More Important Than Reviews of Thread Lifting in Gangnam

Hello, we are Re:本 Plastic Surgery, meeting you at Exit 1 of Sinsa Station.

Thread lifting is a procedure that can provide a lifting effect by inserting dissolvable threads under the skin and pulling the tissue upward.

Compared with device-based lifting, the effect can be seen immediately, and because it does not involve surgical procedures such as facial contouring surgery, the burden of downtime is relatively small.

However, thread lifting is a procedure that greatly depends on the practitioner’s skill.

Before the procedure, it is necessary to comprehensively assess an individual’s skin characteristics and the degree of sagging, then proceed carefully from the design stage through the procedure itself.

For this, you need to find a clinic with a high level of understanding of the procedure, extensive experience, and anatomical knowledge.

Many people look for a place to receive treatment mainly based on online "reviews" and "price."

Before getting thread lifting, even if it takes some effort to look around, we recommend making a decision after receiving an in-person consultation.

Thread lifting?

Thread lifting is a procedure in which medically manufactured dissolvable threads are inserted into the skin and hooked just below the sagging area to directly lift the skin.

The threads used for lifting can be broadly divided into two types by ingredient and three types by shape.

First, by ingredient, they are mainly divided into PDO threads and PLLA threads.

PDO threads have proven their safety over a long period of time and are also used as a material for cardiac sutures.

Because they dissolve and disappear over time, there is no need to remove them separately.

As they dissolve and disappear, PDO threads indirectly help collagen production by stimulating the surrounding tissue.

On the other hand, PLLA threads act as a "collagen boost," forming collagen on their own, using the same ingredient as a collagen booster such as Sculptra.

Compared with PDO threads, they are excellent for improving volume.

By shape, they are classified into cog threads, mono threads, and cone threads.

In general, cog threads have barbs and lift by directly hooking into the skin tissue and pulling it upward.

"Thread lifting" usually refers to using these "cog threads."

Mono threads, which are smooth and thin without barbs, are intended to be inserted into the skin to stimulate the tissue and regenerate collagen.

Cone threads are the only ones made from PLLA.

They have a shape in which round cone-shaped protrusions surround the thread.

The protrusions are not fixed in one position but are flexible, which makes it possible to perform the procedure even in areas with thin tissue or areas that move frequently.

There are many products for thread lifting on the market.

The shape and effects of the barbs vary.

As such, to find the "thread that is just right for me" among the many lifting threads available, a careful diagnosis must come first.

If you simply approach it with the mindset that a certain product is the most popular or that something expensive must be good, you may not get the results you want.

Thread lifting precautions

Everyone has different degrees of skin sagging, as well as different directions and speeds of aging.

Because each person’s concerns and the causes of those concerns are different, even if reviews are good, there is no guarantee that the same effect will appear when you actually receive the procedure.

Of course, at our clinic, before proceeding with the procedure, we first check whether the procedure is possible through a skin suitability test and then make a decision.

As such, if a procedure is performed uniformly without properly recognizing each individual’s unique characteristics, there is a risk of side effects, so please be especially careful.

Typical side effects of thread lifting include dimpling, threads showing through the skin, and a widened-looking cheekbone area.

Dimpling refers to a skin indentation.

Indentations in the face can occur due to the placement of the thread, as well as the direction and force of the pull.

If the dimpling is mild, it will usually resolve naturally over time.

However, if it is severe, marks may remain even after the thread dissolves.

Thread visibility is when the thread is inserted too superficially or when the procedure is performed on very thin skin, causing the thread to show through in a bluish color.

The appearance of widened cheekbones often occurs because the existing threads are too short.

In general, threads available on the market have barbs of about 6 to 7 mm, so when the thread is pulled, the force is concentrated on the cheekbones.

If this is not further distributed, the cheekbones may appear larger, or the face may look larger for this reason.

Rebon Plastic Surgery independently manufactures and performs procedures with "Rebon Threads" using safe ingredients approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to compensate for the shortcomings of existing threads.

Rebon Threads are slightly longer than existing threads and have protrusions designed to distribute force rather than concentrate it in one area.

Therefore, they help prevent excessive force from being concentrated on the cheekbones.

Thread lifting is usually performed on the face.

For that reason, it must address not only functional issues but also aesthetic concerns at the same time.

Compared with other lifting procedures that can rely to some extent on devices, this procedure is more strongly influenced by the doctor’s skill.

Therefore, to receive thread lifting properly, it is most important to have the procedure done at a place that fully understands each person’s skin type, degree of aging, and the characteristics of lifting threads.

For this, you should receive detailed consultation and careful diagnosis from medical staff who have experienced and studied thread lifting for a long time before proceeding.

Therefore, please do not decide on a procedure by looking at reviews made for advertising purposes; instead, we ask that you decide after receiving a direct consultation.

At Rebon Plastic Surgery near Sinsa Station, a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience personally diagnoses the patient’s face, designs the treatment, and then performs the procedure.

If you are interested in lifting procedures, please feel free to visit us anytime.

We will meet with you in person and explain which procedure is suitable for you.

Thank you.