PDO Threads: treatment option for abdominal laxity and umbilical repositioning

Abstract

The first publications regarding aesthetic treatments with polydioxanone threads (PDO) date to 2015 and were preceded by the establishment of this polymer use for surgical sutures as a safe, less inflammatory option that brings superior final aesthetic-functional results.The present article describes a series of five patients that received PDO thread lifting for abdominal periumbilical laxity.

Keywords

• body contouring
• polydioxanone
• sutures
• esthetics
• cosmetic techniques
• dermatologic surgical procedures