The type of thread used is really dependent on your particular needs. Cog threads are typically used to address the mid-face, jawline, neck, eyebrows, and nose. They also promote collagen production around the threads and their barbs. They offer support to the area that is being lifted.
#UNDER EYE PDO THREADS EYES SKIN#
They help reverse sunken areas by offering skin tightening, support, and lifting.Ĭog threads are similar to mono threads but the primary difference is that they have barbs that attach to the underside of the skin. Screw threads are a collection of 122 threads that have been intertwined around the insertion needle. That being said, they can also be used on all parts of the face, arms, legs and body. With mono threads the main goal is really to tighten the skin, rather than to lift it. Mono threads are typically used to address forehead lines, superficial facial wrinkles, as well as sagging skin on the neck. They are typically inserted in a mesh-like pattern to achieve maximum tightening effects. Mono threads are a single PDO smooth filament made without barbs. There are different types of PDO threads: PDO threads can address most areas of the face such as, the cheeks, jowls, neck, eyebrows, jaw line, areas under the eyes and around the nose, crow’s feet, and marionette lines. PDO threads are dissolvable, they are naturally absorbed by your body about 6-9 months following your non-surgical thread lift. The natural production of these regenerative elements are what allow your own body to maintain the results of your thread lift.Īt PSC and MD Beauty Clinic we use PDO threads, typically used for surgical stitching. The non-surgical thread lift is a procedure in which threads are inserted just below the surface of the skin in order to lift and strategically reposition the skin. Because the threads are a foreign element that your body doesn’t recognize, they stimulate a wound healing response, which in turn promotes the natural production of collagen, elastin, and binding tissue. The non-surgical thread lift, also known as PDO threads or a thread facelift, is an effective way to lift loose skin without having the need for surgery. This, paired with gravity pulling the facial structures down, results in the development of jowling, periorbital hollowness, laugh lines as well as marionette lines. As we age, our facial support structure weakens and we begin to lose a lot of facial volume.