If you want firmer, smoother skin without surgery, PDO threads offer a minimally invasive option. At Arlani Integrative Medicine and Medspa in Salt Lake City, patients choose PDO threads to lift sagging skin, soften lines, and achieve a more youthful, rested appearance. This treatment delivers subtle but noticeable tightening without the downtime associated with surgery.
What Are PDO Threads?
PDO stands for polydioxanone, a biodegradable material that medical professionals have safely used for years in sutures. In aesthetic medicine, providers place these fine threads just beneath the skin to create a lifting and tightening effect.
The threads dissolve naturally over time, but the results continue. As your body absorbs the threads, it produces new collagen around the treatment areas. Collagen supports your skin’s structure, improves elasticity, and enhances firmness. This process helps your skin look smoother and more refreshed, even after the threads dissolve.
How Do PDO Threads Lift the Skin?
PDO threads work in two important ways: mechanical lift and collagen stimulation.
First, your provider strategically inserts the threads under the skin using a thin needle or cannula. Once in place, the threads gently lift sagging tissue. This creates an immediate improvement in areas that have started to sag or lose definition.
Second, the threads trigger your body’s natural healing response. Your skin increases collagen production around each thread. Over the following weeks and months, this added collagen strengthens and tightens the treated areas. The result looks natural because it works with your body’s own regenerative processes.
Most appointments take less than an hour, and many patients return to normal activities within a few days.
What Areas Can PDO Threads Treat?
PDO threads can address multiple areas of the face and neck, including:
- Marionette lines
- Nasolabial folds
- Smoker’s lines
- Under eyes
- Cheeks
- Jawline
- Neck
- Full face rejuvenation
Your provider customizes thread placement based on your goals and facial anatomy. Some patients want subtle contouring along the jawline, while others want overall facial tightening.
PDO threads work best for mild to moderate skin laxity. If you want a nonsurgical lift with gradual, natural-looking improvement, this treatment may be a strong option.
To learn more about PDO threads in Murray, call (801) 716-1007 to schedule your appointment at Arlani Integrative Medicine and Medspa.
