Facial Thread Lift

No, and the difference matters. A surgical facelift removes excess skin and repositions deeper structures under general anaesthetic, with results lasting many years. A thread lift repositions tissue subtly using absorbable sutures, with results lasting 12–18 months. Threads suit mild to moderate laxity. If your sagging is advanced, threads will disappoint you — Dr. Bangalee will say so at consultation rather than after.

Local anaesthetic is infiltrated along the thread paths, so the procedure itself is well tolerated — you will feel pulling and pressure rather than pain. Afterwards, expect tenderness and a tight, pulling sensation for several days, which is normal and manageable with simple analgesia.

Most patients are back to normal daily activity within 2–3 days, though swelling and tenderness persist for up to a week. The more restrictive part is the two-week period in which you must avoid wide mouth opening, heavy chewing, dental work, facial massage, side-sleeping and intense exercise, to let the threads anchor properly.

The threads sit beneath the skin and are not visible. In the first weeks some patients can feel slight irregularity or a faint pulling along a thread path, especially when smiling broadly — this settles as swelling resolves and the threads integrate. Any persistent visible dimpling should be reported to Dr. Bangalee promptly.

PDO threads are fully absorbed by around six months, leaving nothing behind. The lift is then maintained by the new collagen framework the threads generated along their path. This is why the result outlasts the threads themselves, and why the treatment continues improving after the threads are gone.

This depends entirely on the area treated and the degree of lift required — determined at consultation, not over the phone. Jawline definition may need relatively few; a fuller mid-face lift needs more. Dr. Bangalee will give you the number and the cost before the procedure is booked.

Yes, and it often should be. Threads lift, filler restores volume, anti-wrinkle injections soften movement lines — they address different components of facial ageing. Dr. Bangalee typically sequences them across separate visits so each result can be assessed independently and the recovery periods do not overlap.

Recognised risks include asymmetry, visible dimpling or puckering, thread migration or extrusion, prolonged swelling, bruising, and infection at an entry point. These are uncommon in experienced hands but are not zero, and you will be counselled on all of them before consenting. Report any concern early — most issues are straightforward to manage if addressed promptly.

There is no strict age limit; there is a tissue-quality limit. Threads hold best where skin still has some thickness and elasticity — often the late thirties through fifties. Very thin or heavily sun-damaged skin holds threads poorly, and advanced laxity is beyond what they can lift. This is assessed individually.

Thread lifts are not performed during pregnancy or breastfeeding, in patients with active infection or inflammation in the area, uncontrolled autoimmune disease, bleeding disorders or anticoagulant therapy that cannot be safely interrupted, or a history of keloid scarring. Full medical history is taken at consultation.