Thermage is now widely recognized as the most innovative means of producing young tender looking faces around the globe. This technological breakthrough which, without piercing the skin surface can so tighten the skin as to eliminate wrinkles and produce younger skin is worth celebrating.
What is Thermage?
The term Thermage is coined from two words; Therm and Age. Therm stands for thermal which portrays heat energy and Age stands for the number of years an individual has lived. It therefore connotes a process where heat energy is used to figuratively alter the age of an individual. A patented Capacitive Radio Frequency (CRF) technology using ThermaCool TC radiates energized radio frequency through the skin gradually increasing the skin temperature below the outer layers and at the same time, cooling the outer layer of the skin and the result is a contraction or tightening of the skin thereby eliminating age induced features on the skin surface.
What Areas can be treated with Thermage?
The areas around the face like the eyes and neck were thought to be the only areas that require attention but now, with Body Thermage, any area of the body can be treated as well. Areas like the knees, arms, legs, and abdomen and so on are receiving their own fair of attention these days. The upper arm sags drastically with age and treatment in this area of the arm simply tightens the skin producing a firm and smother skin texture.
The abdomen is another area where Body Thermage can be applied. Nursing mothers can take advantage of this to remove stretch marks following child birth.
Who is Body Thermage for?
Body Thermage doesn’t respect skin colors and can be used on virtually all skin types. At an average age of 35 to 60, the skin begins to fold and shrink depending on the individual. People of the sad age bracket are therefore the potential candidates for Body Thermage.
Who is Body Thermage NOT for?
It is not advisable for people with cardiac devices implanted in their body to use this treatment to avoid interference of the energized radio frequency with such devices. Pacemaker a medical implant for example may not function properly upon interference with this radiation.
It is also not for those taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID).
Is Radiothermoplasty safe?
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) gave approval of Radiothermoplasty as far back as 2002. In 2006, the FDA gave its consent for the use of the treatment on any area of the body. It is 100% safe as it doesn’t pose any threat to life. Even the reported side effects so far are only mild redness of the skin and swellings which disappears within 3 to 10 days of receiving the treatment.
What are the side effects of Body Thermage?
Now for over 70,000 treatments recorded, less than 1% reported redness, blisters and swellings which normally disappear within 3 to 10 days of receiving the treatment. Side effects are rear, mid and temporal.
Ultimately, Thermage procedure is the modern answer to the ageing skin. It applies not only to the areas around the face but to the other areas of the body as well, with mild side effects and cost effective.