Publications in the media have suggested that Silhouette II is a new twist on an old and controversial threading treatment that was banned by the FDA in 2003 . People somehow judge you on your appearance," Sublette said. Chicago - based Dr Julius Few , a plastic surgeon at the Few Clinic , who offers the treatment , said he looked at the research done in Europe where over 1000 patients have been treated with the product and where the safety record is “ unbelievable ” . Few explained that Silhouette Instalift differs from the controversial facial thread lift and contour threat - lift system , both of which lost FDA approval almost a decade ago , in that the cones dissolve and the threading is soft .
Publications in the media have suggested that Silhouette II is a new twist on an old and controversial threading treatment that was banned by the FDA in 2003 . Chicago - based Dr Julius Few , a plastic surgeon at the Few Clinic , who offers the treatment , said he looked at the research done in Europe where over 1000 patients have been treated with the product and where the safety record is “ unbelievable ” . Few explained that Silhouette Instalift differs from the controversial facial thread lift and contour threat - lift system , both of which lost FDA approval almost a decade ago , in that the cones dissolve and the threading is soft .