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THREAD LIFTS · PDO THREADS

PDO Threads in NYC

PDO threads at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics deliver a non-surgical lift to the brow, midface, jawline, and neck using polydioxanone (PDO) sutures, placed by physicians trained in oculofacial and aesthetic anatomy. Our team includes oculofacial plastic surgeon Dr. Marjorie Rico, whose thread-lift expertise informs the protocols we run for patients who want lifting without the recovery curve of traditional surgical work.

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PDO Threads at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics

BEFORE & AFTER

Real Patient Results

  • Before and after treatment result — Dr. Lanna, LC Medical Aesthetics NYC
  • Before and after treatment result — Dr. Lanna, LC Medical Aesthetics NYC
PDO Threads technique

WHAT IT IS

What PDO Threads Is

PDO threads are absorbable sutures made of polydioxanone, a biocompatible polymer used in cardiothoracic and general surgery for decades. In aesthetic use, PDO threads are placed beneath the skin via cannula or needle to mechanically lift tissue and trigger collagen and elastin synthesis around the suture as it dissolves over four to six months. PDO thread lifts at LC Medical work through two simultaneous mechanisms: immediate mechanical lifting from the threads' barbed or smooth structure, and longer-term biological lifting from collagen synthesis around the dissolving polydioxanone. How it works: needle places thread, thread anchors tissue mechanically, polydioxanone triggers fibroblast response, fibroblasts synthesize new collagen and elastin, supporting connective tissue strengthens, and the lift compounds biologically over months as the suture absorbs. Dr. Marjorie Rico, Dr. Lanna Aesthetics' oculofacial plastic surgeon, leads our PDO thread program. With training in oculofacial reconstructive surgery and years of thread-lift experience, Dr. Rico places threads with the anatomical precision the modality demands. PDO Threads are the canonical service in our Thread Lifts category: every patient seeking thread-based lifting at LC Medical is mapped through this protocol.

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BENEFITS

Benefits

  • Lifts midface, jawline, brow, and neck without surgery: mechanical thread placement delivers immediate visible lifting.
  • Stimulates collagen biologically over four to six months: the polydioxanone sutures trigger fibroblast response that compounds the lift.
  • Performed by an oculofacial plastic surgeon: Dr. Marjorie Rico's surgical training translates into precise thread placement.
  • Returns patients to professional schedules within days: bruising and tenderness resolve over a defined recovery window.
  • Pairs naturally with neurotoxin and filler: many patients combine PDO threads with Botox and Restylane for layered architecture.
  • Bridges aesthetic plans before surgical consideration: patients exploring future facelifts often start with PDO threads as a structural intervention.
  • Suits the K-Beauty preventative philosophy: collagen stimulation is the preventative-aesthetics throughline.

IDEAL CANDIDATES

Who It's For

PDO thread lifts in NYC suit patients in their mid-30s through 50s with mild-to-moderate facial laxity who want non-surgical lifting and collagen stimulation. The treatment serves patients addressing brow descent, midface flattening, jowl softening, and submental laxity who are not yet candidates for or interested in surgical facelift work. Many patients pair PDO threads with neurotoxin and filler in a layered aesthetic plan. You are likely a strong candidate if you have realistic expectations about non-surgical lifting versus surgical excision, can plan around five-to-seven-day social downtime for bruising and tenderness, and are willing to follow post-care guidance to support thread settling. PDO threads are generally avoided during pregnancy, with active skin infection in the treatment area, with certain bleeding disorders, in patients on blood thinners (with provider review), and in patients whose laxity exceeds what mechanical thread lifting can address, in which case Dr. Lanna's team and Dr. Marjorie Rico will discuss Facial Surgery as the more accurate intervention.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Your Thread-Lift Journey

  1. Consultation

    Your PDO thread journey at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics begins with a consultation at our Midtown Manhattan, NY office. Dr. Marjorie Rico, our oculofacial plastic surgeon, assesses facial architecture, photographs the treatment zones under standardized lighting, and maps planned thread vectors based on facial anatomy. The team discusses what PDO threads can deliver compared to filler, RF tightening, and surgical alternatives. You leave the consultation with a written plan and a clear understanding of recovery cadence.

  2. Treatment

    On treatment day, the team applies a topical numbing cream and supplemental local anesthesia along the planned thread paths. Dr. Rico places the PDO threads through fine cannulas or needles along the mapped vectors, typically along the cheek-to-temple, jawline-to-ear, and neck zones. The threads anchor tissue mechanically and trigger biological collagen synthesis as they dissolve over four to six months. Most full thread-lift protocols take 30 to 60 minutes of active treatment.

  3. Recovery & Results

    Recovery is real but contained. Expect bruising, swelling, and tenderness for five to seven days, with mild dimpling that typically resolves over one to two weeks. Most patients return to professional schedules within five to seven days, with strenuous workouts and aggressive facial expressions paused for the first week. Visible immediate lift is apparent at placement; collagen-driven biological lift compounds over four to six months. The PDO sutures fully absorb over six to nine months, but the collagen they triggered persists meaningfully longer, typically 12 to 18 months of measurable lift.

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YOUR MASTER INJECTOR

Trained Directly Under Dr. Lanna

PDO threads at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics are led by Dr. Marjorie Rico, MD, PhD, an oculofacial plastic surgeon with PDO thread-lift expertise, alongside Dr. Lanna Cheuck, DO, FACS. Dr. Rico's MD-PhD training, ophthalmology residency at SUNY Downstate, fellowship in laser cosmetic and oculoplastic reconstructive surgery, and practice since 2010 inform the precision PDO thread placement demands. Dr. Lanna's FACS credentials, GAIN national-trainer experience, and 10,000+ aesthetic treatments anchor every protocol our team performs at our Midtown Manhattan, NY office.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About PDO Threads

  • How long do PDO thread results last?

    The threads themselves dissolve over six to nine months, but the collagen they trigger typically delivers 12 to 18 months of measurable lift.

  • Are PDO threads painful?

    Topical numbing plus local anesthesia along the thread paths manages discomfort. You will feel pressure and brief stinging during placement.

  • When will I see results?

    Immediate lift is apparent at placement; biological lift from collagen synthesis compounds over four to six months.

  • What is the downtime?

    Plan five to seven days of social downtime for bruising and tenderness, with mild dimpling that resolves over one to two weeks.

  • Are PDO threads a substitute for a facelift?

    No. PDO threads address mild-to-moderate laxity. Patients with significant loose skin may need Facial Surgery with Dr. Marjorie Rico. Consultation determines the right path.

  • What about pricing?

    We discuss treatment plans during your private consultation rather than publishing a fixed menu: pricing depends on the number of threads and zones treated.

NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE

Serving patients across NYC from our Midtown, NY office

Expand a neighborhood to see how Dr. Lanna's master-injector team supports patients in your area.

Manhattan

  • Greenwich Village

    The Village's design-aware patient base reads PDO threads correctly: a polydioxanone polymer used in cardiothoracic surgery for decades, repurposed for aesthetic mechanical lift plus four-to-six months of fibroblast-driven collagen synthesis. Dr. Marjorie Rico's MD-PhD training and oculofacial fellowship translate directly into the thread-vector precision Greenwich Village expects. The F at West Fourth reaches our Midtown flagship in roughly fifteen minutes.

  • Harlem

    Harlem patients arriving at PDO thread consultations want providers whose surgical training is visible, not implied, and Dr. Marjorie Rico's MD-PhD, ophthalmology residency at SUNY Downstate, and laser-cosmetic-and-oculoplastic-reconstructive fellowship answer the question directly. Threads anchor tissue mechanically while polydioxanone triggers fibroblast response across the four-to-six-month dissolution arc. Take the express A, B, C, or D south to our Midtown med spa.

  • Hell's Kitchen

    The performers, agency staff, and stage managers between Eighth and Eleventh schedule PDO thread placements around production hiatuses; the five-to-seven-day social-recovery window doesn't fit between matinees, but it fits cleanly inside a planned week off. Dr. Rico's thread-vector mapping respects how facial expression reads from the third row. Walk five blocks east to our Midtown flagship for the consultation.

  • Lower Manhattan

    The financial-district patient evaluating PDO threads against a future facelift wants the credentials and mechanism explained as carefully as a deal book. Dr. Rico's oculofacial-plastic-surgery training and her practice-since-2010 thread-lift experience are the answer to "who's actually placing this." The 4/5/6 reaches our Midtown flagship inside twenty minutes for the consultation visit.

  • Midtown East

    The conference rooms above Lexington and Park sit a short crosstown walk from our 140 W 58th flagship, close enough that Midtown East patients can complete the PDO thread mapping conversation across a long lunch and book the placement against a planned week. The mechanical lift is immediate at the chair; the collagen-driven biological lift compounds across four-to-six months as polydioxanone dissolves.

  • Upper East Side

    The Upper East Side has spent decades watching Manhattan's plastic-surgery shortlist, and Dr. Marjorie Rico arrives in that conversation as the oculofacial surgeon many patients have been searching for: surgical credentials brought to a non-surgical procedure that bridges where filler can't and surgery isn't yet warranted. The Q or 6 south reaches our Midtown flagship in fifteen minutes.

  • Upper Manhattan

    The patient base across Inwood, Washington Heights, and Hudson Heights brings a long-arc planning sensibility, and PDO threads' twelve-to-eighteen-months of measurable lift and the polydioxanone dissolution-plus-collagen-residue mechanism reward that horizon. Dr. Rico's oculofacial fellowship is the credential they came to verify. The 1, A, or C reaches our Midtown flagship in roughly thirty minutes.

  • Upper West Side

    The pre-war buildings between West End and Central Park West shelter a UWS patient base watching mid-face flattening and brow descent advance past what filler alone is solving. PDO threads' mechanical immediate lift plus four-to-six-month collagen building delivers structural change that fits a UWS planning rhythm. Cross Central Park or take the 1 train to our Midtown med spa for the consultation with Dr. Rico.

Queens

  • Astoria

    The multi-generational Greek and Latin tables of Astoria carry a long view of mid-face descent and jowl softening, and PDO threads' two-mechanism approach (immediate barbed-anchor lift plus fibroblast-driven collagen synthesis) speaks directly to that watch. Dr. Marjorie Rico's oculofacial-surgery credentials are the answer to the precision question. The N or W reaches our Midtown flagship in under twenty minutes.

  • Ditmars Steinway

    The Steinway-piano-factory legacy and the Astoria-Ditmars terminus produce a Ditmars patient base that respects engineered processes with documented decades of use. Polydioxanone has been used in cardiothoracic and general surgery for decades; the aesthetic application is recent, but the polymer's safety profile is long-established. Board the N or Q at the line's terminus for the under-twenty-five-minute single-seat ride.

  • Elmhurst

    The Filipino, Chinese, South Asian, and Latin patient base along Roosevelt and Broadway includes many practicing layered K-Beauty rituals at home and arriving at PDO thread consultations ready to discuss collagen-stimulation throughlines. Dr. Rico's oculofacial precision honors the careful preparation patients bring. The 7-line reaches our Midtown flagship in roughly twenty minutes for the visit.

  • Forest Hills

    Forest Hills' Tudor row houses and tree-lined cooperative blocks shelter a patient base scheduling structural aesthetic interventions across school years rather than into them. PDO threads' five-to-seven-day social-downtime window plus mild-dimpling-resolves-over-two-weeks profile fits a planned summer or holiday week. Express E and F service from 71st-Continental clears Queens Boulevard quickly to our Midtown flagship.

  • Jackson Heights

    The blocks around 74th Street and Roosevelt, with Colombian salons, Bangladeshi sari shops, and Tibetan tea rooms, anchor a Jackson Heights community whose patients bring multi-generational beauty traditions and want oculofacial-surgical-trained providers placing threads in their face. Dr. Rico's MD-PhD and fellowship credentials are exactly that calibration. Board the 7, E, F, M, or R at Roosevelt-74th.

Brooklyn

  • Bushwick

    The Bushwick artist class, many already pairing Botox and Restylane on long-term aesthetic plans, increasingly arrive at PDO threads as the next-step structural intervention before surgical excision is on the table. The mechanical-anchor-plus-fibroblast-response mechanism reads as continuous with their own pull-and-tension studio practice. The L from Morgan or Jefferson reaches Union Square in fifteen minutes; transfer toward our Midtown med spa.

  • Crown Heights

    The Caribbean and Black-American patient base along the Eastern Parkway corridor brings multi-generational beauty fluency and wants oculofacial-surgical credentials behind any thread placement. Dr. Rico's MD-PhD and surgical-fellowship training answer the credential question; PDO threads' subdermal mechanism keeps the work safely below the pigmentation conversation. The 2 or 3 express at Franklin reaches our Midtown med spa.

  • Greenpoint

    The Polish-American old guard and the design-class newcomers along Manhattan Avenue share a Greenpoint preference for procedures whose mechanism can be explained from first principles: needle, thread, anchor, fibroblast, collagen, dissolve. Dr. Rico walks through that sequence at the consultation chair-side. Take the G train or transfer through Bedford on the L to our Midtown med spa.

  • Sunset Park

    The Industry City complex and the Eighth-Avenue Chinese commercial corridor anchor a Sunset Park community whose Mexican, Chinese, and Caribbean patient base brings varied dermal characteristics to thread consultations. Dr. Rico's oculofacial precision and the subdermal placement together work safely across pigmented skin. The N, R, or D from Fourth Avenue reaches our Midtown Manhattan flagship.

  • Williamsburg

    The Williamsburg design class reads PDO threads as a structural intervention with a defined absorption timeline: sutures dissolve over six-to-nine months, the collagen they triggered persists meaningfully longer, and the work is done by an oculofacial-trained surgeon. The K-Beauty preventative throughline of collagen stimulation maps onto the design-aware patient brief. Board the L at Bedford for the express into Union Square.

Bronx / Westchester

  • Bronx

    Riverdale's pre-war buildings and the Belmont blocks anchor a Bronx whose patients increasingly want non-surgical mid-face and jawline lifting that doesn't require an operating-room week. PDO threads' single-session structure plus five-to-seven-day social-recovery window delivers that, and Dr. Rico's surgical training keeps the bridge to facial surgery immediate if assessment escalates. The Henry Hudson or Major Deegan reaches our Midtown med spa in under thirty minutes off-peak.

  • Mt Vernon

    The Mt Vernon stations on the Harlem and New Haven lines deliver Westchester patients to Grand Central in under thirty minutes, close enough that the PDO thread consultation, the placement procedure, and the post-care follow-ups sit cleanly inside same-day rail itineraries. Dr. Marjorie Rico's oculofacial credentials are the reason Mt Vernon patients route past closer providers. Our flagship sits a short walk north of Grand Central.

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PDO threads at Dr. Lanna Aesthetics are an investment in non-surgical facial architecture, placed by our oculofacial surgeon Dr. Marjorie Rico in our Midtown Manhattan, NY office.

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