PDO threads and filler can both provide excellent results, but the two treatments work best for different situations. For severe sagging or skin laxity, PDO threads are likely to provide a more dramatic result. Filler works better at relieving numerous fine lines or wrinkles. During your consultation, we can discuss which treatment makes the most sense based on your goals.
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Enhance Your Natural Contours
As we age, our skin structure changes and can result in laxity, sagging, and lost volume. PDO threads in Tampa are a nonsurgical solution that provides natural looking results. Our experts at Erasable Med Spa can improve multiple signs of aging with strategically placed, dissolvable threads that lift the skin into place for a refreshed, rejuvenated look that enhances your natural facial contours.
Consultation Required?
Yes
Downtime:
1-3 days
Sessions Needed:
1-2
Results Duration:
9-12 months
What it Treats
- Crow’s feet
- Frown lines (11s)
- Nasolabial folds
- Marionette lines
- Forehead wrinkles
- Upper lip lines
Lift and Enhance
What to Expect
The PDO Thread Lift Process
What to Expect
The PDO Thread Lift Process
Step 1: Consultation
When you visit Erasable Med Spa for PDO threads in Tampa, you’ll start off with a complimentary consultation with one of our expert injectors. We take this time to learn more about you and develop your personalized treatment plan based on your wants and needs. Once we understand your aesthetic goals, we can move forward with your treatment!
Step 2: Injection
During your appointment, you’ll relax in your own suite, where you have access to your coffee, music, movies—whatever makes you comfortable! Our certified injector will assess the treatment area and map out the placement of your threads before administering your injections. The process should be quick and easy before you look totally refreshed!
Step 3: Follow-Up
Downtime for threads can be somewhere between 1-5 days depending on where and which type of threads are placed. After receiving PDO threads in Tampa, it is normal to experience minimal redness, swelling, and mild pain. We recommend you avoid eating and drinking until any numbness has worn off after a couple of hours. With regular followup treatments, you can greatly extend the length of your results and look even better!
How PDO Threads Work
PDO threads are a specialized type of dissolvable suture used to lift and tighten sagging skin on the face, neck, and body. They are safe and minimally invasive, minimizing risk while maximizing results.
During your appointment, your provider inserts small threads into the skin using a hollow needle called a cannula. Then, they pull these threads tight to provide the skin a subtle lift and relieve any sagging before anchoring them to your skin—we often secure PDO threads in the hairline, providing long-lasting support to the treatment area while ensuring entry points remain invisible.
How PDO Threads Work
PDO threads are a specialized type of dissolvable suture used to lift and tighten sagging skin on the face, neck, and body. They are safe and minimally invasive, minimizing risk while maximizing results.
During your appointment, your provider inserts small threads into the skin using a hollow needle called a cannula. Then, they pull these threads tight to provide the skin a subtle lift and relieve any sagging before anchoring them to your skin—we often secure PDO threads in the hairline, providing long-lasting support to the treatment area while ensuring entry points remain invisible.
Made of FDA-approved polydioxanone, these threads quickly dissolve and blend into your skin after insertion, stimulating the production of collagen and elastin. These proteins are responsible for your skin’s structure, support, and elasticity, building on the PDO threads to “lift” the skin and minimize fine lines and wrinkles.
At Erasable, our providers customize treatment to your aesthetic goals and concerns using 3 types of PDO threads in Tampa:
- Smooth threads encourage collagen production, refine skin texture, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on the forehead, undereyes, and neck.
- Barbed threads anchor and lift sagging tissues on the chin, jawline, and brow to provide support for collagen and elastin to contour the face.
- Twisted threads restore volume to hollow areas, such as the lips, laugh lines, neck, and upper arms.
Erasable Med Spa uses PDO Max® threads as our exclusive PDO threads provider. These threads have a superior safety profile, minimizing bruising and downtime with their “in-cannula” design.
Other Injectables You May Like
Botox & Dysport
Botox and Dysport are some of the most popular methods for reducing the appearance of wrinkles on the face, with strategic injections to relax your muscles.
Commonly Treats:
Chin Lines
Crows Feet
Forehead Lines
Frown Lines
Migraines
Neck Lines
Lip Fillers
Our lips lose volume as we age, but lip fillers are our go-to solution for fuller, plumper lips.
Commonly Treats:
Crows Feet
Fine Lines
Jowls
Lost Volume
Nasolabial Folds
Neck Lines
Sagging Skin
Thin Lips
Wrinkles
Find Your Ideal Treatment
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About Erasable Med Spa
Erasable Med Spa is comprehensive aesthetics practice in Tampa that emphasizes personalized service, luxurious visits, and positive relationships. We believe in delivering high-quality care using the best aesthetic technology to help every one of our patients look and feel their best. We use an array of state-of-the-art devices combined with our medical expertise so that any aesthetic concerns you may have is erasable.
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Financing Options
Erasable Med Spa is committed to offering our services to all patients. If you’re interested in PDO threads in Tampa but need a payment plan, we offer multiple financing options for you. Fill out our financing application or use CareCredit to get the treatment you need!
Benefits of PDO Threads in Tampa
Effective Results
PDO threads do more than fill in fine lines and wrinkles—they provide thorough facial refreshment so you’ll look totally brand new!
Made from polydioxanone, these threads dissolve into the skin, stimulating the production of collagen and elastin. By rejuvenating your skin from within, we can restore volume, even out texture, and tighten tissue to build a foundation for long-lasting results.
Versatile Application
PDO threads in Tampa can do more than refresh your face. Our experts can place threads on the neck and body as well to rejuvenate common signs of aging.
If you’re looking for a noninvasive, lifted look, we can insert threads near the cheeks, lips, under eyes, and forehead to minimize wrinkles and yield a youthful “fox eye” effect.
Placing threads on the neck, chest, arms, and legs helps tighten loose or sagging skin to shape your silhouette.
Convenient Process
PDO threads in Tampa take as little as 15 minutes to place, but results can last up to 1 year.
Our PDO Max threads feature an in-cannula design that minimizes bruising and social downtime, letting you enjoy your results sooner. While recovery varies, most clients experience mild redness, swelling, or sensitivity for 1 to 3 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
When placed correctly, PDO threads do not feel painful or uncomfortable in the skin. It’s very rare that a patient can feel them when pressing into the skin.
Better yet, most people say that PDO thread lifts are a relatively painless procedure!
You can see results immediately and gradually after getting PDO threads in Tampa. As your provider tightens and secures the threads, you should notice a lift and instant skin tightening. While initial swelling or redness can prevent you from seeing optimal results, these side effects should subside within 1 to 3 days. Then, you’ll have a preview of the full results.
As the threads dissolve, they trigger the production of structural proteins that continuously improve your skin’s appearance over the next 4 to 12 weeks. Collagen production takes time to yield visible results, but it is a natural alternative to cosmetic injections. These results can last 9 to 12 months with proper maintenance.
PDO threads are totally invisible to the naked eye. You may feel occasional tightness as the threads dissolve, but PDO threads in Tampa are a great method for subtle, instant improvement to your look.
We recommend PDO threads in Tampa for patients with mild-to-moderate skin laxity who hope to see an increase in skin tightness to minimize signs of early aging. Patients with minor fine lines and wrinkles may prefer dermal fillers, while those with more severe skin sagging may need a surgical alternative.
PDO threads offer a non-injectable alternative for clients seeking a visible lift. We recommend this treatment for those experiencing “filler fatigue” who want to restore facial structure without adding volume.
Certain medical conditions or skin disorders may prevent you from receiving PDO thread treatments. To ensure client safety and comfort, we do not recommend this treatment to patients who are or have:
- Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
- Allergic to polydioxanone or other materials used
- Active skin infections or open wounds near the treatment site
- Autoimmune or blood-clotting disorders
- Cancer or previously had cancer
- History of keloid scarring
If you’re unsure if PDO threads are the right treatment for you, reach out to the expert Erasable Med Spa team. We’re happy to talk through the process with you before your appointment to make sure this treatment best meets your aesthetic needs.
