Thread Lift (Silhouette Soft & PDO Threads)

Non-surgical thread lift using the Silhouette Soft absorbable cone system and PDO (polydioxanone) threads to lift sagging facial tissue and stimulate collagen production. Treats the mid-face, jowls, brow, and neck laxity. Results last twelve to eighteen months. Minimal downtime with temporary swelling and bruising. Performed at Schönheitsklinik Dr. Funk in Munich by experienced aesthetic physicians.

The thread lift programme at Zentrum für Ästhetische Medizin München — also marketed at facelift-muenchen.de as Fadenlifting — uses two categories of absorbable sutures to achieve a non-surgical lifting effect: the Silhouette Soft system and polydioxanone (PDO) threads. Silhouette Soft threads are constructed from a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) absorbable monofilament with moulded glycolic acid/lactic acid (PLGA) bi-directional absorbable cones distributed along their length. When inserted via a cannula and pulled taut, the cones engage with subcutaneous fatty tissue and the SMAS layer to physically reposition sagging tissue in the mid-face, jowl, and neck without incisions. As the PLLA and PLGA material absorbs over twelve to eighteen months, it simultaneously stimulates a fibroblast response that produces new collagen in the tissue planes around the thread, resulting in a biostimulatory lift effect that extends beyond the thread's mechanical tensioning period. PDO threads — smooth, barbed, or twisted polydioxanone monofilaments — offer a complementary option for finer skin tightening, brow lifting, and neck crepiness correction where the collagen-stimulating effect of PDO absorption is the primary goal rather than mechanical repositioning. Treatment is performed under local anaesthesia as a clinic procedure. Patients typically experience mild swelling, bruising, and some temporary skin dimpling at insertion points that resolves within one to two weeks. The treatment is well established in Germany and is marketed by the clinic as an alternative for patients who want facial lifting results without the downtime and cost of surgical facelift. The clinic's Dr. Funk also performs the full surgical PRESTO Deep Plane Facelift for patients seeking more durable results. Munich-area thread lift pricing typically ranges €800–€2,500 depending on the number of threads used and areas treated.