What Are PDO Threads Or Novathreads?

They are hypodermic needles pre-loaded with a PDO absorbable suture.

PDO Absorbable Suture?

It’s a synthetic absorbable surgical suture composed of polydioxanone. PDO sutures are used to perform cardiothoracic surgery (such as open-heart surgery). It’s one of the safest materials to be implanted in the body. Your skin fully absorbs it within 4 to 6 months & won’t leave you with any scar tissue.

How Does It Work?

It’s amazingly simple, actually!

1. Controlled Healing.

In medical terms, “Selective Inflammatory Response” is the principle behind a lot of aesthetic procedures (such as Fractional Laser, Chemical Peels & Microneedling). Our skin is very good at repairing itself, and by inserting Novathreads, we make it ‘heal’ itself by creating new collagen, naturally!

2.Your Skin Gently Reacts To The Inserted Threads.

Yes, PDO is fully absorbable, but that doesn’t mean your skin won’t react to it. During the 4 to 6 months after the PDO Thread Lift Bedford, your skin is also repairing itself around the sutures. It’s “controlled healing” happening underneath the skin!

3. Mesh Or Lift Technique-Your Choice.

There are two types of procedures with NovaThreads®:

1. The first one, called the NuMesh, consists of creating a mesh under the skin (i.e. 2 sutures inserted vertically & 3 sutures horizontally). Sort of like a net, this mesh will serve as the foundation for our new collagen production. The NuMesh tightens the skin naturally from within. Results appear naturally, without any drastic change!

2. The other technique, called the NuLift, produces a more dramatic and immediate result. The PDO sutures have “barbs” or “cogs”, which provide a grip underneath the skin. Sutures are inserted the same way, except they can be pulled in 1 or 2 directions, creating an instant skin repositioning. Just like the NuMesh, the skin will then build new collagen which will secure the lift!