Novathread (Novalyft)

Introduction
Novathreads are a versatile, safe and effective smoothing/lifting procedure most commonly used to improve sagging jowls or heaviness of the lower face and neck. It is also useful in other areas of the body (chest, arms, knees for example) where sagging and drooping have developed and smoothness and lifting are desired.

Novathreads are dissolvable, biocompatible threads with a variety of versions including smooth surface for structure, twisted for volume, and ones with “catch arms” for lifting. The innovative delivery system is significantly effective, comfortable, and safe.

Dr. Liu is a certified provider for all Novathread procedures and trains providers nationally through the P.A.L.E.T.T.E. Live Injection Training Programs for advanced techniques in aesthetic procedures .

What is Novathread and how does it work?
Novathread is composed of polydioxanone (PDO) which is a dissolvable surgical suture material often used in delicate procedures like eye or heart surgery. PDO has decades of use in these delicate surgeries where reaction to the material nearly never occurs and the duration of the material is consistently 4-6 months. Choosing PDO as the material allows for Novathread to safely and effectively integrate in the subcutaneous layer of the skin and creates a tissue response called “controlled healing” where it creates new collagen and microvasculature which results in new support and lifting structures of the treated area which last long after the temporary material is gently dissolved by the body. Although the material dissolves within 4-6 months, the results of the procedure frequently last 2-3 years.
Results and patient satisfaction with Novathreads has been overwhelmingly positive particularly in patients that have good volume in their face but are experiencing sag and heaviness around the mouth and jawline. Lasers and tightening procedures are not effective. Fillers used in these patients often make them look worse (overfilled, mounded, loss of V-shape)

Is the procedure painful?
Novathread procedures are very well tolerated. Most often a combination of local anesthetic and topical numbing ointment is used for comfort. Local nerve blocks are rarely used.

What is recovery like?
The most common type of recovery is no downtime (no bruising, no swelling, and no pain). If bruising, swelling, discomfort, or asymmetry develop, they are generally managed conservatively and are short lived. Placement of NovaThreads in the correct tissue plane results in none to very minor downtime.

NOVATHREAD for FACE & NECK