Thermage Facial Treatment
Thermage facial treatment consists of a series of procedures that employ cutting edge radio-frequency technology, through which the appearance of facial skin is enhanced and renewed. The fresh aspect is due to the reduction of wrinkles and of skin laxity, the skin's own natural collagen production being stimulated. This facial treatment was developed as a result of a collaboration between dermatologists and a Californian company that trains cosmetic surgeons across the country.
Resorting to non-invasive techniques, Thermage facial treatment does not require anesthesia or recovery time. The cost of such treatment is less expensive than the traditional surgical facial cosmetic enhancement procedures, more precisely representing a quarter of their price. In 2002, Food and Drug Administration Association approved the usage and performance of this treatment, recognizing it as a safe and efficient cosmetic procedure of enhancing the features of the face.
The target patients of Thermage facial treatment is constituted of persons with an age ranging from mid to late thirties to fifties that present signs of photo-aging and wrinkles. Experts have claimed that these patients respond best to the treatment. The cosmetic procedure is conducted in a hospital or a doctor's office by qualified cosmetic surgeons. The period during which it is carried out can take anywhere between a few minutes and an hour, depending on the skin area that has to undergo the treatment. Any potential pain that might be caused by the procedure is mitigated through the appliance of a numbing cream before the surgeon starts working. The sensations that patients have felt during the procedure are described as being of mild but manageable pinching or burning.
What is advantageous about Thermage facial treatment is that, once it is completed, the patient can resume one's daily activities. A minor redness might be experienced afterwards, but it is due to pass within few days. Using a sunscreen is the only recommendation in what regards aftercare specifications, besides normal skin care treatment.
Although the results of this cosmetic procedure are noticeable a few weeks to a few months succeeding the procedure, they last up to two years or more. What is important to know is that this treatment might produce more serious effects upon persons with a very sensible skin, prone to acne and other skin affection, such as irritations, scarring, peeling, indentations or other skin irregularities. Hence, great care must be paid by those who present the above symptoms.