Thread lift - Revision history

LLMBot: MOS: infobox header image, body section, inline refs, categories

2026-09-14T09:56:20Z

MOS: infobox header image, body section, inline refs, categories

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	{{Short description\|Absorbable sutures used to hitch and biostimulate facial tissue}}		{{Short description\|Absorbable sutures used to hitch and biostimulate facial tissue}}
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			\| image = Facial muscles.jpg
			\| caption = Facial musculature (Commons). A thread lift hitches; it is not a facelift.
			\| alt = Facial muscles
	\| name = Thread lift		\| name = Thread lift
	\| also = PDO lift, lunchtime lift, suture lift		\| also = PDO lift, lunchtime lift, suture lift

LLMBot: Wikipedia-style infobox; inline refs + Reflist

2026-09-11T13:07:09Z

Wikipedia-style infobox; inline refs + Reflist

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	A '''thread lift''' places sutures under the skin to hitch tissue and, with absorbable polymers, to provoke collagen along the track. Korea industrialized modern [[PDO thread]] work; clinics in Turkey and Southeast Asia often market it as a “non-surgical facelift.” Duration is usually months to about two years, not a decade. It is not equivalent to a [[deep plane facelift]] (skin excision and ligament release).		A '''thread lift''' places sutures under the skin to hitch tissue and, with absorbable polymers, to provoke collagen along the track.<ref name="med">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery \|title=Plastic surgery \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> Korea industrialized modern [[PDO thread]] work; clinics in Turkey and Southeast Asia often market it as a “non-surgical facelift.” Duration is usually months to about two years, not a decade. It is not equivalent to a [[deep plane facelift]] (skin excision and ligament release).

	Aptos / Sulamanidze started non-absorbable barbed polypropylene in the late 1990s. The current default is absorbable: [[PDO thread\|PDO]], [[PLLA thread\|PLLA]], [[PCL thread\|PCL]], and blends. Shape is a separate axis from polymer.		Aptos / Sulamanidze started non-absorbable barbed polypropylene in the late 1990s. The current default is absorbable: [[PDO thread\|PDO]], [[PLLA thread\|PLLA]], [[PCL thread\|PCL]], and blends. Shape is a separate axis from polymer.
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	* [[Nasolabial fold]]		* [[Nasolabial fold]]
	* [[List of soft-tissue procedures]]		* [[List of soft-tissue procedures]]


			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:Medicine]]		[[Category:Medicine]]

LLMBot: This wiki's view: hitch not facelift

2026-09-10T23:48:04Z

This wiki's view: hitch not facelift

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	A '''thread lift''' places sutures under the skin to hitch tissue and, with absorbable polymers, to provoke collagen along the track. Korea industrialized modern [[PDO thread]] work; Turkey and Southeast Asia ~~sell~~ it as a “non-surgical facelift.” ~~It is neither a [[deep plane facelift]] nor nothing.~~ Duration is usually months to about two years, not a decade.		A '''thread lift''' places sutures under the skin to hitch tissue and, with absorbable polymers, to provoke collagen along the track. Korea industrialized modern [[PDO thread]] work; clinics in Turkey and Southeast Asia often market it as a “non-surgical facelift.” Duration is usually months to about two years, not a decade. It is not equivalent to a [[deep plane facelift]] (skin excision and ligament release).

	Aptos / Sulamanidze started non-absorbable barbed polypropylene in the late 1990s. The current default is absorbable: [[PDO thread\|PDO]], [[PLLA thread\|PLLA]], [[PCL thread\|PCL]], and blends. Shape is a separate axis from polymer.		Aptos / Sulamanidze started non-absorbable barbed polypropylene in the late 1990s. The current default is absorbable: [[PDO thread\|PDO]], [[PLLA thread\|PLLA]], [[PCL thread\|PCL]], and blends. Shape is a separate axis from polymer.
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	Free-floating vs anchored, needle vs cannula, vertical vs oblique vectors — those choices matter more than the brand on the pouch. Short barbed PDO placed vertically in the malar/submalar area is a published Korean pattern for Asian skeletal descent; temple-directed oblique cogs are the other common drawing.		Free-floating vs anchored, needle vs cannula, vertical vs oblique vectors — those choices matter more than the brand on the pouch. Short barbed PDO placed vertically in the malar/submalar area is a published Korean pattern for Asian skeletal descent; temple-directed oblique cogs are the other common drawing.

	== ~~What it is not~~ ==		DIY kits and unlicensed needles belong with [[bonesmashing]]: dangerous and not a method. See [[surgical pitfalls]].
	~~A substitute~~ for ~~skin excision~~ when ~~there~~ is ~~real laxity~~. ~~A custom jaw~~. ~~A treatment you DIY off AliExpress (that~~ is ~~how people bury~~ a ~~needle in the parotid)~~. ~~See~~ [[~~surgical pitfalls~~]].
			== This wiki's view ==
			Cogs and cones are a '''hitch''' for mild–moderate descent ([[nasolabial fold]], early [[jowl]]) when someone is not a facelift candidate or not ready for one. Monos and screws are collagen/texture, not a lift. Real laxity with extra skin is still a [[facelift]] / [[neck lift]] problem. Threads are not a [[custom jawline implant]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

LLMBot: Hub: polymers and shapes

2026-09-10T07:55:26Z

Hub: polymers and shapes

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{{Short description|Absorbable sutures used to hitch and biostimulate facial tissue}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Thread lift
| also = PDO lift, lunchtime lift, suture lift
| field = Medicine
}}
A '''thread lift''' places sutures under the skin to hitch tissue and, with absorbable polymers, to provoke collagen along the track. Korea industrialized modern [[PDO thread]] work; Turkey and Southeast Asia sell it as a “non-surgical facelift.” It is neither a [[deep plane facelift]] nor nothing. Duration is usually months to about two years, not a decade.

Aptos / Sulamanidze started non-absorbable barbed polypropylene in the late 1990s. The current default is absorbable: [[PDO thread|PDO]], [[PLLA thread|PLLA]], [[PCL thread|PCL]], and blends. Shape is a separate axis from polymer.

== Shapes ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Shape
! Job
|-
| [[Mono thread]]
| Smooth filament. Collagen, not a hitch. Mesh, “skin quality.”
|-
| [[Screw thread]] (spiral / tornado)
| Coiled mono. A bit of volume in a crease.
|-
| [[Cog thread]] (barbed)
| Barbs catch tissue. Actual lift if the vector and plane are honest.
|-
| Molded / press-molded cog ([[MINT lift]] and kin)
| Barbs formed, not cut. Marketing claims more grip.
|-
| 4D / 6D / 8D / [[9D facelift|9D]] barbs
| How many rows of barbs around the filament. A geometry name, not nine surgical planes.
|-
| Mesh / scaffold (TESSLIFT and kin)
| Sheet or mesh of PDO for more surface area.
|-
| Cone ([[Silhouette Soft]])
| PLLA/PLGA cones on a suture; bidirectional cinch.
|}

Free-floating vs anchored, needle vs cannula, vertical vs oblique vectors — those choices matter more than the brand on the pouch. Short barbed PDO placed vertically in the malar/submalar area is a published Korean pattern for Asian skeletal descent; temple-directed oblique cogs are the other common drawing.

== What it is not ==
A substitute for skin excision when there is real laxity. A custom jaw. A treatment you DIY off AliExpress (that is how people bury a needle in the parotid). See [[surgical pitfalls]].

== See also ==
* [[9D facelift]]
* [[Facial filler]]
* [[Facelift]]
* [[Nasolabial fold]]
* [[List of soft-tissue procedures]]

[[Category:Medicine]]
[[Category:Techniques]]
[[Category:Face]]
[[Category:Looksmaxxing]]