PDO Threads & 3D Cogs – Grantham
Non-Surgical Skin Lifting
PDO threads provide a minimally invasive solution with instant results to lift and tighten sagging skin, improving facial contours without the need for surgery.
Collagen Stimulation
The threads stimulate the body’s natural collagen production, enhancing skin elasticity, firmness, and texture over time, resulting in long-lasting rejuvenation even after the threads dissolve.
Minimal Downtime & Versatility
With a quick procedure and minimal recovery time, PDO threads can address multiple areas, including the face, neck, and body, making them a highly versatile treatment option.
PDO Threads & 3D Cogs
At aUK Clinic, we specialize in advanced, minimally invasive treatments that enhance your natural beauty with precision and care. Our PDO Threads and 3D Cogs treatments are innovative solutions designed to lift, tighten, and contour your skin without the need for surgery.
Using biodegradable threads strategically placed beneath the skin, these treatments stimulate collagen production while providing immediate lifting effects. Whether you’re seeking a youthful facial contour, improved skin elasticity, or a refreshed appearance, PDO Threads and 3D Cogs offer remarkable, long-lasting results tailored to your needs.
Trust the expertise of aUK Clinic to deliver safe, effective, and personalised care. Discover the confidence that comes with revitalised, firmer skin today!
Why Choose aUK in Grantham?
• We have the Highest Qualified Practitioners in the UK* •
• Treated 750,000 clients •
• 15 years as a leading Clinic •
• The latest treatments & full spectrum of cosmetic and well-being services •
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Before & After PDO Threads
What’s The Difference Between PDO Threads & 3D Cogs?
PDO threads focus on skin enhancement, while 3D Cogs deliver both skin rejuvenation and a more pronounced lifting effect.
PDO threads are smooth or lightly textured threads designed primarily for skin rejuvenation, collagen stimulation, and subtle lifting. They help improve skin elasticity and texture without significant lifting power.
3D Cogs, on the other hand, are specialized PDO threads with barbs or hooks that anchor into the skin tissue. This design provides a stronger lifting effect, making them ideal for contouring and addressing sagging areas like the jawline or cheeks.
Our expert team of highly qualified Aesthetic Practitioners will assess your needs during a consultation and advise the best treatments for you.
PDO (Polydioxanone) threads work by combining mechanical lifting with collagen stimulation to rejuvenate and tighten the skin.
1. Insertion and Immediate Lift:
Threads made of biodegradable PDO material are inserted into the skin using fine needles or cannulas. These threads physically lift sagging tissues, improving contours and providing an immediate tightening effect.
2. Collagen Stimulation:
The threads trigger a natural healing response, stimulating fibroblasts to produce collagen and elastin. This improves skin elasticity, firmness, and texture over several weeks.
3. Gradual Absorption:
Over time, the PDO threads dissolve naturally into the body, leaving behind a strengthened collagen network that maintains the lifting and rejuvenation effects for months to years.
This dual-action process makes PDO threads a highly effective and minimally invasive option for skin tightening and rejuvenation.
During your consultation a detailed medical history will be taken, helping the practitioner to determine whether treatment is an appropriate product/treatment for you to receive and whether it will help you achieve the results that you are looking for. This will also reduce the risk of any unwanted side effects from the treatment. During this consultation the potential risks and aftercare recommendations are discussed.
Make sure you’ve allowed for enough downtime after the procedure. If you’re having the neck treated, you may wish to bring a scarf with you. Be aware that, for the best results more than one treatment is necessary.If you still have questions about this treatment please contact us on 01476 849 341
- Ensure there is no inflammation already present in the body the days leading up to or on your treatment day.
- Get any dental work that you are unable to post-pone out of the way, you will not be able to see a dentist for approximately two weeks.
- Avoid taking any blood-thinning medications or blood-clotting medications approximately two days before your treatment day.
- Try to limit bodily and emotional stressors prior to your treatment.
- Avoid drinking alcohol the night before your treatment.
- On arrival to the clinic you be taken to a private room to have topical numbing cream applied, to ease discomfort during procedure.
- As the cream takes around 20-30 minutes to take affect, you will be able to relax in our relaxation area.
- You will be made comfortable on a treatment couch whilst maintaining privacy and dignity.
- Your practitioner will check through your consent forms and medical history.
- You will be then handed a mirror to discuss your requirements from the procedure.
- You will be asked if you have any phobia’s to needles.
- The treatment area will be cleansed.
The skin will be cleansed, and appropriate dressings or pre-treatment applied.
- Anyone with an autoimmune disease such as hepatitis B and C or HIV
- Anyone on anticoagulation therapy such as aspirin, warfarin or clopidrogel
- Anyone with a history of keloid scar formation
- If you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breast-feeding (It is not known if the dermal filler can be harmful to your unborn child)
- Also tell us if you are taking any medicines including herbal as some may be contraindicated
Most people are able to continue with normal activities with immediate improvement in their appearance. Some will have some redness, pin prick marks, and some degree of swelling, possibly some puckering along the site of the suture, possibly, indentations at the insertion or exit points. The immediate side effects are expected to settle within 2 weeks.
For up to a week after the procedure it may feel tender around the sutures. If necessary, you can take some simple paracetamol to help with this although most patients do not bother with this step. You may feel the stitches and the anchoring cones beneath your skin especially when you apply your skincare products or make up, although you should not be able to see them.
After treatment you will be advised too:
- Sleep on your back for 5 nights
- Make-up should not be worn for 12 hours
- No facials or facial massage for 10 days
- No extreme facial expressions for 2 weeks
- Application of anti-biotic cream as advised.
- To attend a review appointment as advised.
- to avoid alcohol, vigorous exercise, sun bathing, and extremes of heat or cold for 14 days post treatment. These activities have been found to increase and prolong swelling.
- Swelling may worsen in the first 24 hours, and then should settle within the first few days. Cold packs can be helpful in reducing swelling.
- Bruising may take a few days to appear, arnica can be helpful in clearing bruising. It is advisable to avoid aspirin and alcohol for 12-48 hours after treatment.
- Tenderness should settle as swelling goes down.
