The Future of Facelifts May be in Using Radio Frequency Waves: Baby Boomers Turning to Thermage

Put away your anti-wrinkle, anti-sagging creams; say “No!” to the knife; and turn your back on Botox.  There is a new way of keeping your face looking young and fresh called Thermage.  This new method is yet another discovered benefit of using radio frequency waves.  It was previously found to be quite effective in getting rid of wrinkles, lifting eyebrows and tightening sagging skin around the eyes. In Chicago autumn, (2007)  Dr. Javier Ruiz-Esparza from San Diego, California (the man behind the discovery) told The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery about his findings.

This exciting new breakthrough is said to produce a more natural look than the previous options available for facelifts.  This is so because the heat waves help in distributing the tissue under the skin while cryogen is used to keep the surface of the skin cool.  This is done by alternating cool-hot-cool waves onto the skin.  This produces a tightening and lifting effect of the skin as a result of the heated tissue contracting in response to the cool skin surface.  The entire procedure takes between 30-90 minutes depending on what part of the body you are treating.

Unlike facelift surgery, Thermage does not normally produce immediate results.  In fact, it could take two or three months before you will actually see any result, and a few more before you will look your best.  The reason for this is that the radio frequency waves only use the amount of collagen that is in your face to do the facelift.  However, the waves also stimulate growth of new collagen which occurs over the next few months.  When your face has the appropriate amount of collagen, you’ll notice a significant difference in your looks.  

An advantage to using Thermage to eliminate or reduce wrinkles and sagging is that it is safer than some of the other available choices.  Even though Botox has become very popular, there is very little research as to its long-term effects on the body.  Facelift surgery can cause nerve damage and other complications, especially if done by a surgeon who is not very experienced.  There is, also, no risk of getting skin cancer from using Thermage.

Currently, radio frequency waves work wonders for people with low to medium loss of skin elasticity.  The waves do not react differently to different skin pigmentation in the way some lasers do.  This is very good news for people with dark skin.

Baby Boomers who feel young and want to look fresh would do very well to do some research on Thermage.  It is the perfect solution to someone who’d like to get rid of a few wrinkles and lift a bit of sagging skin here and there.  You’ll feel good knowing that the collagen in your body is all natural; no downtime, nothing invasive.

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