Although PDO Threads can be inserted almost anywhere, one area where they are especially effective is the neck and jawline.
The lower third of the face is challenging to effectively treat with botulinum toxin or injectable fillers, which are most effective in the upper and middle third of the face, respectively.
A beautiful and healthy face has a “V-shape.” With the aging of tissues and the action of gravity, this “V shape” diminishes or inverts.
Luckily, the two different types of PDO Threads Techniques, respectively using SMOOTH and BARBED threads, can either create a scaffolding in order to support the tissues and keep them in the “V-shape,” or where necessary, to delicately lift the tissues and reposition the skin to recreate the “V-shape” where it’s been lost.
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Today, BOTOX® and Dermal Fillers are so common that you probably have a hand full of friends who have had injections. Cosmetic injectable treatments are practically an extension of skin care routines. Now, another treatment is generating the type of buzz that surrounded BOTOX and fillers when they first emerged: PDO threads. This minimally invasive treatment, often called a thread lift, helps patients tighten skin by adding volume and smoothing lines and wrinkles. It requires virtually no downtime and involves little discomfort. Sound too good to be true?
As we age, the youthful “V” shape of our face gradually starts to lose its definition as the skin becomes less elastic and muscles give way to gravity. Eventually, wrinkles, folds, and jowls develop, and the facial shape is an inverted “V” without the angular, defined appearance of our youth.