Is a Thread Lift for When the Face Sags?

The ages of people who get thread lifts really vary

The ages of patients who want a thread lift really vary. The spectrum is truly wide, from young people in their early 20s to older adults in their 50s and 60s.

Originally, a lifting procedure corrects a sagging face. Then is the face also sagging at a young age in the early 20s?

The original method for correcting sagging skin

The representative method for correcting sagging facial skin has traditionally been the incisional facelift.

This is mostly done by older adults. As aging causes the skin to loosen, it is a method of removing the excess skin and pulling the face taut.

These days, thread lifts are done more often

These days, however, the trend is for thread lifts to be done far more often.

Point of comparison	Incisional facelift	Thread Lift
Recovery time	Longer	Short
Surgery time	Longer	Very short
Facial incision	An incision is made	No incision is made
Duration	Longer	Short
Range of effect	Wider	Limited

Compared with a facelift, the recovery period is shorter and the surgery time is also very short. No incision scar is left on the face.

Of course, compared with a facelift, the results last a shorter time and the effect is limited. But because it is very simple and allows a quick return to daily life, the demand for thread lifts is hard to match.

Specific recovery schedules and durations are in [Thread lift surgery information](/lifting/thread) and [Facelift surgery information](/lifting/facelift).

Why people get thread lifts at a young age

People in their early 20s or 30s do not necessarily have it because their skin has loosened and sagged.

This age group has not lost much elasticity from aging either. In other words, there is a reason other than sagging skin, namely the effect on the facial contour.

When people hear facial contouring, they think of bone surgery, but the contour of our face is not made of bone alone. The flesh surrounding the bone is also important, and when there is a lot of flesh, the face looks wider. In such cases, liposuction or a thread lift can bring out a contour that had been hidden.

In simple terms: The face line is not determined by bone alone. If there is a lot of flesh covering the bone, the face looks wider. So even without touching the bone, reducing or pulling up the flesh can reveal the face line that had been hidden.

The jawline also becomes much smoother, and a slimmer look can be expected. Younger people often have a thread lift to obtain this contour effect.

How does it differ from bone surgery?

Bone surgery is a significant burden.

Liposuction or a thread lift does not produce the same effect as bone surgery. However, for people who want a slimmer, more refined facial contour, a thread lift can be one option.

Depending on need, it may be combined with other procedures. What to combine is decided during the examination.

It is not a procedure only for sagging skin

A thread lift is not performed only on loose, sagging skin.