How PDO thread lift treatments help your appearance improve

The PDO threads remain under the skin until they eventually dissolve, spurring the body to naturally produce more collagen to tighten the skin. The threads also anchor the skin and lift it upward. Across the UK, this is now a big market and there are no end of clinics now able to offer this service. The UK is in fact home to a number of the best specialists and doctors in the world able to do this work.

They're best suited for rejuvenating your skin while some newer types of treatments are more set on helping to repair the skin and it's state. A PDO thread lift will offer significant results straight away, and you'll notice a tightening and lifting of the skin. This too is why this is such a popular overall service too. PDO thread lift treatments look to be a service on the up in the market now as we see it and more and more people will choose this in time to come as a key treatment too.

The procedure and what it involves

There are different types of threadlift that work to lift and define particular areas of the face. These areas include the forehead, cheeks, jowls, jawline and neck. The type of threadlift used will depend on which area you wish to improve, our expert team will advise which techniques should be used to achieve the best possible results. The procedure itself involves the insertion of fine, fully absorbable polydioxanone threads using a small needle. These threads cause a trauma under the skin’s surface forcing it to produce more collagen. This causes the skin to contract to result in a firmer, plumper appearance. After these threads have been in place for six to eight months, they will be absorbed into the body leaving fresh collagen in their place.

It is key that you ask yourself whether this is going to be the right treatment for you

This treatment is particularly suitable for men and women with moderate skin laxity who would like to restore lost volume to their skin. If you wish to add definition to your jawline and cheekbones or tighten the skin around your eyes, mouth and jowls the PDO Thread Lift may be a great treatment option for you. However, to get a well-informed opinion on your suitability for this procedure it is best to speak to one of our expert practitioners.

What you really need to know – in detail

A thread lift is a type of procedure wherein temporary sutures are used to produce a subtle but visible "lift" in the skin. Instead of removing the patient's loose facial skin surgically, the cosmetic surgeon simply suspends it by stitching up portions of it. This has the effect of pulling the skin back slightly and therefore lifting and tightening the face. In addition to being ideal for lifting the skin, threads combat aging in another way: by provoking the body's "healing response" and causing the body to direct large surges of collagen to treated areas. This is important because of the vital role collagen plays in the aging process. Collagen helps support "growth factors" that greatly influences the condition of our skin. In addition to being used for wound healing, collagen helps to keep our skin strong, voluminous and supple.

As we get older, our bodies gradually produce less and less collagen, which leads to an 80% reduction in skin thickness by about age 70. This loss of volume and strength is a large factor in the creation of excess skin and wrinkles. As the skin grows weaker, it's no longer able to support the tissues beneath it adequately, meaning that gravity pulls it downwards and stretches it. Infusing the skin of the face with fresh collagen when the signs of skin laxity are still mild can help to both reduce looseness (by thickening and hydrating the skin) and prevent it from getting worse (by strengthening the skin).

In more detail

In other words, this process provides ongoing and progressive rejuvenation for the facial tissues. Patients who have a thread lift for the purpose of stimulating collagen will notice a gradual improvement in their skin's tone and firmness. While their threads are in place, the body's healing response will be constantly activated because the body will want to "heal" the sutured areas and expel the sutures. The body is biologically programmed to react this way when it senses any foreign object present within the dermis. Fortunately, because the threads placed under the skin during a thread lift are so small, the patient will not feel any of this happening. Most people cannot feel their sutures at all once the skin has healed around them.

Overall

For many patients, the biggest advantage of having a thread lift rather than a facelift is the greatly reduced recovery time associated with thread lifts. When a patient has facelift surgery, he or she must be heavily sedated; as such, the patient must arrange for someone to drive him or her home from the hospital. Most facelift patients also require around the clock assistance from a caretaker for at least three days after they have surgery. Furthermore, if the patient still has children at home, childcare aid may also be needed. Facelift patients usually need to take one to two weeks off of work, too, in order to heal.