You walk in with a softening jawline. You walk out — same afternoon — with the line already redrawn, and collagen quietly building underneath for months to come.
You're awake. A little numbing, a small entry point near the hairline — and very fine absorbable threads are guided under the skin to gently reposition the cheek, jawline or brow back to where it used to sit. You watch the line redraw in the mirror before you leave.
Over the next several months, the threads dissolve — and the patient's own collagen takes their place. So the lift you see today is held up tomorrow by tissue you've grown yourself. We use Silhouette InstaLift with PLLA cones and PDO threads, matched to your anatomy.
It's not a facelift, and we won't pretend otherwise. But for the right person — mild to moderate sagging, not ready for surgery, not satisfied with filler alone — it's the middle ground that's been missing.
Treated areas · Midface & Cheek · Jawline & Jowls · Brow · Neck
Who it helps.
The mirror is the first answer. The second answer arrives quietly, over months — as your own collagen catches up to the line we just drew.
Cheek, jawline or brow — gently repositioned to where it sat a few years ago. You'll see it in the mirror before you leave the room.
The threads dissolve. What stays is collagen you grew along their path — which is why the result outlives the material.
Two to seven days of swelling and tenderness — not the weeks of bruising, drains and downtime a facelift asks of you.
Threads sit between filler and surgery — which is exactly where most of the questions come from. Here's what we hear most.
You're awake, but you're numbed — topical first, then a local anesthetic at the entry points. Most patients describe it as pressure and tugging more than pain. The hour goes faster than you'd expect.
No — and we'll be honest about that on the front end. A thread lift addresses mild to moderate sagging in cheeks, jowls, brow and neck. If you need a true facelift, we'll tell you, and we won't sell you threads as a substitute.
You'll see the lift immediately, but expect two to seven days of swelling, tenderness and occasional small dimples at the entry points. Most patients are presentable by day three and fully settled by week two.
The threads themselves dissolve over six months or so. The collagen they leave behind is what holds the result — typically twelve to twenty-four months, depending on your tissue, your habits and how the rest of your skin is supported.
Often, yes — and often, we should. Threads reposition. Filler restores volume. Sculptra and biofillers rebuild the foundation. The plan we build for you is rarely just one of these.
It shouldn't — and we won't let it. The aim is the line you used to have, gently put back. You, rested — not you, done. If your goal is dramatic transformation, threads aren't the right tool.
Where the threads go — and which direction they pull — matters more than how many. We map your face before we place anything.
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