how many do you need in your face to get
a result hi I'm dr. Johnny so we're
talking threads today one of the most
common questions we get asked when we're
training and also for the patients how
many threads do I need and if you go and
you look on YouTube also an Instagram
you'll see faces it's dramatic there's
fifty a hundred threads in the face and
people like whoa what's that all about
it's very catchy but how many do you
really need for these discussions let's
just talk about the PTO and plla type of
threads and what where people come in
they want the thread lift they're
typically talking about barbed threads
for what we now have molded threads that
lift and help tighten because everyone
wants that lift and even though they
might be thinking face lifts we know
it's not a face lifting procedure it
helps lift with concomitant treatments
that we do there are different types of
threads and when people see those
threads usually those are the smooth
threads that they're seeing let's go
through the factors that determine how
many threads one would need number one
is risk tolerance the more threads you
put in the more discomfort it is and
also with threads especially the barbed
threads you can feel a little pokes in
the face for weeks after because there's
Barb's and they hold the face up so when
people come in and they ask me how many
threads do I need part of the
conversation is well what is your risk
tolerance number two is expectations a
lot of people see the best picture of
that someone put up of their thread no
one's gonna put on social media their
average picture is always the best and
nobody wants surgery so they're trying
to delay or avoid surgery so the second
factor is what's the expectation of the
patient the third factor is the type of
face we're treating and the facial aging
process a heavier face is falling down
often those are the people that can
mentor the thread lift those are
difficult to treat they're often going
to be need to be repeated at six weeks
and they're gonna need more threads than
the narrower face the face with more
hollows and where the tissue is sex
that we can easily lift if it's if
you're lifting the side of the face
really strongly to get lift that's hard
work for a barb thread to do now the new
mold of threads and I'll post below the
video I did on the Infinity molded
thread that does have pretty dramatic
lifting power but keep in mind it is a
larger threat it's 18 gauge so it's a
little more of a procedure but the type
of face of what we're trying to do will
determine the amount of threads that
you're going to need number four is what
other treatments are being done why have
all of the lifting depend on the threads
in the face why not fill some of the
hollows fill the cheek the temple the
preauricular the frame of the face to
pull back so that the thread isn't doing
all of the work now what's the average
we'll talk about the thread or molded
lift the average would be about four
threads on one side of the face four on
the other in vectors along the cheek
area there would be two on each side and
then the lower face that the oral
commerce or would be two and two eight
barbed threads would be the standard of
care for a thread lift if one were to
call it that and a lot of times we'll
repeat it down at six to eight weeks
because there'll be a little relaxation
and people say I want a little more lift
and you can repeat it at that time
that's just face the neck would be
another two barbs on each side so total
of four and then keep in mind almost
always we're gonna add smooth because
the smooth do give an element of lift
they bill college and they make the skin
better they just tighten the face that
gives you an idea of the amount of
threads needed the problem is when
people ask that question how many
threads do I need when you walk down the
street you see all different people
obviously they're all gonna need
something different have different risk
tolerances they're going to have
different expectations and financial
budgets what do you do what if you had
it done and how do you determine how
many threads if you're a provider that
the patients need let us know here we
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