Contour Threadlift™

Have you ever looked in the mirror and pulled up your cheeks and skin above your eyebrows and wished it would stay there? As people age, the effects of gravity, exposure to the sun, and the stresses of daily life can be seen in their faces. Deep creases form between the nose and mouth; the jawline grows slack and jowly; folds and fat deposits appear around the neck. A facelift using Contour Threads™ can't stop this aging process. What it can do is "set back the clock," improving the most visible signs of aging by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles, and redraping the skin of your face and neck. A facelift can be done alone, or in conjunction with other procedures such as a forehead lift, eyelid surgery, or nose reshaping.This procedure does not replace a conventional facelift; rather it offers patients an innovative, minimally invasive approach.

The best candidate for a facelift using Contour Threads™ is a man or woman whose face and neck have begun to sag, but whose skin still has some elasticity and whose bone structure is strong and well-defined. Most patients are in their forties to sixties, but can be done successfully on people in their thirties, up to seventies or eighties as well. It can be done years prior to making the commitment to a full face-lift, used in conjunction with BOTOX®, Restylane, and/or skin resurfacing to rejuvenate an aging face, or to refresh a previously successful but now naturally aging facelift.

A minimally invasive threadlift can make you look younger and fresher, and it may enhance your self- confidence in the process. Who is NOT a good candidate?

Face Lift with threads is a simple, minimally invasive, conservative, adjustable and reversible approach that can defy and slow down the aging process, enhance facial appearance and prevent the course of nature. More and more women and men, young and middle-aged people are turning to new minimally invasive lifting procedures to benefit from social, personal and professional advantages.

Now there is a simple new technique that makes it possible. Dr. Tijunelis introduces a new era in minimally invasive rejuvenation techniques – Contour Threads™, the only non-absorbable barbed suture product cleared by the FDA for elevation and fixation of midface, brow, and neck. When sagging tissue is lifted, the Contour Threads cogs create a firm hold on the tissues. The brow, cheek, jowl and neck can be contoured, creating a natural, youthful appearance. Over time, the body generates new collagen around the Contour Threads™, which helps maintain the lift.

Contour Lift is usually performed under local anesthesia. For those who are especially anxious, light sedation can be used. You may feel some tugging or some occasional discomfort. The length of the procedure depends on the number of threads required. A typical treatment takes about one hour. Incisions are usually so small that skin stitches are not needed.

The patient can usually return to normal activities (including work) within one to seven days.