PDO threads for the breasts in London

A mild droop of the breast after children, weight loss or with age is treated with barbed threads passed under the skin from the upper chest down around the breast and drawn back. The breast and the nipple sit a little higher as the threads support the tissue. A 2025 review describes thread lifting of the breast for a mild to moderate droop with little excess skin; no US clearance names the breast, and we say so. Placed by our doctor under local anaesthetic in about 45 to 60 minutes after an examination at PDO Threads Clinic, 8 Exhibition Road, with the plan in writing at a free consultation.

What it does on the breasts

The threads support the skin and the tissue just beneath it, and the lift is modest: a mild droop in a small to medium breast with skin that still has some spring. A larger or heavier breast, a nipple that sits well below the fold, or loose skin after a large weight loss is more than threads lift, and the doctor says so at the free consultation. The lift fades over about a year as the threads dissolve.

The procedure and after

The doctor examines the breasts first, with your breast screening up to date where it applies. Local anaesthetic along each thread's path, small entry points on the upper chest, each thread passed through a blunt cannula, drawn back to engage the barbs, trimmed and buried, several threads a side. Swelling and tightness for a week or two, bruising in some, a supportive bra day and night for two weeks, no hard exercise or lying on your front for two weeks. The how it works page sets out each step.

Who it suits

Adults with a mild droop of a small to medium breast and skin with some spring, with no breast lump under investigation. The usual exclusions apply: pregnancy and breastfeeding, an active infection, a bleeding disorder or blood thinners that cannot be paused, an autoimmune disease without the doctor's advice first, keloid scarring, breast implants without the doctor's advice first. The full guide covers the rest.

Book a free consultation

Call PDO Threads Clinic on 0207 043 8107 or use the form below. The doctor examines you, tells you plainly whether threads can give the lift you want, and gives you the plan in writing.