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Threadlift

Contour Threads™, the only F.D.A. approved nonabsorbent threads for use in the United States, are the latest development in a long line of implantable, specially designed surgical threads used to lift sagging skin on the midface, forehead, eyebrows and neck. Using a thick, hollow needle, the surgeon inserts a thread into the fat layer just under the patient’s skin, starting near the cheekbone. One end of the thread is then tied to deeper, firmer internal structures in the face. The other end of the thread travels under the skin about four inches. When the surgeon withdraws the needle, barbs on the sutures deposit themselves in the drooping parts of the face. The physician then gently tugs on the thread which pulls the loose flesh up, closer to where it once sat in the patient’s youth, and ties it down. New collagen then forms around each thread to maintain the lifted effect. The technique can be used to lift sagging cheeks, jowls and to create a better balance for eyebrows that may not be symmetrical. The Threadlift facelift procedure takes about one hour to perform under a local anesthesia.

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