Is botox or a thread lift better for a sagging jawline?
It depends on why the jawline has gone. If the border is blurred because tissue slid downward, threads move position and toxin will do nothing for it. If the outline is buried under a wide chewing muscle, the masseter line is the answer and a vector solves the wrong problem. Lying back flat and watching what reappears tells you which you have.
How much do the two cost at Dear Clinic?
Toxin is quoted by treated area: a wrinkle area from ₩30,000 (≈ $20), the square jaw line from ₩40,000 (≈ $30) and skin botox along the jawline or neck from ₩100,000 (≈ $70) on the Korean tier. Threads are quoted per thread, at ₩100,000 (≈ $70) for a PDO or PCL thread and ₩400,000 (≈ $285) for Silhouette Soft. Imported toxin tiers sit on the price list.
Which one works faster?
Threads change position on the table, though swelling means the settled picture arrives later. Toxin changes nothing on the day; movement reduces over the days that follow and the look of the lines follows the movement. If a date is driving your decision, say so at the consultation, because the two sit very differently in a calendar.
Can I have both in one plan?
Yes, and the order is usually the interesting part. Where a wide muscle and a dropped border are both present, the muscle is normally settled first and given time, because a lower face changes shape as that muscle narrows and a vector drawn across it beforehand can be wasted. Each is quoted and approved separately.
Which is riskier?
They carry different risks. Toxin can spread to a neighbouring muscle and leave a heavy brow, an altered smile or an uneven side, all of which resolve with time. Threads can dimple the skin, settle unevenly, stay palpable or, rarely, become infected along the entry track. Both lists are read out before you agree to anything.
Do the threads stay in my face for good?
No. They are absorbable. The material breaks down and is cleared over months, and what holds the vector afterwards is the tissue response along the path the thread took. Toxin also wears off, on the schedule of the product and the muscle it was placed in, so both routes are repeatable plans instead of one-time purchases.
If I dislike the result, can it be reversed?
Neither route has a dissolving agent behind it. A toxin effect you dislike wears off with time, slowly but certainly. A dimple is usually settled with massage and time, an unevenly placed strand can sometimes be adjusted, and a thread that has migrated toward the surface is dealt with directly. Your director explains which applies before you decide.
How much downtime does each one need?
An injection appointment leaves entry marks that settle within hours and occasional bruising, and ordinary activity resumes the same day. A thread appointment brings swelling, tenderness and a pulling sensation on wide opening, with chewing, sleeping position and face-down beds adjusted for a period. Instructions specific to your plan are given on the day.
Which is better value if my budget is limited?
The cheaper route is worthless if it is addressed to the wrong problem. A single wrinkle area is the smallest commitment on this page, and where your complaint genuinely is movement it is also the right one. Where the complaint is position, a thread count below what the vector needs buys a weak result, and the advice will be to wait and do it properly.
Does either of them hurt more?
A thread appointment is the larger procedure of the two and is felt as pressure and pulling along the path; injections are brief. Comfort measures for either are confirmed at the consultation and never assumed in advance, and your director talks you through each pass.
I am new to all of this. Which should I try first?
Start with whichever route the examination points to. Where both are indicated, the smaller commitment first teaches you how your face responds before a longer plan. Where neither is the answer, we do not recommend either and you are shown the capture behind that call.
I am visiting Seoul briefly. Can either be done the day I consult, and is the rate the same?
Both can follow the consultation in the same visit once the examination is done and you have approved the figure, and Dear Clinic is open 365 days a year including Sundays and public holidays. Visitors pay what residents pay. If you are flying soon, mention the date at the consultation, since a thread appointment asks more of the days after it than an injection does.
