Silhouette Threads

Reclaim your cheeks with the new generation facial sutures - Silhouette Lift – the safe, less invasive way to turn back the clock.

• Sagging eyebrows?
• Asymmetric brows?
• Sagging cheeks and jowls?
• Drooping skin on the mid and lower face?
• Wrinkles due to premature skin aging?

Great for both men and women who are experiencing early jowls and mid-face drooping, Silhouette Lift is a new facelift technique that can be performed under local anaesthetic in around an hour 45 minutes with approximately 5 days downtime. The actual length of time depends on the total number of threads to be used.
 
Performed in one session, you can resume normal activities within two days but might choose to take a week off work as there will be some bruising and swelling.

"After the procedure you will experience some swelling and perhaps bruising. The procedure isn't actually painful as I always anaesthetise the lips with a 'dental block'.  PermaLip™ is made of soft, solid silicone. Therefore, it cannot rupture or leak." says Angelica Kavouni, Consultant Aesthetic Surgeon at the Cadogan Clinic.

Silhouette Threads - The Results

After the local anaesthetic has been applied, small incisions are made in the temporal region (side of the forehead) and hidden in the hair line through which the threads are then gently passed. These sutures are made from polypropylene, a biocompatible material with the human body which has been used for many years in cardiovascular and ophthalmic surgery.
 
The Silhouette Life sutures are the most innovative sutures to date. They are not barbed which avoids any tissue damage and thanks to small re-absorbable cones which anchor themselves in deep tissue, a tension is produced which lifts the sagging tissue. Over time tissue forms around the cones, the latter then dissolve leaving the skin and new tissue anchored in place.  
With no side effects, the new Silhouette Lift sutures avoid problems of movement, breakage and pain which occur with barbed sutures.
 
Silhouette Lift is ideal for correcting nasolabial folds, expression lines as well as the oval of the face, cheeks and neck. You can look naturally younger and fresher without the trauma of a face lift for around 5 years.

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