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The Thread Lift (a.k.a. Featherlift) lifts drooping skin above the eyes, cheeks and jowls. After applying a local anaesthetic, the physician uses a needle to insert individual threads with knot-like barbs into the subcutaneous tissues of the skin. The thread grabs on to these tissues and tightens them to lift the skin for a more youthful appearance. "This procedure is very effective, but it only yields subtle results [taking about three to four years off the face]. If you want more dramatic results, go for the traditional facelift [which can erase 10 years]," advices Sapra. The results can be reversed, and patients can go back to have the threads adjusted.
Cost: From $3,500 for half a face to $6,000 for a full face
Maintenance: Benefits can last up to 10 years
Downtime: About five days in order for the threads to properly adhere to the tissue. There are no stitches and no scarring
Drawback: Some patients have reported infections due to the threads
ELOS (Electro-Optical Synergy) ELOS technology combines radio frequency energy with light energy. "It causes a thermal injury [like Thermage] in the skin's lower layer dermis, which remolds collagen so it's more compact and the skin will tighten and lift," says Dr. Nowell Solish, medical director of cosmetic dermatology at Espada (www.espada.ca), a new medical spa in Toronto. The combination of the collagen-stimulating light and skin-tightening radio frequency helps achieve more youthful-looking skin.
Cost: Single treatment is $450, and a package of three is $1,200
Maintenance: Start with a series of three treatments and then just one a year to maintain
Downtime: Usually one day
Drawback: Most patients do experience discomfort
