Aptos Thread Lift

Aptos thread lifts for non-surgical facial repositioning and lifting of the mid-face, jowls, cheeks, and neck. Dissolvable polylactic acid threads with bidirectional cogs are inserted under the skin to mechanically lift sagging tissue and stimulate long-term collagen production. From $4,000 AUD at the Cleveland Brisbane clinic. Results visible immediately with ongoing improvement over three to six months.

Body Dezign House Cleveland offers Aptos thread lifts — a minimally invasive non-surgical face lifting procedure using specialised sutures with small cogs or barbs moulded into the thread body, which allow them to grip underlying soft tissue and mechanically reposition sagging facial structures. Aptos (Aesthetic Surgery via Percutaneous non-Excisional Operations) threads are manufactured from absorbable polylactic acid (PLA), the same biocompatible polymer used in dissolvable sutures throughout medicine, meaning the threads are gradually resorbed by the body over 12 to 18 months while simultaneously stimulating a fibrotic collagen response around each thread — creating a natural tissue scaffold that sustains some of the lifting effect beyond the thread's own lifespan. At Body Dezign House Cleveland, Dr Fatemeh Asadi inserts Aptos threads under local anaesthesia using a fine cannula or needle, with no surgical incisions or excisions. Common treatment zones include the mid-face and cheek descent (addressing jowling and volume drop), the brow and lateral forehead (for brow ptosis without surgery), the nasolabial fold region, and the neck (for early neck laxity). The immediate mechanical lift is visible from the day of treatment; progressive collagen stimulation continues over three to six months as the threads integrate with the surrounding tissue. Thread lift pricing at the Cleveland clinic starts from $4,000 AUD. For patients in Cleveland, Redlands, and southeast Brisbane in Queensland Australia who seek visible facial repositioning without the recovery burden of surgical facelift procedures, thread lifts provide an accessible intermediate option between injectables and surgery. The procedure is typically completed within 60 to 90 minutes and patients can return to normal activities within a few days, avoiding the extended social downtime of surgical alternatives.