PDO Thread Lift

Polydioxanone (PDO) thread lift for non-surgical facial lifting and contouring. Biodegradable PDO threads are inserted under the skin using fine needles to lift sagging tissue at the brows, midface, jowls, and neck, while simultaneously stimulating collagen production for progressive skin tightening. Results last twelve to eighteen months as threads biodegrade and natural collagen replaces them.

Nitai Medical and Cosmetic Centre performs PDO (polydioxanone) thread lift procedures as a non-surgical alternative to surgical facelifting, administered by Dr Shobhna Singh with careful anatomical planning tailored to each patient's facial structure and degree of laxity. PDO is a biocompatible synthetic polymer that has been used safely in surgical sutures for decades; when deployed as fine-gauge threads beneath the facial skin, it provides two distinct mechanisms of action: immediate mechanical lifting of sagging tissue by the thread's barb or cone structures anchoring to the SMAS or subcutaneous fat layer and physically repositioning descended tissue; and a progressive biostimulatory effect as the thread's foreign-body response stimulates fibroblast activity and new collagen synthesis around the thread axis, delivering ongoing skin tightening and quality improvement over the twelve to eighteen months the thread takes to fully biodegrade. Treatment areas at Nitai include the brow and temporal region (brow lifting), midface and cheek (cheek lifting and jowl reduction), nasolabial fold attenuation, lower face and jawline definition, and neck tightening. The procedure is performed under local anaesthesia with fine cannulas or needles, typically in sixty to ninety minutes depending on the number of threads and areas treated. Swelling, bruising, and mild discomfort resolve within one to two weeks. Thread lift pricing at Nitai starts from $3,250 (special offer valued at $3,600), with final thread count and cost confirmed at consultation. For patients in Sydney and across Australia considering facial rejuvenation without general anaesthesia and surgical recovery, PDO threads offer a meaningful lifting result with a low-downtime profile.