Silhouette InstaLift™: A natural-looking, nonsurgical “facelift” without the risk, recovery
At o41 clinic, you don’t have to undergo invasive surgical procedures to rejuvenate your appearance! We offer advanced alternatives to procedures like facelifts that tighten and refresh the skin without the risks, recovery, and downtime associated with surgical treatments.
What alternative do you offer to a facelift?
Our medical professionals in Vancouver, British Columbia, may recommend Silhouette InstaLift™ as a nonsurgical treatment for lax, saggy skin in the “mid-face” (cheek area) and jowls. This treatment falls under the category of minimally invasive aesthetic services known as “thread lifts.”
What is a thread lift?
This type of treatment involves threading absorbable sutures beneath the skin’s surface. By introducing these tissue-compatible and dissolvable materials to lax, sunken, and otherwise “aged” areas of the face, thread lifts can elevate those loose and saggy tissues. In doing so, medical professionals like ours can rejuvenate the skin in a natural manner and without the use of needles, scalpels, and injectables.
Is Silhouette InstaLift™ different from other thread lifts?
Yes! o41 clinic takes great pride in carefully vetting materials and services for their safety and effectiveness. Rest assured, thread lift treatment at our office is a predictable, safe, and well-tolerated procedure that supports optimal, natural results. Silhouette InstaLift™ is characterized as an advanced twist on standard or traditional thread lifts. It stands out positively in several ways:
- Silhouette InstaLift™ can be completed over your lunch hour. It may be performed with a local anesthetic/numbing agent. Side effects are typically limited to bruising, tenderness, and swelling at the treatment sites, which usually subside within one to two days. There are no special garments, bandages, and lengthy recovery and downtime to contend with, plus patients get instant results. There is an immediately visible lift. These results continue to get better as sutures are absorbed naturally and collagen is gradually produced.
- Silhouette InstaLift™ not only repositions and lifts tissues, but it also stimulates collagen. Your body makes less of this firming protein as you age. When this happens, you may notice new or worsening lines, folds, and laxity. By replenishing what was lost, we naturally renew the skin’s building blocks to improve the appearance of sagging, wrinkled, and “aged” skin.
- Silhouette InstaLift™ is uniquely designed to optimally hold and support the tissues in their proper, lifted positions. Its innovative bidirectional capabilities create a pulling force, anchoring the tissues upward.
What is treatment like?
Our medical professionals start by numbing the areas to be treated with a local anesthetic. These areas are marked, so they know exactly where to place the threads. Made from a polymer often used in many medical devices (PLGA), Silhouette InstaLift™ sutures are then threaded through numbed tissues in the mid- and lower face. So, you won’t feel anything with this gentle process. After we have introduced the sutures and positioned them precisely, absorbable cones are also applied to support or anchor the sutures in place. Since there are no cutting or aggressive techniques to recover from, most patients can get back to their normal activities within 24 to 48 hours. We only ask that you avoid strenuous activities and extreme facial movements or exercises for a few weeks. We can discuss ways to maximize and sustain your results.
You can regain youthful contours and definition without going under the knife! To find out more about this standard-setting thread lift, contact o41 clinic in Vancouver, BC at (604) 200-6889 today.
