The Silhouette Instalift is a minimally invasive alternative to a traditional facelift. It's an in-office procedure that takes about 45 minutes to perform. Instalift addresses volume loss and skin laxity using biodegradable sutures and cones made of poly lactic acid, similar to Sculptra. These sutures with bidirectional cones lift deep tissue, stimulating collagen production for tissue fixation. There are no incisions, and only small injections of lidocaine are used for anesthesia. This provides a long-lasting lifting effect without the side effects of previous thread lift versions.