PDO Thread Lift Treatment

Lift and Tighten Your Skin with a PDO Thread Lift

A PDO Thread Lift is a non-surgical procedure designed to lift and tighten sagging skin, giving you a more youthful and revitalized appearance. This treatment uses polydioxanone (PDO) threads, a synthetic absorbable surgical suture, to stimulate collagen production and cellular renewal. At Skin Thesis, our skilled practitioners customize each PDO Thread Lift to suit your individual needs, improving the quality of your skin and redefining the contours of your face and body with minimal downtime.
Concerns: Sagging Skin ⸱ Undefined Jawline ⸱ Unwanted/Excessive Wrinkles
Treatment Areas: Full Face ⸱ Lower Face ⸱ Neck

What is a PDO Thread Lift?

A PDO Thread Lift is a non-invasive cosmetic procedure that uses dissolvable threads made of polydioxanone to lift and tighten sagging skin. These threads are inserted into the skin to provide support and stimulate collagen production, which helps to improve skin elasticity and firmness. The threads are gradually absorbed by the body over time, leaving behind a natural-looking lift that enhances the contours of the face and body.

Areas that can be treated with PDO threads include:

  • Brows
  • Cheeks
  • Jowls
  • Neck
  • Chest
  • Abdomen
  • Knees

We offer both smooth and twist threads for different treatment goals. Smooth threads help to create a collagen matrix to improve skin texture and reduce fine lines, while twist threads provide additional support for lifting and tightening sagging skin.

Benefits of PDO Thread Lift Treatment:

  • Tightens Loose Skin: Achieve a lifted, firmer appearance without surgery.
  • Improves Skin Texture: Smooth out fine lines and improve skin quality through collagen stimulation.
  • Redefines Contours: Lift and enhance the contours of the face and body.
  • Minimal Downtime: Return to your daily routine with little downtime.
  • Long-Lasting Results: Enjoy results that can last 9-12 months.

Pricing

PDO Thread Lift treatments at Skin Thesis range from $500 to $3,200, depending on the areas being treated and the type of threads used. Schedule your consultation today to discuss your goals and create a personalized treatment plan.

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Adoring Client Notes

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

I recently had the pleasure of getting a facial at Skin Thesis. Mariah was gentle sweet and very kind with my skin. She listened to my concerns regarding my skin. I would highly recommend Mariah and I will definitely return in the future.

Fabiola Flaca

PRE-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Please follow these guidelines to ensure the safest treatment and best possible results:
  • Limit Alcohol: Refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages for at least 24–48 hours before treatment to reduce the risk of bruising and swelling.
  • Avoid Blood-Thinning Medications & Supplements: If approved by your healthcare provider, avoid non-essential blood-thinning medications and supplements such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil®, Motrin®), Vitamin E, Fish Oil, Ginkgo Biloba, flaxseed, and similar products for 5–7 days before treatment. Do not discontinue prescribed medications without consulting your physician.
  • Stay Hydrated: Maintain good hydration before your appointment to support optimal healing and tissue response.
  • Avoid Skin Treatments: Avoid chemical peels, laser treatments, microneedling, dermaplaning, waxing, and other aggressive facial treatments for 2–4 weeks prior to treatment.
  • Stop Active Skincare Products: Discontinue retinoids, Retin-A®, tretinoin, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, exfoliants, and other active skincare products for 5–7 days prior to treatment.
  • Medical History: Please inform your provider of any significant medical history, allergies, medications, bleeding disorders, autoimmune conditions, or prior facial procedures.
  • Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: PDO thread lifts are not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. • Pain Management: Consider taking Tylenol® (acetaminophen) 30–60 minutes before your appointment to help reduce any potential discomfort.

During the Treatment

Your PDO Thread Lift treatment at Skin Thesis will be performed by one of our experienced practitioners:
  • Procedure Duration: The treatment usually takes about 30-60 minutes, depending on the areas being treated.
  • Thread Insertion: After applying a local anesthetic, your practitioner will insert the PDO threads beneath the skin using a fine needle or cannula. These threads will gently lift the skin, providing immediate support and stimulating collagen production for long-term results.
  • Comfort and Sensation: The treatment is typically well-tolerated with lidocaine injections beforehand. You may feel some mild pressure or tugging as the threads are inserted.
  • Immediate Results: Once the threads are placed, you will notice an immediate lifting and tightening effect. Typically, it takes up to 2 weeks for threads to settle. Over the next several months, the threads will continue to stimulate collagen production, enhancing your results.

POST-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

To promote healing and maintain the best possible results, follow these post-treatment care instructions:
  • Expected Downtime: Swelling, tenderness, bruising, tightness, and mild asymmetry are normal after treatment and may last several days up to 2 weeks.
  • Bruising: Bruising may take 1–2 weeks to completely resolve. We recommend using topical arnica and/or arnica pellets orally to help expedite healing by reducing swelling and bruising.
  • Do Not Touch or Manipulate Face: Avoid pressing, massaging, or manipulating the treated areas for at least 4 hours post treatment unless specifically instructed by your provider.
  • Sleeping Position: Sleep on your back with your head elevated for the first 48-72 hours to reduce swelling and help maintain optimal thread positioning.
  • Avoid Heat & Exercise: Avoid strenuous exercise, heavy lifting, saunas, hot tubs, steam rooms, and excessive sweating for at least 2 weeks after treatment.
  • No Makeup (Initial Period): Avoid makeup for at least 24 hours after treatment or until entry points are fully closed.
  • Expected Healing Process: You may feel tightness, pulling, or mild discomfort as threads settle. Temporary dimpling, firmness, or irregularities under the skin are normal and typically improve as the threads integrate.
  • Pain Relief: Tylenol® (acetaminophen) may be used if needed for discomfort. Avoid antiinflammatory medications unless directed by your provider.
  • Results Timeline: Initial lifting effects are visible immediately, but final results develop gradually over 4–8 weeks as collagen production increases.
  • Duration of Results: Results typically last 9–12 months depending on thread type, treatment area, and individual factors. On occasion, a maintenance treatment is needed 46 weeks post treatment.
  • Contact the Office Immediately If You Experience: Severe pain, signs of infection, thread visibility through the skin, significant asymmetry, or any unexpected reaction.

QUESTIONS?
Please call or text our office with any questions regarding your treatment or recovery. We are here to help! Call or Text: (310) 598-1580

PRE-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Please follow these guidelines to ensure the safest treatment and best possible results:
  • Limit Alcohol: Refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages for at least 24–48 hours before treatment to reduce the risk of bruising and swelling.
  • Avoid Blood-Thinning Medications & Supplements: If approved by your healthcare provider, avoid non-essential blood-thinning medications and supplements such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil®, Motrin®), Vitamin E, Fish Oil, Ginkgo Biloba, flaxseed, and similar products for 5–7 days before treatment. Do not discontinue prescribed medications without consulting your physician.
  • Stay Hydrated: Maintain good hydration before your appointment to support optimal healing and tissue response.
  • Avoid Skin Treatments: Avoid chemical peels, laser treatments, microneedling, dermaplaning, waxing, and other aggressive facial treatments for 2–4 weeks prior to treatment.
  • Stop Active Skincare Products: Discontinue retinoids, Retin-A®, tretinoin, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, exfoliants, and other active skincare products for 5–7 days prior to treatment.
  • Medical History: Please inform your provider of any significant medical history, allergies, medications, bleeding disorders, autoimmune conditions, or prior facial procedures.
  • Pregnancy/Breastfeeding: PDO thread lifts are not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. • Pain Management: Consider taking Tylenol® (acetaminophen) 30–60 minutes before your appointment to help reduce any potential discomfort.

During the Treatment

Your PDO Thread Lift treatment at Skin Thesis will be performed by one of our experienced practitioners:
  • Procedure Duration: The treatment usually takes about 30-60 minutes, depending on the areas being treated.
  • Thread Insertion: After applying a local anesthetic, your practitioner will insert the PDO threads beneath the skin using a fine needle or cannula. These threads will gently lift the skin, providing immediate support and stimulating collagen production for long-term results.
  • Comfort and Sensation: The treatment is typically well-tolerated with lidocaine injections beforehand. You may feel some mild pressure or tugging as the threads are inserted.
  • Immediate Results: Once the threads are placed, you will notice an immediate lifting and tightening effect. Typically, it takes up to 2 weeks for threads to settle. Over the next several months, the threads will continue to stimulate collagen production, enhancing your results.

POST-TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS

To promote healing and maintain the best possible results, follow these post-treatment care instructions:
  • Expected Downtime: Swelling, tenderness, bruising, tightness, and mild asymmetry are normal after treatment and may last several days up to 2 weeks.
  • Bruising: Bruising may take 1–2 weeks to completely resolve. We recommend using topical arnica and/or arnica pellets orally to help expedite healing by reducing swelling and bruising.
  • Do Not Touch or Manipulate Face: Avoid pressing, massaging, or manipulating the treated areas for at least 4 hours post treatment unless specifically instructed by your provider.
  • Sleeping Position: Sleep on your back with your head elevated for the first 48-72 hours to reduce swelling and help maintain optimal thread positioning.
  • Avoid Heat & Exercise: Avoid strenuous exercise, heavy lifting, saunas, hot tubs, steam rooms, and excessive sweating for at least 2 weeks after treatment.
  • No Makeup (Initial Period): Avoid makeup for at least 24 hours after treatment or until entry points are fully closed.
  • Expected Healing Process: You may feel tightness, pulling, or mild discomfort as threads settle. Temporary dimpling, firmness, or irregularities under the skin are normal and typically improve as the threads integrate.
  • Pain Relief: Tylenol® (acetaminophen) may be used if needed for discomfort. Avoid antiinflammatory medications unless directed by your provider.
  • Results Timeline: Initial lifting effects are visible immediately, but final results develop gradually over 4–8 weeks as collagen production increases.
  • Duration of Results: Results typically last 9–12 months depending on thread type, treatment area, and individual factors. On occasion, a maintenance treatment is needed 46 weeks post treatment.
  • Contact the Office Immediately If You Experience: Severe pain, signs of infection, thread visibility through the skin, significant asymmetry, or any unexpected reaction.

QUESTIONS?
Please call or text our office with any questions regarding your treatment or recovery. We are here to help! Call or Text: (310) 598-1580

Our clients love us, and we've got the love notes to prove it

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Tiffany did an amazing PRP treatment on me and I cannot recommend her more! She knows exactly what I need and keeps the process simple so I don't get overwhelmed
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I’ve been going to Skin Thesis for a while now, and even though it’s an hour drive for me, I wouldn’t go anywhere else. Jordanna is the best I trust her completely with my face. She’s incredibly knowledgeable and always makes me feel confident in everything she does. I get my Botox and peels with her, and I recently tried the PRX facial… I’m obsessed. It took about 30 minutes, no pain, zero downtime, and my skin looks AMAZING. If you’re thinking about trying it do it. Totally worth it.
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can’t say enough good things about Jordanna. She is incredibly gentle, extremely knowledgeable, and truly an expert at what she does. The space she works in is beautiful and serene, and the whole experience always feels calm and relaxing. What I appreciate most is how well she understands my preference for a very natural look. She has been the only person who has ever touched my face, and I trust her completely. She knows exactly how to enhance without ever making anything look overdone or fake. If you want someone who is talented, honest, and focused on subtle, natural results, she is the one. I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my face.
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Skip this place. They are terrible on time management. Two separate times I had appoints & was kept waiting. Today it was an hour of waiting, even aside from numbing time, they had zero communication with me as to how long it would take. I left without treatment. I asked the owner to call, and she did not. She had a “Manager” call. No thanks— there are a ton of other providers willing to take good care of their clients.
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I had the most amazing experience with Jordanna Burke at Skin Thesis. She recently did a PRX treatment on my skin and I’m honestly beyond thrilled with the results. My skin looks glowy and flawless, plump, hydrated, and completely rejuvenated — it truly is the definition of a “no peel peel.” Zero downtime I just been hydrating it and keep it moisturized . The treatment was totally painless, which I loved, and I’m so glad I trusted her (as always). Jordanna really knows exactly what she’s doing. She’s conservative in the best way — never overdone, always natural — but somehow still gives you those flawless, realistic, glowing results every single time. That’s why she’s been my go-to injector for years. And the new Skin Thesis office? Absolutely beautiful. The whole space feels elevated, calming, and chic. The green everywhere is stunning ! I couldn’t recommend her more.
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I truly can’t say enough good things about Skinthesis. From the moment you walk in, the entire staff is warm, professional, and incredibly kind. Jordanna is who I see for everything and she is exceptional. What I appreciate most is her integrity she will absolutely talk you out of something if she doesn’t believe it’s right for you. She genuinely cares about long term results and keeping everything natural and balanced. I trust her completely, and when it comes to my skin, that means everything. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. If you’re looking for a place where you feel safe, heard, and truly cared for, this is it.
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It’s a privilege to be in the hands of Melissa and her team. Every time since my initial appointment, Melissa and Nurse Katie have made my treatments feel personal. I’ve had many skin lasers and injectables over the years with various reputable practitioners, but at Skin Thesis it actually feels like the expertise and attention to detail is specifically for me with honesty and care. I’ve had amazing results and I’m thankful for the confidence it gives me. Trust Melissa, Nurse Katie and their team, they know what they are doing.
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This place is absolutely incredible! Jordanna Burke was my practitioner. I came in thinking I wanted one thing and she, with thoughtful consideration, directed me to something that was more beneficial for my particular needs. I had a procedure called Moxie and although I'm only on day 5 post procedure the youthfulness of my skin is noticeable. Thank you for the entire staff. Everyone is kind and supportive, highly recommended. Also, they have a new location and although I didn't go to the last one, this one is Stellar. 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Book your consultation with Skin Thesis today and discover how a PDO Thread Lift can help you achieve a more youthful and revitalized appearance.

Frequently Asked Questions

The results typically last 9-12 months, with some clients benefiting from a maintenance treatment after 4-6 weeks for enhanced results.

The treatment is generally well-tolerated, with local anesthesia applied to minimize discomfort during the procedure.

You will notice an immediate lifting effect after the procedure, with continued improvements as collagen production increases over the following months.

There is minimal downtime with a PDO Thread Lift. Most patients can return to their normal routine within a few days, though some swelling or bruising may occur.

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