Things to Keep in Mind When Looking for a Thread Lifting Plastic Surgery Clinic

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For those who are worried about sagging skin and feel 부담 about surgery, lifting procedures are often considered.

At this time, lifting methods include indirect lifting using ultrasound and radiofrequency, as well as thread lifting, which I will introduce today.

The reason I referred to ultrasound and radiofrequency as “indirect lifting methods” is that repeated treatments are essentially unavoidable, and they induce tightening by contracting the inner layers of the skin or promoting collagen regeneration.

For example, ultrasound lifting contracts the SMAS layer and can make the skin feel firmer when received repeatedly,

and radiofrequency lifting targets the dermis with the goal of remodeling collagen.

As a result, you can expect help with improving elasticity, reducing pores, and smoothing skin texture.

Of course, plastic surgery clinics also handle these device-based lifting treatments, but in many cases they focus on thread lifting because it is closer to a surgical procedure that can physically pull the skin.

By inserting threads into the skin, they can promote collagen regeneration, and cog threads can hook onto the tissue and pull in the opposite direction of gravity, producing visible results in a single session.

However, because thread lifting is influenced more by the doctor’s skill than by the device itself, there are a few points to be careful about when choosing a plastic surgery clinic.

Today, I’d like to focus on this topic, so if you are interested in thread lifting, please stay tuned and read on. :)

Types and Principles of Threads

Threads are broadly divided into PDO threads and PLLA threads. Both have the advantage of dissolving and being absorbed in the skin after a certain period, so they do not need to be removed separately.

The difference is that PDO threads induce skin stimulation to promote collagen regeneration, whereas PLLA threads have an inherent collagen-regenerating effect.

The way PDO threads induce collagen is: thread insertion into the skin -> skin injury caused by the thread -> the thread positioned inside the skin continuously stimulates the surrounding tissue -> collagen formation.

Our skin has the ability to heal itself when injured, and this mechanism makes use of that property.

Most collagen regeneration procedures work in this way.

However, PLLA threads have the characteristic of being able to induce collagen on their own, to the point that they are often used as a collagen booster procedure, which means they can be used in a wider range of areas.

In general, both PDO threads and PLLA threads are used to pull the skin depending on the shape of their barbs, but among PLLA threads, Silhouette Soft, which has rounded cone-shaped barbs, is also used not only for lifting but also for increasing the skin’s volume.

Therefore, it is necessary to carefully design the treatment in advance through thorough consultation to determine which thread is suitable for the patient.

What Should You Be Careful About When Choosing a Plastic Surgery Clinic for Thread Lifting?

Sometimes, there are patients who contact us after having thread lifting at another plastic surgery clinic, saying, "My face looks bigger after thread lifting," or "I think my cheekbones have become too prominent."

This is one of the side effects that can occur depending on the thread’s length.

The cog threads commonly used for lifting have the section with barbs located at a point 7–8 m in from the end of the product, depending on the product.

Since that is just under 10 cm, it may sound long, but in actual procedures it is quite short.

In particular, when multiple threads are used for stronger lifting, the length means the threads need to pass through the area beside the cheekbones. When this happens, force concentrates at the end of the thread near the cheekbones, which can make the cheekbones appear more prominent.

Also, if threads are inserted beside the cheekbones, scars become exposed to the outside to that extent, so it is true that this can also be a burden.

Therefore, it is advisable in many ways to choose a plastic surgery clinic that considers all of these factors when performing the procedure.

For example, our Reborn Plastic Surgery makes and uses its own threads.

Because the threads themselves are long, they are inserted above the hairline rather than into the cheekbone area, which expands the lifting range.

By distributing the force that had been concentrated on the cheekbones to the upper area as well, we can address the issue of prominent cheekbones and achieve a much more natural lift.

This is a result achieved by Reborn Plastic Surgery after years of research on thread lifting.

Thread lifting that gently lifts the nasolabial folds, jowl area, and cheekbone area. We consider both safety and results at the same time.

Thread lifting is a procedure in which the know-how and technical skill of the plastic surgery medical staff have a major impact on the results.

This is because the outcome and whether side effects occur can vary depending on which direction the skin is pulled and how much force is applied.

Also, because products suited to the patient’s skin condition—from their 20s to their 60s and beyond—must be used to achieve visible before-and-after results, please take this point into account as well when choosing a plastic surgery clinic.

If you need help, you may also contact Reborn Plastic Surgery.

Our directors will meet with you in person and guide each patient on the products they need and the treatment direction.

Thank you. :)