Aptos Thread Lift

The Aptos thread lift at PRIMED Clinic repositions mildly sagging facial tissues using barbed, resorbable threads inserted under the skin — lifting cheeks, jowl lines, and brows without surgical incisions. The threads also stimulate collagen production around them, so skin quality keeps improving for months after the initial lift.

Thread lifting bridges the gap between injectables and a surgical facelift. Aptos threads — fine, resorbable filaments with microscopic barbs or cones along their length — are introduced under the skin through needle entry points and anchored so they gather and elevate the descending soft tissue of the midface, jawline, or brow. The mechanical lift is visible immediately; over the following months the threads provoke a collagen scaffold along their tracks, sustaining the result as the material gradually resorbs. The effect typically lasts around 18–24 months and can be refreshed. At PRIMED Clinic the procedure is performed by plastic surgeons under local anaesthesia, takes under an hour, and — as the clinic's pre-operative guidance notes — is not a demanding intervention: normal life resumes almost immediately, with a few days of possible tightness, small bruises, or dimpling at entry points that settles spontaneously. Patients are advised to avoid wide mouth opening, intense facial massage, and strenuous sport for the first two weeks so the barbs anchor properly. The ideal candidate has early to moderate sagging with reasonable skin quality; advanced laxity is better served by a surgical facelift, which the clinic offers and will honestly recommend where threads would underdeliver.