Types of Thread Lifts

Physician Skin Solutions at Arrowhead in Glendale offers two ThreadLift options for face, neck, and body: those using Silhouette InstaLift and those using Nova PDO Threads.

Silhouette InstaLifts use sutures with bio directional cones made primarily of PLLA (polylactic acid) , a sugar-based acid. Over time the sutures will naturally be absorbed by your body, which helps to stimulate the long-term production of collagen.

PDO Threads (or Polydioxanone threads) are a synthetic material (thinner than a single strand of hair) that has long been used in biomedical surgeries. They are made of protein that your body can easily break down and absorb in just four to six months. Like with Silhouette InstaLifts, PDO Threads can help stimulate excess collagen production for up to three years.