Nonhyeon Station Thread Lifting? If you’re worried about side effects, check this article first.

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Thread lifting is a procedure in skin anti-aging treatments that can produce visible results in a short period, and it is closer to a physical procedure (surgical procedure).

Ultrasound and radiofrequency lifting, which are considered along with thread lifting, induce anti-aging effects by applying energy to specific layers of the skin and then contracting and regenerating the tissue, so they come with the inconvenience of having to be repeated.

However, because they promote skin health from within, they can be a good option if you want to address the underlying cause in a long-term, fundamental way.

Still, if you want an immediate effect like a facelift or mini facelift, there is no non-surgical option as good as thread lifting.

That is because it is a procedure that produces visible results by inserting threads into the skin and pulling them up. However, as with any surgery or procedure, there is no perfect anti-aging treatment.

Even with thread lifting, if done incorrectly, it can cause various problems, such as making the cheekbones look larger or making the threads visible through the skin.

In today’s article, we have prepared more in-depth information for those who are hesitating about thread lifting because of these side effects.

There is no way to prevent side effects 100%, but if you know about them in advance and prepare by considering various conditions, you can significantly lower the risk.

Reborn Plastic Surgery will explain how from now on. :)

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Let’s take a closer look at thread lifting. Thread lifting refers to a procedure that physically lifts the skin using a special medical product called a “thread.”

There are various materials used to make threads, but the most commonly used ones are PDO and PLLA.

PDO has been used from the past to the present as a suture material in heart surgery, so it is harmless to the human body, and it has the characteristic of dissolving over time, meaning it does not need to be removed separately.

If PDO is made without barbs, it becomes a mono thread; if it is made with multiple barbs, it becomes a cog thread.

Mono threads are thinner than hair, but because they have no barbs, they are usually inserted into the dermis for the purpose of promoting collagen regeneration.

On the other hand, barb threads can be hooked into the desired area and pulled, so they are used to improve nasolabial folds, a double chin, cheek fat, jowls, and similar concerns.

Many of you may have heard of PLLA. That is because it is the ingredient in the collagen booster <Sculptra>.

As the name suggests, it has an inherent collagen-forming effect, so compared with PDO threads, it tends to be more expensive and has a longer duration.

In addition, cone-type PLLA threads also help create volume in the skin, making them effective for improving sunken areas.

These threads are not used as a single product alone, but are usually combined in various ways depending on the patient’s skin condition.

Therefore, it is a procedure that can be applied across a wide age range, from people in their 20s to those in their 60s and older.

PLLA threads are white in color and have good flexibility, allowing them to settle well even in curved areas, so the likelihood of them being visible from the outside is low.

However, PDO threads are usually blue in color and much shorter in length than PLLA threads, so if they are applied to patients with very thin skin, the possibility of the blue color showing through from the outside cannot be ignored.

Of course, this is why it is advisable to consider this in advance and apply thread lifting only to skin that is suitable for it.

Another point is that ordinary PDO threads are short, and the barbs are located within about 7 to 8 cm, so in order to lift nasolabial folds or jowls, the threads must be inserted into the skin on the side of the cheekbones.

If this happens, the insertion area can naturally become visible from the outside and may look like a scar, and if pulled too forcefully, it can cause fat to gather around the cheekbones, making them appear more prominent.

Some patients often say, “My face seems bigger after thread lifting,” and this is precisely why.

These side effects of thread lifting can easily be found through patient reviews, but there are few plastic surgery clinics that physically modify the method to improve them.

What matters is not only the doctor’s skill, but also changing the shape of the thread so that side effects can be anticipated in advance.

Reborn Plastic Surgery makes and uses its own threads. That is why we make our threads much longer.

When the thread is inserted longer, it can be placed near the temple, which is hidden by the hair, rather than beside the cheekbones, so the insertion site is not visible. In addition, the force concentrated on the cheekbones can be distributed upward, helping prevent the cheekbones from looking larger or being pressed down.

This is a method our directors have used as one option after years of research, so there are very few patients who suffer from side effects such as more prominent cheekbones.

As such, thread lifting should not be viewed simply as a “simple” alternative to surgery; it is important to approach it while considering various conditions, and to go through a plastic surgery clinic that provides delicate procedures.

If you contact Reborn Plastic Surgery, our kind nurses will answer your simple questions, and if you visit the clinic, you can have a detailed consultation with our directors.

We will do our best for your better treatment.

See you in the next post!

Thank you for reading this long article. :)