Thread lifts: how long do they last?

Not long enough. And that’s why I strongly advocate against patient undergoing thread lifts. Not only are their effects short-lasting but they also carry and fairly high risk of skin bunching, infection, scarring, and thread extrusion (where the body pushes the thread towards the skin surface.

Thread lifts were popularized several decades ago, promising to bring along stellar results without the cost, downtime, or invasiveness of surgery. But they failed to yield meaningful results for most patients and that’s why they fizzled out. Fast forward to now and they’re being marketed again by their manufacturers and many non-surgical providers. If you ask most surgeons, they’re not a proponent of thread lift. Their effects don’t last and most patients are relatively unhappy with their results. You’ll really never be able to achieve a surgical result with non-surgical techniques.