PDO threads for the nose in London

A tip that droops, a low bridge or a slight bump are treated with threads placed along the bridge and into the tip from a single entry point at the tip. The threads lift the tip and straighten the line of the nose, the treatment people call a thread rhinoplasty. Two published series treated it, 10 adults in 2024 and 31 patients in 2020, the second with filler as well, where 93.5% were satisfied at six months; no US clearance names the nose, and we say so. Placed by our doctor under local anaesthetic in about 30 minutes at PDO Threads Clinic, 8 Exhibition Road, with the plan in writing at a free consultation.

What it does on the nose

The threads support the tip and the bridge from inside, so the tip turns up a little and the line of the bridge looks straighter, and collagen forms around them over the months. It does not change the bone or narrow a wide nose, and the doctor says so at the free consultation; the lift fades over about a year as the threads dissolve. The nose has vessels and thin cartilage, and in our practice the doctor keeps the threads in the midline.

The procedure and after

Local anaesthetic, a single entry point at the tip, the threads passed along the bridge and into the tip through a needle or a blunt cannula, trimmed and buried, in about 30 minutes. Swelling and redness at the tip for a week or more, bruising in some. No glasses resting on the nose for two weeks, sleep on your back with the head raised for about a week, no massage or facials for two weeks. The how it works page sets out each step.

Who it suits

Adults with a drooping tip or a low bridge and skin of normal thickness over the nose, who want a smaller change than a rhinoplasty gives and understand that the lift fades as the threads dissolve. 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, previous nasal surgery 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 looks at your nose from the front and the side, counts the threads, and gives you the plan in writing.