COMPARING THREADS
Permanent Threads of the Past
Contours Threads® – cogs were too long and pulled off by tension, and
Silhouette Lift® – mixed an efficient absorbable part (PGLA cones) with an inefficient permanent part (polypropylene threads with a temporal mesh).
The declared goal of these threads was to replace face lift surgery.
Result – the advice of most surgeons is that permanent threads are unreliable.
Absorbable Threads
Absorbable threads can only be considered useful when your expectations are limited.
We never see major skin improvement and all patients have been highly disappointed with the so-called lifting effect.
Limited to a light, linear biostimulatory effect disappearing after absorption.
They cannot provide a steady lifting effect even though some claim to do so and, especially with PDO, they can migrate (like some permanent threads did previously).
What is the patient demand?
A face lift replacement that lasts for years, in which case, we can forget about absorbable threads and pseudo-scientific claims.
10 Reasons To Prefer Spring Thread®
10 Reasons To Prefer Spring Thread®
Spring Thread® has major advantages over any other cosmetic thread
SURGICAL FACE LIFT
SURGICAL FACE LIFT
How Does Spring Thread® Compare?
Although Spring Thread® is successfully utilised for various procedures intraoperatively, it is often considered for patients not quite needing, wanting or contraindicated for surgical face lifting, or indeed, patients who have already undergone surgery some years previous and have returned to the surgeon and are asking: “what can help help me now?”
| Surgical Lifting | Spring Thread® |
|---|---|
| General anaesthesia | Local anesthesia |
| Invasive | Minimally invasive |
| Working at deep layers | Superficial hypodermis |
| Ablative | Conservative |
| Skin section - cutting | Skin redistribution - no cutting |
| Low face and neck | Full face and neck |
| Vascular damage and scarring | Undamaged, no scarring |
| Complications can be permanent | Complications only temporary |
| 5 year durability | 3-5+ years |
A NEW ERA IN SUSPENSION THREADS
A NEW ERA IN SUSPENSION THREADS
Spring Thread® Innovations
Spring Thread® is a perfectly biocompatible composite implant consisting of a silicone matrix that provides elasticity and flexibility, and a polyester helix core which provides resistance and control of the elasticity. It has similar elasticity to skin (20%) meaning it allows for normal and natural facial movements and expression and is not uncomfortable.
The silicone is moulded into cogs which point in four directions and very closely situated: 24 per CM. This allows for the thread to be precisely positioned for more effective tissue anchoring and no-trauma.
Quickly and easily implanted in the subcutaneous fat, Spring Thread® repositions tissue and accelerates long-term fibrosis.
TECHNIQUE & PROCEDURE
The Way to Success
TECHNIQUE & PROCEDURE
The Way to Success
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EXPERT OPINION
I have been working with Spring Thread® for 3 years with good results. The product gives exceptional lifting and is easy to use in a consulting room. What I like most about the Spring Thread® procedure is its effectiveness, but also the safety aspect.
It is an exceptional lifting product and easy to use in a consulting room
What are the advantages of Spring Thread® in comparison with other threads on the market ?
A good quality French product; an elastic, flexible thread; low extrusion; bi-directional barbs all around the thread; partially rounded barbs which can be repositioned within a few days following the procedure; good tolerance and a reasonable price
In which cases should permanent threads be used and when should resorbable threads be used?
The choice between resorbable and non-resorbable threads is always decided by the patient: whether they desire a long-lasting thread lifting, or whether they feel happier with a absorbable thread (then 1 or 2 years later, the patient will often turn to Spring Thread®).
Angers, France
