Thermage - A Brand New Facelift Procedure With No Scalpels

Although you might have never heard of it, Thermage is one of the most recent, non-invasive methods of facial cosmetic surgery.  The Thermage treatment is typically performed by a plastic surgeon, but with no cutting required.  The process is done utilizing Thermage’s patented Capacitive Radiofrequency (CRF) technology to tighten and tone the skin.

The way CRF functions is with heat.  The skin has several layers, and one of those layers holds collagen.  This collagen material starts to break down with age and this is why you get sags and wrinkles.  Other things can stimulate the collagen to break down, too, like exposure to sunlight, family genetics, smoking and drinking, or simply not eating a healthy diet. 

Whatever the cause for the breakdown of the collagen, it can be restored applying the heat from the CRF technology. Although not fully understood it seems as though the heat from the CRF technique reacts on the skin collagen causing it to relax and also firm up. The result is less skin sag and the greater skin tone that all women (and most men) appreciate.

The Thermage CRF engineering is not a laser.  Laser treatment cannot be done on everyone, only particular skin colors.  CRF is heat that is applied through the skin to immediately tighten up the collagen and promote new collagen growth, and can be done on any skin type and color. 

The effects of Thermage are somewhat visible instantly.  The skin will be red for a couple of days after the treatment, but visible tightening of the skin, as well as softening, is notable right away.  The Thermage treatment also advances new collagen growth for up to six months approximately after the treatment.  With new collagen come ongoing results for several months. 

Thermage is a onetime intervention that is not essential to have repeated.  This, too, is unique from laser treatment, which takes several visits and some possible downtime after each treatment.  Most Thermage patients go directly back to doing their thing shortly after they leave the doctor’s office.