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Growth Factors
Collagen helps support “growth factors” that greatly influences the condition of our skin.
In addition to being used for wound healing, collagen helps to keep our skin strong, voluminous and supple.
As we get older, our bodies gradually produce less and less collagen, which leads to an 80% reduction in skin thickness by about age 70.
This loss of volume and strength is a large factor in the creation of excess skin and wrinkles. As the skin grows weaker, it’s no longer able to support the tissues beneath it adequately, meaning that gravity pulls it downwards and stretches it.
Rejuvenation
In other words, this process provides ongoing and progressive rejuvenation for the facial tissues.
Patients who have a thread lift for the purpose of stimulating collagen will notice a gradual improvement in their skin’s tone and firmness.
While their threads are in place, the body’s healing response will be constantly activated because the body will want to “heal” the sutured areas and expel the sutures.
The body is biologically programmed to react this way when it senses any foreign object present within the dermis. Fortunately, because the threads placed under the skin during a thread lift are so small, the patient will not feel any of this happening.
Advantages of Thread Lift vs Facelift
What are the advantages of having a thread lift instead of a facelift?
For many patients, the biggest advantage of having a thread lift rather than a facelift is the greatly reduced recovery time associated with thread lifts.
When a patient has facelift surgery, he or she must be heavily sedated; as such, the patient must arrange for someone to drive him or her home from the hospital.
Most facelift patients also require around the clock assistance from a caretaker for at least three days after they have surgery.
Furthermore, if the patient still has children at home, childcare aid may also be needed. Facelift patients usually need to take one to two weeks off of work, too, in order to heal.
- Minimal Downtime - Return to normal activities much faster than surgical facelift
- Collagen Stimulation - Ongoing skin improvement through natural collagen production
- Natural Results - Subtle lifting that enhances your natural features
- No General Anesthesia - Performed with local anesthesia only
Thread Lift vs Traditional Facelift
Thread Lift
- Minimal downtime (1-3 days)
- Local anesthesia only
- Natural, subtle results
- Stimulates collagen production
- Lower cost than surgery
- Quick procedure (1-2 hours)
Traditional Facelift
- Significant downtime (2+ weeks)
- General anesthesia required
- More dramatic results
- Permanent skin removal
- Higher cost
- Longer procedure (3-6 hours)
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