There has been much debate about the thread lift and how it measures up to a surgical facelift. The fact is, these two treatments couldn’t be more different and are incomparable when laid side by side. Nothing is ever going to get as much lift as a surgical facelift, it’s the ultimate lift, but the point is, the thread lift isn’t trying to be a facelift. The thread lift offers a non-surgical mild lifting option, not in competition with, but as an early intervention tool when compared with the facelift. The facelift should be considered an advanced anti-ageing tool, while the thread lift is, while not exactly entry-level anti-ageing, close. A facelift is a surgical procedure, while a thread lift is not. A thread lift is minimally invasive – you’re implanting a thread under the skin – but it is in no way comparable to the invasiveness of a facelift.