On average, Silhouette InstaLift results last around 18 months, but this can depend on a number of factors. To help prolong your results, wear sunscreen, avoid deliberate tanning, don't smoke and talk to your cosmetic surgeon about the most appropriate skin care products to use for your skin type.
Few says the results of the Silhouette Instalift last for around 18 months. The cost of the procedure starts at $3,000, a fraction of the cost of a surgical facelift. Potential side effects of the Silhouette Instalift include swelling, nerve damage and a lopsided face.
Silhouette InstaLift threads are designed to create fairly long-lasting results as well; patients can expect to enjoy the impact of their Silhouette InstaLift for one to three years. Having a Silhouette InstaLift takes about 45 minutes on average and can be performed under local anesthesia.
After your InstaLift procedure, you can expect some swelling and bruising, but this typically resolves within a few days. At the insertion points, your skin may show a slight depression or irregularity but should resolve shortly after the procedure.
The downtime after the Silhouette Instalift procedure is generally 5 to 6 days if you want no one to know that you had it done. Generally, people will look most noticeably done for the first one to two days after which the lifting effect will settle in nicely and very naturally.
Does the InstaLift procedure hurt? No. There is minimal discomfort associated with the Silhouette InstaLift procedure. Both the entry and exit points of the suture are numbed with lidocaine anesthetic.
Silhouette Instalift® is a new non-surgical, in-office procedure that uses dissolving thread sutures applied deep to the skin to reduce the appearance of aging skin to the mid-face or jawline area. The procedure is performed by your physician in under 45 minutes, and recovery time takes two to four days.
The thread lift may do an excellent job of pulling the jawline, jowls and chin right back up close to the bone, instead of drooping. The thread lift creates a much more youthful-looking facial profile without the need for dramatic surgery, which for the cost, can be worth it for men and women alike.
This allows the threads to effectively grip the skin when pulled up, and holds the skin in place thereby producing a noticeable lift to the facial treatment area. Over time, the threads themselves gradually dissolve (about 6-18 months).
Thread lifting is the latest technology to help with facial re-tightening and collagen regeneration. This treatment helps to create facial contouring by naturally lifting and shaping your skin.
A follow-up treatment every 12 months is the best way to maintain your results. If you're interested in having additional threads placed, perhaps to treat a different part of the body, we can make a recommendation about the timing of that treatment.
How Often Should You Have Treatment? The results of this treatment can last for six to 12 months at a time, so how long the results of your treatment lasts will determine how often you should have treatment. Many patients opt to have regularly scheduled PDO thread lifts once or twice a year.
Thread lifts have been reported to hurt 70% more than dermal fillers. Even though thread lift uses anesthetic during the procedure, clients will experience pain. Dermal fillers is less invasive compared to thread lift and has no recovery time.
Ultherapy, which means (Ultrasound Therapy) is a non-invasive and non-surgical treatment used to improve, lift, and tighten loose skin and wrinkles. This is usually done on the face and other parts of the body where loose skin occurs.
A mini facelift involves the placement of incisions in front of the ears which extend from the hairline to the bottom of the earlobe. The surgeon will then gently pull the skin and tissues up and outward the ear. Excess skin and tissue are removed to tighten the appearance of the skin.
PDO threads have been around the longest of the three and have been used in surgeries since the 1980s. They're made from a colorless polyester that breaks down in your body after about 6 months.
A successfully cured case of skin dimpling. A, Skin dimpling is visible 9 days after PDO thread lifting. B, Immediately after massage, the soft tissue outline basically recovered to its preoperative shape.
A face-lift can give your face and neck a more youthful appearance. Face-lift results are not permanent. With age, the facial skin may begin to droop again. In general, a face-lift can be expected to last 10 years.
The Fox Eye Thread-lift is a procedure which uses dissolvable threads to lift and elongate the eye to create a more almond shape, whilst simultaneously lifting the brow tail. This creates a Hadid-like look with a more open upper eyelid.
PDO, or polydioxanone threads, dissolve after only six to nine months. Contrastingly, PLLA, or Poly L. Lactic Acid threads, dissolve after 12 to 18 months. PCL, or polycaprolactone threads, are the most durable of the three.
There may be visible protrusion of small mono or spiral threads from the skin and this can be resolved by cutting the thread back. This can be seen sometimes up to a few days after insertion. Serious complications include damage to blood vessels and facial nerve damage, resulting in facial paralysis.
On average a thread lift lasts between 2 to 5 years.
How much does a facelift cost? The average cost of a facelift is $8,005, according to 2020 statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This average cost is only part of the total price – it does not include anesthesia, operating room facilities or other related expenses.
A thread lift will stimulate collagen whereas Botox will not. Botox works differently to a thread lift because it effectively paralyses the muscles which are used to create wrinkles. It can also be used around the eye area where threads may not be suitable.
The results from Sculptra take time to develop and are more gradual and may be more subtle. It is also possibly less painful since Sculptra is a dermal injectable while a thread lift is minor cosmetic surgery.