Lisa Barlow credits her youthful appearance to a pricy procedure. In an interview with Page Six, the 50-year-old Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star denied having had a facelift and claims she avoids fillers and Botox. Instead, Barlow said she favors thread lifts despite the fact that the results last a maximum of three years and the procedure has a hefty price of $3,500.
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a thread lift—rumored to be favored by several A-list celebrities—is a procedure in which multiple dissolvable medical-grade threads are injected in the desired area with a thin needle. (It is performed under local anesthesia, for anyone freaking out at the idea of feeling threads beneath their skin.) Different types of threads can produce slightly different outcomes, but the goal is either to lift the skin or stimulate collagen production, creating the appearance of firmer, tighter skin.
Thread lift is sometimes referred to as a “lunchtime facelift”—a moniker it earned with its quick, nonsurgical nature, according to the Mayo Clinic. A session typically takes around 45 minutes, requires no general anesthesia or downtime, and delivers instantly visible results. Threads can be used to sculpt various areas of the face and body, including the eyebrows, jowls, eyes, cheeks, neck, nose, and even breasts.
Although the treatment is generally considered low-risk, it remains somewhat controversial. Potential side effects include swelling, bruising, and bleeding, as well as infection and thread migration. In some cases, threads may also cause dimpling and nerve damage, Page Six reports.
Despite the possible complications, Barlow gushes that thread lifts are “the best thing that you can do for yourself,” declaring the treatment as a route to achieving a natural-looking lift. The reality star had her first thread lift around nine years ago—an experience that convinced her of the treatment’s transformational power: “You leave [the procedure], and you’re like, ‘I look amazing.’”
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