny tingles (like the pre-coldsore tingle) but not in coldsore places, I rode it out for 4-5 days and it went.
Even today I now know what the term "face-ache" means (dull aching in 2 small places and soreness like a zip in another), and I'm looking forward to week 5 when the body breaks down the threads and my collagen can start taking over.
Do I see any changes so far?
Possibly some lifting but not dramatically in the two areas I wanted (lower jaw/neck and eyebrows). I'm told that by 5 months I'll really see the changes, but I've also read that it may only last 8 months.
I did this mainly out of curiosity and in the hopes I could sidestep the facelift for a few years, but the baggy face persists and I'm weighing up the option of Silhouette Soft vs traditional lower face/neck lift and browlift.
Vanity damn you!!! Also damn you sister for getting all the pretty genes, I have to pay for my pretty!
I'll keep you posted on the progress.
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UPDATED FROM BieneMaya
1 month post
The side that bruised most.
My bruising that lasted almost 5 weeks!
Replies (7)
April 13, 2015
Thank you for shearing!
Is the thread lift was with bio - absorbable cones without barbs on a thread ( new improved lift) or sutures with barbs?
Is your results improved and lasting?
Thank you.
April 13, 2015
It's the PDO thread lift where absorbable threads are interwoven via hollow needles, not the single barbed thread.
I'm still fairly fresh into it but I'd say there is a lifting effect in some areas more than others. Nothing dramatic though.
April 13, 2015
Appreciate it, please update for improvement and how this will last. Thank you
March 11, 2016
Next time you bruise buy a bottle of organic mothers apple cider vinegar. Put some on cotton and apply it to bruise. It will break down the bruise faster. When buying the vinegar make sure it is the organic raw unfiltered kind. This stuff is great for so many things.
March 11, 2016
Thanks, I'll give it a go. Is there any time frame I need to apply it in post injury?
March 11, 2016
As soon as you see the bruising apply for about 20 minutes a couple of times a day. You will still bruise, but they will be so much lighter and a shorter time frame.
June 13, 2018
I was wondering if you could update us on the PDO procedure you had now that its been a few yrs.
UPDATED FROM BieneMaya
1 month post
The bruising I could hide.
This side didn't bruise as badly, you can still see the saggy neck :9
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April 23, 2015
Hello, how are you getting on now with the lift? I had min 10 days ago, still a little bruised and sore and i notice little bits of improvement. I paid £1600 but this also include botox and filler. i will post some pics after i have the filler in a week. incidentally, my doc, also said he will fix my turkey next for me for free after a month with botox, lets wait and see! xx
April 28, 2015
Oh good luck.
I tried the neck Botox lift a few years back and sadly the only lifting that happened was notes from my wallet!
What filler did you have and where if you don't mind me asking?
May 4, 2015
Hi again, I'm now considering liquid face lift...looking on here for your stories, lady never tells- you've had cheeks, how about BieneMaya? have you had any fillers? I need to know how long I'll look like a spitting image puppet?! if either of you remember spitting image?
I havent got many days free and wont have the opportunity to hide! Do you think I should leave it till I have? Thanks An
May 9, 2015
Spitting Image was the only way I could ever keep up with politics!
I had one round of Radiesse and it looked great for 3 weeks. If you can do it little by little I think you avoid the Spitting Image/Alien face look. Now I'm pretty much back to how I was. I did try and upload photos but they often freeze the site. I will try again.
May 9, 2015
Any further improvement at all? I went back for fillers and Botox in my lower face the other day and I do see a result now. Doc also tells me I will feel a 'tightening' effect once the threads break down. (I'm almost week 4) although it's not a huge difference people that see me every day have commented on how 'well' I look. Obviously this is top secret! I have never been one to advertise that I am vain enough to have these procedures done. In fact, I think it's low self asteen, not vanity.
May 9, 2015
I see as for my sanity/vanity and avoiding that invisible feeling of being a woman of a certain age.
So far I'm still not convinced it has done much and I seem to have a stubborn spot where a thread was possibly poking out. It has scabbed over so hopefully no more pokey-pokey once it has healed.
May 10, 2015
I too have a spot where the three is poking out. Hoping it will start breaking down a bit soon and this will disappear
May 11, 2015
I'm thinking I should have shaved over them to trim them to skin level.
I'm still feeling the occasional internal spike.
May 11, 2015
I remember Spitting Image. It was the only way I could keep up with politics. I had one syringe of Raddiesse which I tried to post on here but the site often crashes when I try to upload photos. I had great cheeks for 2 weeks then then swelling went and I look pretty much back to normal.
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Thanks for sharing! Did you really tell your husband you got smashed in the face with a ball? LOL. Please do keep us updated as you continue to heal.