An Assessment and Comparison of Adverse Effect Rates in Differing Absorbable Thread Lift Suture Materials.

Background: Thread lifting, a minimally invasive alternative to facial rhytidectomy, has shifted from using nonabsorbable to absorbable sutures. Although many thread lift options exist, the impact of these different properties on complication rates remains unclear.

Objective: To systematically compare thread lift complication rates across different suture materials, textures, fixation methods, and lift locations.