- Patient safety is always a concern of the Thermage people. Because of this, they assure that each Therma Cool treatment tip is delivered to the physician in its own individual package, sterilized for patient safety, and designed so it can only be used once on each patient.
- The Thermage Procedure usually only requires one treatment session, and permits patients' to go about their normal activities almost immediately.
Patients of all skin types can have the Thermage procedure, and it doesn't affect skin pigmentation like lasers or other methods.
- The Thermage Procedure works in conjunction with other common cosmetic procedures including Botox, photo facials, and even glycolic peels. However, it cannot be used over dermal fillers such as collagen or silicone.
- Thermage leaves no scars, because no incisions are made.
- There are reduced risks with Thermage, compared to incision surgery.
- Thermage continues to work, even after the initial treatment. This assures that your final appearance will be even better than the initial results.
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1.What is the Thermage Procedure?
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1.Ans).Thermage is the name of the procedure performed by the ThermaCool TC radio frequency system, which allows the physician to treat aging, wrinkled , lax and sun-damaged skin by delivering deep intense heat without harming the epidermis (skin surface).
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2.How Does Thermage Work?
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| 2.Ans). Thermage uses safe radio frequency energy to penetrate the top layer of skin while enabling a volumetric and uniform heating effect in the deeper layers. It reduces wrinkles and achieves brow lifting by skin tissue tightening. It also causes immediate collagen contraction followed by gradual collagen tightening. |
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3.Why should I opt for Thermage and not a Surgical Face Lift / Thread Lift ?
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| 3.Ans). A surgical facelift gives very good results which is un comparable . But the problem with surgical face lift is it’s down time. You cannot move out for weeks and the problem of pain , infection , minimal scarring is there .
More Than any thing else , the changes with a Surgical Facelift / Thread Lift is the results are seen immediately in few weeks time and people around you can make out that you have got “ some thing “ done to your face and their questioning or enquiring about it can be very embarrassing and your very purpose of looking attractive / younger / beautiful is defeated.
Where as with “ Thermage “ the results are gradual and concrete and people will keep on appreciating the way you appear over a period of time . The Secret of your youthful appearance will remain as a puzzle to most of them. With Thermage there is no down time. You can immediately go back to your work ( That’s why “ Thermage “ is other wise called as “ Lunch Time Face Lift “ ) or a Party ,and need not disappear from the public view for weeks together as it happens in case of a Surgical Face Lift / Thread Lift.
With Thermage no cutting , no infection and minimal Pain ( only while undergoing the procedure)
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4.Is Thermage Painful?
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| 4.Ans).Each time the ThermaCool TC device is pulsed there is a brief sensation of intense heat in the skin. An anesthetic cream applied before the procedure helps to alleviate patient discomfort. Also, the skin's temperature is monitored and a cooling cryogen spray is delivered before, during and after the application of heat. |
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5.How Long Does The Thermage Procedure Take?
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| 5.Ans).Usually, treatments take less than an hour, depending upon the size of the target area. The anesthetic cream is applied approximately one hour prior to the procedure so the overall procedure is generally completed in two hours or less. |
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6.Is There Any Special Preparation Or Follow-up regime?
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| 6.Ans).No. Unlike major invasive surgery, there is no need to interrupt any medications or do any fasting the day before your scheduled treatment. You can return to normal activities immediately following the procedure. Some patients exhibit a temporary redness or superficial blistering for a few hours after treatment but there is usually no swelling or bruising. |
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7.When Will I See Results?
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| 7.Ans).In most patients, changes appear immediately after the treatment and keep on improving gradually over 2-6 months, although some patients see an earlier response. |
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8.How Many Treatments Will I Need?
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| 8.Ans).A single treatment usually produces the desired result that most patients need. However, the surgeon will assess the number and frequency of treatments required to achieve optimal results for your skin. |
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9.How Long Will The Effects Last?
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| 9.Ans).Recently, published studies show that improvements continue for at lease six months after a single treatment session. Other studies show that thermal collagen changes can last several years, on an average 5 to 10 Yrs depending on the age of the individual undergoing treatment and the Care they take about their skin , such as reducing smoking and alcohol , eating lot of fruits and fresh vegetables and keeping sun exposure to the minimum. |
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10.How Safe Is Thermage?
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| 10.Ans). The procedure is very safe. This advanced treatment has been studied carefully in hundreds of patients with minimal reports of lasting adverse effects. |
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11.How Does The Thermage Procedure Change Your Skin?
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| 11.Ans). The magnified picture of skin (before image below) depicts diminished collagen density and a thinning epidermis (top layer of skin), which is typical of aging skin. Four months after the Thermage procedure there is new and denser collagen and an appreciable increase in the thickness of the epidermis (after image below). |
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