ADVANCED COSMETIC MEDICINE > Silhouette Threads Face Lift

What is it?

Minimum invasive surgical technique using specialised surgical threads, which are placed under sagging soft tissues to pull those up. Silhouette threads are made of extra-strong inert polymer and they have knots and anchoring cones along their length and attached to surgical needles at both ends.

How is it done?

Under local anaesthetic injections - so patient does not feel anything. The site is marked where the threads are going to go under the skin. A little incision is made at the temple area, the tissue is undermined for few cm and a small piece of special fine mesh is put on the deep fascia under the muscle. The introducing needle is inserted with the thread being pulled under the tissues. The needle comes out at the site on skin marked as an exit. The thread is cut at the level of skin. This is repeated with few other threads till the area of intended pull is covered. The other ends of the threads are pulled and tied up on the mesh. The knots and anchoring cones help to hold the soft tissues up. Skin is then closed with stitches.

How does it work?

The threads pull up sagging skin, scar tissue around the threads also help to firm up skin.

For how long does the effect of the Silhouette thread lift lasts?

Nothing can stop ageing clock but Silhouette thread lift can revert the time and give effect for 5-7 years.

It is now possible to correct wrinkles without surgical intervention, thanks to the tensor threads, which are introduced under the skin correcting flaccidity and rejuvenating the face. This procedure does not require admission to hospital; it is done under local anaesthesia and has an immediate effect.

It is a natural method, which corrects the loss of facial expression, and improves the facial features by the lifting of the areas altered by gravity, age, exposure to the sun, etc.

The Threads

Also called Gold Threads, Russian Threads, Rumanian Threads, etc, these are polypropylene threads manufactured with barbs, which will serve as anchoring (basic principle of the method)

There are toothed colourless polypropylene threads that are not reabsorbed and there are also those that can be reabsorbed.

They have an immediate effect as a result of the anchorage in the tissues produced by the barbs, with the consequent traction and lifting produced in the tissues.

The supporting threads are indicated in patients aged between of 60 and 80, who have already had a surgical lifting, as they improve the expression and give the opportunity of facial rejuvenation without surgery.

After examination the surgeon will advise you about the best course of action, considering your age and skin type.