At Skin and Scalps Clinic, our Skin Lifts Treatment includes a thread lift procedure where temporary sutures are used to subtly yet visibly “lift” the skin. Rather than surgically removing loose facial skin, our cosmetic surgeon carefully suspends it by stitching certain portions, effectively pulling the skin back to lift and tighten the face. In addition to lifting the skin, thread lifts at Skin and Scalps Clinic combat aging by triggering the body’s natural “healing response,” which directs large surges of collagen to the treated areas—a crucial factor in slowing down the aging process.
Collagen helps support “growth factors” that greatly influence 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, leading to an 80% reduction in skin thickness by about age 70. This loss of volume and strength is a significant 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, causing gravity to pull it downward and stretch it. Skin Lifts Treatment can infuse the skin of the face with fresh collagen when the signs of skin laxity are still mild. This helps reduce looseness by thickening and hydrating the skin and prevents it from worsening by strengthening the skin.
In other words, this process provides ongoing and progressive rejuvenation for the facial tissues.
