Forehead Thread Lift: What to Know

After numbing the skin, a trained clinician guides threads beneath the skin and positions them to provide support. The threads may stimulate a gradual healing response as they dissolve, but they do not reproduce the structure or lifting effect of surgical skin removal. The approach is most relevant to early [Sagging Skin](/symptoms/sagging-skin/) rather than heavy laxity. Some procedures use [Polydioxanone Thread](/materials/polydioxanone-thread/).

Before treatment, discuss medicines that affect bleeding, allergies, previous facial procedures, and your desired change. Follow the clinic's instructions about cleansing, pressure, exercise, and facial movement during recovery. Bruising, swelling, tenderness, dimpling, or unevenness can occur. Do not compare a thread lift with a surgical [Facelift](/treatments/surgical-dermatology/facelift/) as though they provide the same degree of correction. Non-thread options include [HIFU Skin Lifting](/treatments/laser-and-energy/hifu-treatment/).

Contact the treating clinician promptly for worsening pain, spreading redness, fever, pus, marked asymmetry, visible or displaced thread, or new weakness around the eye or forehead. Urgent assessment is appropriate for vision changes, severe swelling, or trouble breathing after any procedure.

Ask what type and number of threads are planned, where they will sit, how long swelling may last, what happens if a thread becomes visible, and whether another treatment would better match your degree of laxity.