Thread Lift

Thread lifting occupies an important niche in the aesthetic treatment spectrum: more effective than injectable treatments for correcting visible tissue descent, but significantly less invasive than surgical facelift. The technique uses barbed or coned sutures — typically polydioxanone (PDO), poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), or polycaprolactone (PCL) — which grip the subcutaneous tissue as they are passed through the skin. Once placed, the threads are retracted…

At Art Ethic Beauty Clinic, thread lift is performed by an experienced plastic surgeon under local anaesthesia in approximately 45–60 minutes. Tiny entry points (1–2 mm) are made in the hairline or at the scalp margin, through which the cannula carrying the thread is passed in the subcutaneous plane to the intended anchor point. Once positioned, the thread is gently retracted to create the lift. Multiple threads are placed in a fan pattern across the…

Common treatment zones include: the lower face and jowls (cheek lifting toward the hairline), the midface (cheek elevation and nasolabial fold reduction), the brow (a less aggressive alternative to surgical brow lift for mild ptosis), and the neck (for early neck laxity with visible banding). The mechanical lift is immediately apparent; the effect is enhanced over the following two to three months as collagen deposition around the thread adds structural…