Applications of threads on the face can treat wrinkles and sagging (Photo: Reproduction)Who hasn't looked in the mirror and stretched the skin on their face to give it a lift?Of course, we are talking about people, regardless of age, who feel a decrease in collagen in their face, and between us, nowadays, this extends to all sexes.The i-Thread PDO support threads are one of the alternatives for facial aesthetic treatment.Made from PDO (polydioxanone), they can be applied to the face and the procedure lasts between 40 and 60 minutes and can be done in the doctor's office.Anesthesia is local and quiet.According to Clara Santos, scientific director of MedBeauty, from the age of 25 onwards our body begins to decrease collagen production, which contributes to skin aging.“With the decrease in collagen, the muscles become flaccid, the density of the bones decreases, the joints and ligaments lose their elasticity and strength, and the cartilage that surrounds the joints becomes fragile and porous”, explains Clara Santos.HOW IT WORKS Clara explains that yarn is a technique used for sagging.They are safe for the patient so that the thread does not dance inside the skin.“First, we do an analysis of the place, then we make the marking of the work plan, asepsis and local anesthesia.We traced the markings with a pencil, as if it were a little map, and we planned where the wires and their paths will be.After a skin cleaning, in each line drawn, an amount of anesthesia is applied.Then, we place the local anesthetics on the patient's face with a very fine needle.The thread is placed just under the skin, then we pull it up until it lifts as much as the thread can be pulled and the result is very natural and also stimulates collagen production”, explains the doctor.Spiral wires are used to improve thick skin with deeper wrinkles (Photo: Reproduction)WHO SHOULD DO IT “Not just women, but men can too.When you feel that the loss of the contour of the face has started and, when you already need a lifting effect, when you have many wrinkles that the toxin still leaves to be desired.Finally, to all people who want to give their face a 'up', to those who already need a lifting effect to improve the contour and to those who need to lift the tip or raise the back of the nose”, he says.RESULT AND DURATION “The result is very natural, it lasts from eight to 12 months.After the procedure, you must avoid hot baths, refrain from rigorous physical exercise for seven days, not sleep on your side or stomach for 14 days and avoid excessive sun exposure for a week.In fact, the patient may complain of a little “distress”, because he feels that the doctor walks with a little needle inside the skin.Anesthesia is local and quiet.”There are three types of wires: smooth, spiral and spiked (support) (Photo: Reproduction)