THREAD IT!

We've found the treatment for the tight and taut jaw of your dreams

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Otherwise known as saggy jowls or a turkey neck, the skin around our jawline can become a real bugbear as we age. If surgery scares you or the expense can’t be justified, we may just have an alternative – threads! To find out about this treatment that may help create what’s known as a ‘snatched jaw’, we asked Dr Josh Wall, medical director of Contour Clinics Australia, for the full lowdown…

What is this trending new treatment?

Thread lifting is a form of non-surgical face-lifting. Its goal is to reposition heaviness in the face, to lift it back up and create a youthful, natural appearance. It’s mostly used in the lower face and the mid-face, and is mostly for people with mild to moderate degrees of skin laxity, who are still young (30 to 50 years) and trying to avoid a face lift. 

How does it work?