Ponytail Thread Lift in NYC. The Tight Ponytail Look, Held by Threads.
From $1,40060 minDowntime 5 to 7 days
A ponytail thread lift, also called a fox eye thread lift, uses dissolvable PDO threads anchored in the scalp above the temple to draw the outer brow, outer eye and upper cheek up and back, recreating the effect of a high ponytail. At Club 116 on Central Park South in Manhattan, a doctor plans it on your face first. One session, sixty minutes, from $1,400.
Medically reviewed · September 2026
PDO Ponytail and Eye Thread Lift Before and After. What It Can Look Like.
One case, labeled the way the work is priced: the treatment, the count or the sessions, and how long after. This one is judged at three months, photographed in the same light and at the same distance, with no retouching.
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Every caseWhat a Fox Eye Thread Lift Does, and What It Cannot Do.
A ponytail thread lift, or fox eye thread lift, uses barbed threads made of polydioxanone (PDO), a dissolvable suture material, to lift the temple, outer brow and outer eye up and back. It is used for hooded outer eyes and early descent at the temple. At Club 116 in Manhattan it costs from $1,400 and takes an hour.
The threads are anchored in the scalp above the temple, where the entry points hide in the hair, and drawn down toward the outer brow and the corner of the eye. Barbs along each thread grip the tissue and hold it up and back, which is the same pull a tight ponytail gives you, without the hair tie. The threads dissolve in six to nine months and leave collagen along their path. The lift holds twelve to eighteen months and softens rather than drops. It suits early laxity and a subtle change; a dramatic fox eye is not something we do, and heavy hooding or a brow that has dropped a long way is a surgical case, which the doctor will say.
Who it is for
Hooded outer eyes, an eye shape that reads tired or downturned in photographs, early descent at the temple, and anyone who has noticed they look better with their hair pulled up tight and wants that without the headache. It is the subtle version of the look, not the exaggerated one, and it does not treat excess eyelid skin.
Why do it here
The doctor tells you plainly when threads are the wrong tool, and draws the direction of lift on your face with you so you can see how far up and back is right for your eye. The price is one figure for the case, not a count of threads. Nobody works on commission.
Before, During and After.
The doctor assesses skin quality at the temple and outer eye and how much lift the tissue will hold, because threads suit early laxity far better than late. Photographs give you a baseline. The direction of lift is drawn on your face, and consent is taken in writing. If a wrinkle relaxer, a brow thread lift alone or surgery would serve you better, you hear that here.
Local anesthetic at the temple and around the outer eye. The threads are placed under the skin through tiny entry points hidden in the hair above the temple and set by drawing the tissue up and back along the barbs. Most people describe pressure and pulling rather than pain. About an hour.
A real week of tenderness and swelling at the temple and outer eye, sometimes a bruise or a small dimple at an entry point that settles on its own. Sleep on your back for five nights and keep hair ties loose. The lift is visible straight away and refines as swelling goes.
Immediate, settling over two to four weeks and holding twelve to eighteen months. Collagen forms along the threads over the following months, which is why the eye looks most natural at around three months.
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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 temple or outer eye. For two weeks, skip tight hairstyles, wide mouth movements, dental work, facials and hard exercise. Let the threads settle before judging the result. 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 will not place them for a result that would look pulled.
Members
Members pay $1,120, 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.
Ponytail Thread Lift in NYC: Questions People Ask First.
How much does a ponytail thread lift cost in NYC?
At Club 116 on Central Park South, a PDO ponytail and eye thread lift is $1,400 for the case, and members pay $1,120. The figure covers both sides, the anesthetic and the follow up, and it does not change with the number of threads the doctor decides to use. The exact price is confirmed in writing at the consult.
How long does a fox eye thread lift last?
The lift holds twelve to eighteen months. The PDO threads dissolve in six to nine months, and the collagen they leave behind carries the result on. When it fades it softens rather than drops. Most people repeat it every twelve to eighteen months if they want to keep it.
Ponytail threads or filler?
Different jobs. Filler adds volume, so a hollow temple, which can make the outer eye look more tired, is a filler case. Threads reposition tissue, so an outer eye and temple that have slid down are a thread case. Filler cannot lift the eye, and threads cannot fill a hollow. Often the answer is a little of each, and the doctor tells you which you need.
Fox eye threads, Morpheus8 or a surgical brow lift?
Threads suit early laxity and a subtle lift of a few millimeters. Morpheus8 tightens the skin gradually over a course of sessions but does not move the eye or brow. A surgical temporal brow lift suits heavier descent and lasts far longer, at the cost of an operation, a scar and a longer recovery. If your case is past threads, the doctor says so at the consult.
Does a ponytail 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 at the outer eye, sometimes a bruise or a small dimple that settles. You can work from home the next day. Plan for a week before you want to be photographed and two weeks without tight hairstyles, hard exercise or facials.
Often Booked Alongside.
Ponytail Thread Lift in Manhattan, from $1,400
One session, one hour, and a doctor who draws the lift on your face first and tells you 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