The Tweakment Guide visits UK top thread lift doctor
What makes thread lifts such a good option for those who want to lift the face without having a surgical face lift? How exactly do they work? And how long do they last? Alice Hart-Davis, founder of The Tweakments Guide, went to a Thread lift specialist clinic, the Dr Leah Clinic in London, for a deep dive into thread lifts and to find out why they’re so good for improving the look of saggy jowls – and to watch a procedure being done.
Watch the Alice Hart-Davis and Dr Leah video below.
Dr Leah Totton is an experienced cosmetic doctor who has performed more thread lifts than anyone else in the UK & trains doctors from around the world on how to perform the procedure. You may remember Dr Leah Totton as the winner of The Apprentice back in 2013, after which she set up her first medical aesthetic clinic in partnership with Sir Alan Sugar, the pair have since opened 3 award-winning Dr Leah Clinics and Dr Leah has become the UK’s leading thread lift expert.
Alice Hart-Davis is a journalist and author who has been writing about non-surgical cosmetic procedures – ‘tweakments’ – and skincare for 25 years. In 2019 she founded www.thetweakmentsguide.com to provide independent information about cosmetic procedures, what they involve, and what it’s like to have them done, along with a list of top doctors, nurses, surgeons and dermatologists around the UK who she would trust with her face. In the course of her research, Alice has tried many procedures and has written about them for the national press – and you can find videos of these treatments on her website.
THREAD LIFT RESULTS WITH DR LEAH CLINIC
BEFORE
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
AFTER
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
BEFORE
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift
AFTER
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift
BEFORE
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
AFTER
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
BEFORE
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
AFTER
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
BEFORE
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
AFTER
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift ( 2 weeks apart)
BEFORE
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift
AFTER
Before and After Silhouette Soft Thread Lift
WHY CHOOSE THREADLIFT?
BEST TREATMENT FOR SAGGING AND JOWLS - The thread lift is a great solution for lifting sagging facial skin, neck and jowls
NON SURGICAL FACELIFT - Subtle non-surgical facelift with minimal downtime. Threads are biodegradable, naturally dissolving over time.
IMMEDIATE RESULTS - immediately visible results,
LONG LASTING -Natural looking results lasting from 18 months with additional benefit of increased collagen production for long-lasting facial rejuvenation.
WHY CHOOSE DR LEAH CLINICS?
Dr Leah Totton is the 'best thread lift doctor' in the UK, having performed more thread lift treatments than any other UK doctor
Dr Leah performs all types of threads and trains other doctors internationally on how to perform Thread Lifts & is the winner of the Silhouette Soft® Excellence Award.
Award-Winning Dr Leah Clinics located in London & Essex
Full consultation prior to treatment, follow-up and extensive aftercare provided
Winner of ‘UKs Most Trusted Clinic 2023’
TREATMENT FAQS
LENGTH OF RESULTS, TREATMENT DOWNTIME AND PROTOCOL
Back to Work – 5 days (estimated)
Full recovery – 2 weeks (estimated)
Anaesthetic – Local
Duration of Results – Approximately 18 months*
Risks & Complications – Bruising, swelling, puckering, dimpling, pain*
Procedure Time – 30 – 60 minutes (estimated)
THREAD LIFT PRICING
HOW DOES A THREAD LIFT WITH DR LEAH CLINIC WORK?
Threadlifts work in two ways
- They give an immediate result by mechanically lift your face by stitches being placed under the skin to reposition your existing tissue to where it was several years before.
- They stimulate collagen and elastin which improves skin quality and provides rejuvenation and tightening and long-term ageing prevention (results of collagen production are visible by three months)
WHAT AREAS CAN BE TREATED WITH A THREAD LIFT
• Eyebrow thread lift/Thread brow lift
• Lift cheeks and reduce sagging
• Lift middle and lower face to reduce folds / pouches of sagging tissue beside mouth
• An excellent jowls treatment – improving jawline definition acting as a lower non-surgical facelift
• An effective neck lift/ Neck thread lift to improve a saggy neck area under chin and jaw
WHAT AGE IS BEST FOR A THREAD LIFT
Patients are typically aged between 45 to 65 years. The average age of a thread lift client at Dr Leah Clinic in our most recent audit was 51.
DOES A THREAD LIFT HURT?
No – before the thread lift procedure begins, your Dr Leah clinician will inject a local anaesthetic to numb the treatment area and prevent pain.
WHAT IS THE DOWNTIME AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS AFTER TREATMENT
At your consultation with Dr Leah Clinic your doctor will discuss in depth the aftercare which you will have to follow after your procedure. Any movement in the treated areas will decrease the overall results of the thread lifting and so it is important to avoid exercise for 7-14 days aside from gentle walks. You will also need to sleep on your back for 5 nights. You are likely to have obvious marks on the face for around 5 days after the treatment so we advise you may want to avoid social activities during this period.
WHICH DR LEAH CLINICS PROVIDE THE TREATMENT?
Thread lift treatments are performed at either our Baker Street clinic or our Loughton clinic
