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Thread Lifting · Seomyeon, Busan
Silhouette Fix thread lift in Busan Seomyeon
A PDO cog thread built for anchoring strength: deep, firmly set barbs that fix the repositioned tissue where it is placed, for a jawline and lower face that want contour as much as lift. Quoted at the consultation by thread count, VAT included, by the doctor at Boom Dermatology, a skin clinic one minute from Seomyeon Station.
Consult price
Quoted by thread count at the consultation; VAT included
30–60 min
Thirty to sixty minutes under local anaesthetic
5–7 daysSwelling and tightness for five to seven days; soft food for three
12–18 months of liftLift and contour for twelve to eighteen months; collagen firming after
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Start here — direct answer
What is Silhouette Fix thread lift, and what does it do?
Silhouette Fix
is a polydioxanone cog thread designed around one quality, fixation
: the barbs are deep and firmly set so that once the tissue is repositioned along the thread it stays where the doctor put it, rather than easing back over the first weeks as it can with a lighter barb. That makes it the thread for the lower face, where the result patients want is a contour
, a jawline that reads as a line again, a jowl brought back behind the mandible, as much as a lift, and where the tissue has enough weight to need a firm hold. It is not to be confused with the cone-based PLLA Silhouette threads sold elsewhere; this is a PDO cog thread, dissolving over months and building collagen along its track, with the lift holding twelve to eighteen months.
At Boom Dermatology, Silhouette Fix is chosen when the jawline is the goal and the tissue has weight: it sits with MINT
and N-Fix
in the strong PDO tier, and the doctor picks among the three by how each handles your tissue at the consultation. For a lean face, N-Cog
or WonderLift; for the longest hold, Aptos; for tissue too heavy for any thread, surgery, which we say plainly and refer.
What Busan patients ask before Silhouette Fix thread lift
Is this the same as the Silhouette cone lift?
What does strong fixation change in the result?
Will it give me a jawline, or just a lift?
How long does it last?
Silhouette Fix or MINT for my lower face?
All of these come up most weeks at our Seomyeon skin clinic. The page answers them in order.
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Who it suits
Who is Silhouette Fix thread lift for?
Good candidates
A jawline that wants to read as a line again
Jowls with some weight to them
Patients whose lighter thread eased back in the first weeks
A lower face wanting contour as much as lift
Men, whose heavier tissue often needs the firmer anchor
We will suggest something else
Tissue too heavy for any thread; surgery is the honest answer
Very thin skin where a deep barb may show; mono threads or a stimulator first
A mid-face hollow that wants volume, not fixation
Active infection, keloid tendency, blood thinners without clearance
Pregnancy; an event or dental work inside a month
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The visit
What happens at a Silhouette Fix thread lift session in Seomyeon?
This is how a Silhouette Fix thread lift visit runs at Boom Dermatology, a skin clinic in Seomyeon, Busan, from the first message to the review.
1
Message first
Front and side photos in daylight, no make-up, and what has dropped. The doctor replies with whether threads fit, the likely type and count, and the VAT-included quote.
2
Consultation and marking
The drop is mapped with you upright; vectors, thread type and count are drawn on your face and written on your record with the quote.
3
Local anaesthetic
Entry points numbed; forty minutes from marking to the last thread.
4
Threads placed by the doctor
Each thread passed along its vector with a cannula, set and trimmed; the lift is checked in the mirror before the next.
5
Out the door
Mild swelling and tightness; soft food and small expressions for three days; sleep on your back for a few nights; fly out of Busan after 48 hours.
6
Two-week review
Swelling gone, the lift settled; the photo goes on your record, by WhatsApp if you have left Busan, and the maintenance plan is set.
How does Boom Dermatology plan Silhouette Fix thread lift?
Silhouette Fix threads are planned by vector, plane and count with you upright; the firm barb means the position set on the day is the position that holds, so the vectors are drawn with particular care, and the count is written before the quote.
Vector and plane
Along the line of the drop, in the plane that holds; the jawline drawn as a line on your face.
Three to four a side
The firm anchor holds predictably; the count is set by the drop.
Twelve to eighteen months
Lift and contour for the life of the barb; collagen firming after; repeat at a longer interval.
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Prices — VAT included
How much does Silhouette Fix thread lift cost in Busan?
A Silhouette Fix thread lift at Boom Dermatology is quoted at the consultation by thread count, VAT included with anaesthetic and the doctor's time, the same for every patient; the quote is written before the procedure.
Jawline, per side3–4 threadsquote at consultationVAT included
Mid-face, per side3–4 threadsquote at consultationVAT included
Full lower face6–8 threadsquote at consultationVAT included
What Silhouette Fix thread lift treats, and the usual thread count
Starting points the doctor maps in person at our Busan skin clinic; the count and the quote are written at the consultation.
Every option in the table is available at Boom Dermatology in Busan Seomyeon, performed by the doctor, with the VAT-included price shown.
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Downtime
Downtime after Silhouette Fix thread lift, and flying home
Honestly stated: swelling and a pulling tightness for five to seven days, a possible bruise at the entry points, occasional dimpling that settles within two weeks; the firm barb can feel tighter in the first days. Soft food and small expressions for three days. Fly after 48 hours.
Swelling · tightness
Fly home
Lift settles
Two-week review
Holds
Day 0Day 3Week 2Month 1Month 3–6
treatment / peak result
tenderness or redness
milestone
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Questions, answered properly
Is this the same as the Silhouette cone lift?
No. The cone-based thread sold under a similar name elsewhere is poly-L-lactic acid with cones rather than barbs; Silhouette Fix is a PDO cog thread with deep, firmly set barbs. Different material, different mechanism, different price. At Boom Dermatology the name is explained before the thread is chosen, because patients arrive with the other one in mind.
What does strong fixation change in the result?
What you see at week two is what you keep. A lighter barb can let tissue ease back a little in the first weeks as it seats; a deep barb fixes the position set on the day. The gain is a reliable contour; the trade is that the vectors must be right, which is why the doctor draws the jawline on your face upright before anything is opened.
Will it give me a jawline, or just a lift?
A contour, where the tissue allows one: the jowl brought back behind the mandible and the line of the jaw read again. Where the lower face is heavy enough that no thread will hold a line, our Seomyeon skin clinic says so and names surgery; where the jaw itself is wide, jaw Botox or chin filler is the honest addition.
How long does it last?
Twelve to eighteen months of lift and contour, then the collagen along the track keeps the tissue firmer for a year after. Repeat when you want the line back; many patients alternate with HIFU or RF between.
Silhouette Fix or MINT for my lower face?
Both are strong PDO threads for tissue with weight; Silhouette Fix when fixation and a contour are the goal, MINT when the moulded barb suits your tissue better at the pinch test. The doctor at Boom Dermatology in Busan says which, and the quote is written for that one; there is no price reason to prefer either.
The doctor says whether Silhouette Fix thread lift fits your face, names the thread count and the vectors, and writes the VAT-included quote before you book a flight to Busan.
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