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Are you looking for a treatment to eliminate wrinkles and other
age lines without the cost and expense that is associated with
cosmetic surgery? A thermage treatment may be just what you are
looking for. This innovated cosmetic procedure utilizes radio
frequencies to help the skin become smoother and more firm.
The thermage treatment uses radio frequencies (extreme heat) to
stimulate collagen matrixes (groups) that are present in the skin.
In loose, sagging skin, these matrixes are weak and disorganized.
When the collagen matrixes become
heated, they reorganize and become firmer and stronger. This results
in your skin becoming firmer and more toned.
The procedure will begin with the doctor giving you an oral
anesthetic. Then he will administer a local anesthetic around the
area that he is planning to perform the procedure on. This process
can take up to forty-five minutes.
The doctor then uses a special thermage machine that delivers the
radio frequency (extreme heat) as well as a cooling frequency to
prevent any unintentional burning that can result from this heat.
Depending in the amount and type of
anesthetic that you have been given, you may feel nothing at all or
there may be quite a bit of pain. The application of radio
frequencies may take up to seventy minutes.
Side effects of a thermage treatment can include redness and some
swelling in the treated area, although this should pass within a
week. There may also be a slight discoloration of the skin after the
procedure. Due to the use of radio
frequencies, there is also a slight risk of burning, blistering, or
scarring, although there have been very few reports of this
condition.
While a thermage treatment has been proven effective for mild
wrinkles and lines, more severe cases may remain unaffected by the
procedure. So before you waste the money, you should discuss with
your doctor if a thermage treatment is right for you.
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