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Discuss your concerns, goals, medical history, and whether a thread lift is appropriate.
Minimally Invasive Lifting for Mild to Moderate Facial Laxity
Looking for a non-surgical way to address mild to moderate facial laxity, sagging jowls, or changes in facial contour? A PDO thread lift uses absorbable polydioxanone (PDO) threads placed beneath the skin to provide temporary structural support and lifting while also triggering a healing response that can stimulate collagen production.
Consultation-led thread lift
Consultations built around your goals, medical history, and suitability.
A PDO thread lift is minimally invasive, but it is not a replacement for a surgical facelift and is not appropriate for everyone.
Mediversity offers PDO Thread treatment at its Turnersville and Salem County locations in New Jersey, with consultations designed around your goals, medical history, treatment suitability, and expected results. It is one of Mediversity aesthetics treatments.
A PDO thread lift is a minimally invasive facial lifting treatment that uses dissolvable polydioxanone threads beneath the skin. Depending on the thread design and treatment plan, the threads can provide an initial lifting or repositioning effect while the body’s healing response may contribute to collagen formation around the treated area.
The goal is not to reproduce the dramatic effect of a surgical facelift. Thread lifts generally create more subtle, temporary changes and are better suited to selected patients with less advanced skin laxity.
The treatment begins with an assessment of your goals, medical history, facial anatomy, and suitability. Your provider then determines whether a thread lift is an appropriate option and develops a treatment plan around the areas being addressed.
During treatment, PDO threads are placed beneath the skin. The placement and design of the threads determine how they interact with the surrounding tissue. Some thread designs are intended primarily for collagen stimulation, while lifting threads can also provide mechanical support.
A recent clinical trial found that PDO threads can produce initial changes in tissue displacement, while also noting that longer-term effectiveness remains an area where more research is needed.
Can provide mechanical support and an initial lifting or repositioning effect.
Intended primarily for collagen stimulation rather than lifting.
You may also see this treatment described as a thread lift, thread face lift, face threading, or a non surgical thread lift. In this context, “face threading” refers to cosmetic thread lifting, not the hair-removal technique commonly called facial threading.
Mediversity offers PDO Thread treatment as an option for creating a firmer, more lifted facial contour, including treatment of the face, neck, or brow. Depending on your anatomy and treatment plan, a thread lift may be considered for concerns such as:
A cheek lift with threads is different from adding volume with dermal fillers. The appropriate approach depends on whether the main concern is laxity, lost volume, muscle activity, or a combination of factors.
A thread lift may be worth discussing when you have mild to moderate skin laxity and want a less invasive option than surgical facelift surgery. Realistic expectations are important because thread lifts do not provide the same degree of lifting or permanence as a surgical facelift.
A consultation is important because a treatment that works well for one person’s facial structure may not be the right choice for another. The American Academy of Dermatology also recommends discussing expected results, risks, recovery, alternatives, and cost before undergoing a cosmetic procedure.
Mediversity’s aesthetic-care process begins with a private consultation and treatment assessment, followed by treatment planning, the procedure itself, and aftercare guidance.
Discuss your concerns, goals, medical history, and whether a thread lift is appropriate.
Your provider evaluates the areas to be treated and determines the appropriate treatment approach.
The PDO threads are placed beneath the skin according to the treatment plan.
You receive guidance on recovery, activity, expectations, and any recommended follow-up.
A thread lift generally involves less downtime than surgical facelift surgery, but “minimal downtime” does not mean there are no side effects.
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Sources: meta-analysis, 2026 meta-analysis
More serious complications are uncommon but have been described in the medical literature, which is why patient selection, anatomy, technique, and appropriate follow-up matter.
Source: systematic review
Your provider should give you treatment-specific aftercare instructions rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all recovery schedule.
There is no single duration that applies to every PDO thread lift.
The thread itself is absorbable, meaning the material is gradually broken down by the body over time. The visible lifting effect and the longer-term tissue response are not necessarily the same thing. Evidence on how long the aesthetic effect lasts is variable, and published studies have raised questions about how durable the mechanical lifting effect is over longer follow-up periods.
For that reason, it is better to discuss expected longevity based on your specific treatment rather than rely on a guaranteed number of months or years.
Thread absorption time is not the same as how long the visible result lasts.
PDO threads and Botox address different concerns.
That means one treatment is not automatically “better” than the other. Your main concern determines which option makes more sense.
Explore Mediversity Botox treatmentPrimarily considered when the concern involves skin laxity and facial tissue positioning.
Temporarily relaxes targeted muscles responsible for certain dynamic facial lines.
PDO threads cost varies rather than following one fixed price. At Mediversity, aesthetic treatment pricing depends on factors such as your goals, treatment complexity, and session count.
Because of that, the cost of a thread face lift cannot be answered accurately with a single universal number — the treatment area, the number and type of threads, and your plan all play a part.
The best way to understand your expected cost is to have your treatment area and plan assessed during a consultation.
Pricing is discussed during your consultation.
Mediversity provides PDO Thread treatment at both of its New Jersey locations, with appointment scheduling available online. Explore all of Mediversity’s aesthetic and medical services.
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Answers about thread lifts versus surgery, jowls, how threads dissolve, recovery, and how PDO threads compare with Botox.
No. A PDO thread lift is minimally invasive and uses absorbable threads rather than surgery to reposition and support selected facial tissues. The results are generally more subtle and temporary than a surgical facelift.
They can be considered for selected patients with mild to moderate lower-face laxity and jowling. Whether they are appropriate depends on the amount of laxity, facial anatomy, and the result you are seeking.
PDO is an absorbable material that is gradually broken down by the body. The exact timing depends on the specific product and thread characteristics. The time required for the thread to be absorbed should not be confused with the duration of the visible aesthetic effect.
Swelling, bruising, soreness, or tenderness can occur after treatment. Recovery varies by the treatment approach and individual response, so your provider should give you specific activity and aftercare guidance.
There is no single professional position that says surgeons "hate" PDO threads. Thread lifts are an established minimally invasive technique, but the evidence on durability is mixed and complications can occur. For patients with more advanced laxity or goals requiring a larger degree of lifting, surgical options may be more appropriate.
That depends on what you want to change. A thread lift may make sense for someone seeking a relatively subtle lift without undergoing facelift surgery, while someone expecting a dramatic or permanent change may need to consider other options. A consultation helps determine whether the expected benefit matches your goals and tolerance for the procedure's risks and limitations.
A mono thread is a smooth PDO thread design, generally used differently from lifting threads that incorporate barbs or other structures for tissue support. Thread materials and designs vary, so the exact type matters when determining what a treatment is intended to accomplish.
Neither is universally better. PDO threads are intended to address selected concerns involving laxity and tissue positioning, while Botox temporarily reduces muscle activity associated with dynamic wrinkles. The appropriate option depends on the concern being treated.
Start with a consultation at Mediversity to discuss your goals, facial concerns, treatment suitability, expected recovery, and pricing.
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This page is for general information and does not replace an individual medical evaluation. Individual results vary.