Brow Thread Lift in NYC. A More Open Eye, No Surgery.
From $1,20045 minDowntime 5 to 7 days
A brow thread lift places dissolvable PDO threads under the skin at the temple to lift a heavy outer brow by a few millimeters. At Club 116 on Central Park South in Manhattan, a doctor plans the lift on your face first and tells you if threads are the wrong tool. Forty five minutes, one session, from $1,200.
Medically reviewed · September 2026
What a PDO Brow Lift Does, and What It Cannot Do.
A PDO brow thread lift is a non surgical brow lift that uses barbed threads made of polydioxanone (PDO), a dissolvable suture material, to lift the outer brow. It is used for a heavy or drooping outer brow and hooded looking eyes. At Club 116 in Manhattan it costs from $1,200, takes 45 minutes and needs one session.
The threads are anchored in the temple and drawn through to the outer brow. Tiny barbs along each thread grip the tissue and hold it a few millimeters higher. The threads dissolve in six to nine months, leaving new collagen along their path, and the lift holds for twelve to eighteen months before softening rather than dropping. It is a small change that takes years of heaviness off the eye without touching the eyelid, and it suits early laxity far better than late. If the brow has fallen a long way, or the eyelid skin itself is the problem, threads are the wrong tool and the doctor will say so.
Who it is for
A heavy or drooping outer brow, eyes that look hooded or tired in photographs, and people who have been offered a surgical brow lift and would rather try something that dissolves first. It does not treat excess eyelid skin, and it is not for advanced laxity.
Why do it here
A doctor draws the plan on your face with you before anything is booked, and says plainly when threads will not get you there. The price is one figure for the case, not a count of threads, so the number of threads is a clinical decision rather than a sales one. Nobody here works on commission.
Before, During and After.
The doctor assesses your skin quality and how much lift the brow tissue will hold, because threads suit early laxity far better than late. Photographs give you a baseline. The lift is drawn on your face so you can see the direction of pull before you agree to it, and consent is taken in writing. If a surgical brow lift or a wrinkle relaxer would serve you better, you hear that here, not after.
Local anesthetic at the temple and along the brow. The threads are placed under the skin through tiny entry points hidden near the hairline, then set by drawing the tissue upward along the barbs. Most people describe it as pressure and pulling rather than pain. Forty five minutes, sometimes a little longer.
A real week of tenderness and swelling around the temple and outer brow, sometimes a bruise or a small dimple at an entry point that settles on its own. Sleep on your back for five nights. The lift is visible straight away and refines as the swelling goes.
A lift on the day that settles over two weeks and holds twelve to eighteen months. Collagen forms along the threads over the following months, which is why the result looks more natural at three months than at three days.
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Downtime and aftercare
Expect a week of tenderness and some swelling. Sleep on your back for five nights and avoid rubbing the brow. For two weeks, skip wide mouth movements, dental work, facials and hard exercise. Do not judge the result until the swelling has gone. Anything specific to your case is written down at the consult.
Not for you if
You are pregnant, have an active skin infection, a bleeding disorder, an autoimmune condition affecting the skin, very thin or very lax skin that would be better served by surgery, or a permanent filler in the area. The doctor will say if threads are the wrong tool, and would rather say it before you spend $1,200.
Members
Members pay $960, 20% off list, and the first signature facial is included when you join.
Individual results vary
Nothing on this page is a guarantee of an outcome or a substitute for the consultation. Suitability is confirmed by a clinician before anything is booked, and consent is taken in writing.
Brow Thread Lift in NYC: Questions People Ask First.
How much does a brow thread lift cost in NYC?
At Club 116 on Central Park South, a PDO brow thread lift is $1,200 for the case, and members pay $960. That is one figure covering the threads, the anesthetic and the follow up, not a per thread count. The exact figure is confirmed in writing at the consult, before anything starts.
How long does a brow thread lift last?
The lift holds twelve to eighteen months. The PDO threads dissolve in six to nine months, but the collagen they leave behind carries the result on, and when it fades it softens rather than drops. Most people repeat it every twelve to eighteen months if they want to keep it.
Are brow threads better than filler?
They do different jobs. Filler adds volume, so a hollow temple or a flattened brow bone is a filler case. Threads reposition tissue, so a brow that has slid down is a thread case. Filler cannot lift a fallen brow, and threads cannot fill a hollow. Often the answer is a little of each, and the doctor will tell you which one you actually need.
Brow threads, Morpheus8 or a surgical brow lift?
Threads suit early laxity: a brow that has begun to drop and needs a lift of a few millimeters. Morpheus8 tightens the skin gradually over several sessions but does not lift a brow. A surgical brow lift suits advanced descent and lasts far longer, at the cost of an operation, a scar and a longer recovery. If your brow has dropped too far for threads, the doctor says so at the consult.
Does a brow thread lift hurt, and what does the week after look like?
Local anesthetic numbs the area first, so most people feel pressure and pulling rather than pain. The week after is the honest cost: tenderness at the temple, swelling around the outer brow, sometimes a bruise or a small dimple that settles. Sleep on your back for five nights and keep hard exercise and facials off the calendar for two weeks.
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Brow Thread Lift in Manhattan, from $1,200
One session, forty five minutes, and a doctor who tells you first if threads are the wrong tool. The exact figure is in writing before anything starts.
No consultation fee·No deposit to book·Exact price in writing before anything starts