how do you choose which PDO thread to
use there's so many brands many people
are confused let's talk about it today
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so PDL threads are a craze around the
nation and when you go to conferences
there was one or two providers of
threads within the country maybe five
years ago now it's not uncommon to see 8
to 12 vendors of threads in this country
and just about every morning when people
wake up and check their inbox in their
email there's a thread company from
overseas or an unknown country offering
threads at a certain price different
threads different molded threads barbed
threads hurricane threads all these
different threads how is a provider to
choose and a lot of people ask me
commonly which threads do you use how
should I decide what about cost let's
tackle a cost issue first because it's
an important factor in your outcome
however the outcome that you get is
based on the person doing the treatment
looking at the vectors determining the
best placement of the threads the depth
and the amount of barbed or molded
threads to smooth threads and the
concomitant treatments so the price of
the threads should be a very small
factor for provider to decide what
thread they're using it's much more
important to pick something that's safe
safety first and what's going to give
you the best outcome because
side-effects like puckering thread
visibility not getting the right amount
of lift a short duration are all issues
that are much more important than the
cost of the thread and should be
considered what are the five things that
I think you should look for in choosing
a company for your threads the first one
is how long has the company been around
there are so many companies that come
and go that try and provide trainings
for their threads but don't consistently
have an avenue for feedback for
development of the thread
and for training so pick a company
that's been around a long time number
two I think it's nice to have a company
that's FDA cleared I think it gives some
reassurance to the provider and the
patient's so it's something good to look
at the third would be an indicator on
the thread the chose bevel up or bevel
down particularly for barbed and molded
threads so new molded threads should be
placed slightly deeper or at least at
the perfect depth where the barbed
threads can be placed the barbs are you
can get away with a little more
superficial the molded threads I think
knowing where the bevel is is very
important to get great outcomes in my
experience in the trainings we've done
so far on these molded threads it's a
whole another level of results we're
getting with them the fourth important
factor is if they're made in this
country and I think it doesn't exclude
them it doesn't mean other threads are
bad but I think there's some reassurance
to our patients to ourselves that we
know where they're being made and of
course I'm referring to sterility if you
know and you're comfortable where your
threads are being made and they're FDA
cleared and you feel good with the
process of how they're made and how
clean they are and how consistently they
are because sometimes you order some
threads depending on the source the
threads can be perfect in one batch the
second batch can be very different it's
your patient it's your outcome and
ultimately they're not going to blame
the thread as much as they are the
person who put it in so I think made in
the United States is a very key factor
to look for in my opinion for me the
fifth consideration are the threads that
are available I use a lot more smooth
than barb but I do like a 21 gauge and
18 gauge and of course the new molded
and I use the molded infinities are
absolutely amazing we're getting just
way better results we're getting more
lift we're getting longer durations so
far they're a little more particular to
put in but that gives me a range I can
use a smaller thread and someone who's
had a face
Lefter sculptor or bellyful or college
and stimulators I can use a larger
thread and those who want to be more
aggressive and get more lift and I can
use in-between also for the body a lot
of times if you only have one and a half
or one inch threads it's cumbersome you
have to put too many threads in having a
nice 2.5 inch smooth and twist is really
nice for the body if you're doing body
threads so I think those are five
factors that you can consider at least
when you choose the threads that you use
keep in mind it's an art and when we're
doing threads like every other set of
procedure your provider is looking at
the results as we go because it's not a
surgical procedure someone's lying back
the surgery's done you get up you have
the result the beauty of minimally
invasive treatments are you can look if
you put a barbed thread and you get a
great amount of lift you might put one
more in or you might hold off if you
don't get the lift you want you might
say well I'm gonna go up and use an
infinity molded thread I need more lift
so it's a continuum
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