The Complete Lowdown On Face Lifts And Thread Lifts! | Kosmoderma

Overview

Your sagging skin can have you all down and depressed. Surely, you may have considered surgery to tighten your loose skin, although you may be reluctant to go under the knife. Well, surgeries can be painful and your recovery could take months, which is why you may want to avoid this route.

However, if you are considering clinical procedures to improve skin elasticity and look younger, you have the option of facelift and thread lifts. These minimally invasive treatments can lift your sagging skin and improve skin elasticity. While facelifts involve making incisions to remove the extra skin, thread lifts use medical-grade threads to impart a youthful look.

Let’s explore more about facelifts and face thread lifts herein.

About Facelift 

Rhytidectomy is a cosmetic procedure, designed to reduce skin sagging effects. It helps to smoothen out the skin folds on the jawline and cheeks. This treatment involves the removal of loose skin and fat from the face to firm up your skin.

As part of the facelift procedure, your surgeon will make incisions around the ear or hairline, depending on your treatment goals. These incisions make it possible to remove any excess skin and realign your skin structure; following that, the incision is closed.

It is important to note that there are many types of facelift procedures. These include mini-facelifts and full facelifts. Your provider will assess your skin condition before recommending a full facelift or a mini facelift for you.

About Thread Lifts

Face threads serve as a better alternative to traditional facelifts. It is less invasive than Rhytidectomy and imparts similar benefits. You can opt for a face thread lift to address sagging around the cheeks, neck, and jawline.

This minimally invasive procedure uses special threads to create a lifting effect; the threads are not visible. Furthermore, this procedure involves making temporary sutures beneath the skin for tightening effects.

Unlike facelifts, thread lifts involve making incisions for the removal of sagging skin and extra fat via the threading technique. This effect of pulling back the skin helps to lift and tighten the face because of the stretching effect.

Thread lifts stimulate the body’s natural healing response by promoting collagen production at the treatment site. Now, collagen is a skin protein that is responsible for skin elasticity. Because of aging, your body cannot produce adequate collagen to maintain skin elasticity. Well, thread lifts raise collagen levels in the body, thereby making your skin elastic.

After undergoing the thread lift procedure, your skin firms up. Also, the threads remain in their place, which keeps the body’s natural response activated. As such, the body has to constantly work to heal and expel the sutures, improving skin elasticity.

Moreover, the threads are small in size, whereby the patient does not feel their presence. Besides that, patients do not feel the sutures because of the skin’s natural healing process.

Understanding the Face Thread Lift Process

As part of the face thread lift procedure, your healthcare provider uses polypropylene-based threads. These specialized threads are inserted under your facial skin. While one end of the threads is pulled back, the other ends are embedded in the tissues under the skin.

Overall, face threading addresses your sagging jowls and helps to uplift your skin. More so, its risk of side effects is low and it involves minimal downtime.

Post Treatment Care Instructions

Your surgeon will issue care instructions after the face thread lift treatment session, which you must follow strictly. Remember, you may experience redness or swelling after the session. Hence, you may have to apply ice packs for the first 24 to 48 hours to alleviate these symptoms.

Mostly, patients recover in 1 week after the procedure. Nonetheless, you will be advised to avoid intensive exercises for 2 to 3 weeks.

What are the Benefits of Thread Lifts over Facelifts?

• The recovery duration of the face thread lift procedure is lower as compared to that of facelifts.
• Patients can remain conscious during the thread lift procedure and they can advise the doctors on how they want their skin pulled up.
• It is less painful, safe, effective, non-invasive, and effective.

Best Reasons to Choose Kosmoderma for Facelifts and Thread Lifts

• We use high-quality threads that help to keep the repositioned skin and facial tissue in place.
• We deploy advanced tools, equipment, and infrastructure to deliver the best results.
• We are led by an expert team of surgeons, dermatologists, and cosmetologists; they have several years of clinical expertise in their respective medical specialties.
• We follow all globally-accepted safety protocols, prioritizing patient welfare.

Ready to Brim With Youthfulness?

Address sagging skin and improve skin elasticity with Kosmoderma’s revolutionary facelifts and thread lifts. Speak to our skin specialists to avail free consultation and take the initial step to achieve a youthful complexion.

FAQs

1.    Which skin concerns are treatable by a facelift and the thread lift procedure?

The face thread lift procedure makes for a good choice when you want to treat aging symptoms such as sagging jowls, fine lines, tear troughs, wrinkles, nasolabial folds (or laugh lines), and loose necklines. On the other hand, a facelift is effective in tightening the facial muscles and lax skin, imparting a youthful complexion.

2.    What not to do after a thread lift?

It is recommended to avoid touching, wetting, or washing the treatment area at least 12 hours after the treatment. Moreover, when you start cleansing the given site, you should not massage or scrub with a washcloth for 3 weeks after the procedure.

3.    What is the duration of a thread lift session?

In most cases, a thread lift session does not go beyond 60 minutes. Nevertheless, it all depends on the number of filaments needed and the size of the treatment area.