Can Thermage cause facial fat loss?

By edon 27 Feb 2008

I received the Thermage treatment over a year ago on my face, and at first it seemed to look better because my eyes did not droop afterward. Unfortunately I had never been told that if I was to lose weight that I would have a severe side affect. I lost about 35 pounds, and now my face looks like a prune. It looks far worse than it did before the treatment.

I have consulted a few other Doctors who seem to have differing opinions as to what to do at this point, and I have people starring at my face asking "What Happened To You?"

I started to put the weight back on, and it did not make a difference, so, I continued to go back to my regime.

I contacted some National Board about this and they suggested that I contact establishments who do Cosmetics studies, but I have gotten nowhere. Can someone give me some direction? Please respond!

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Nadje Howe (unregistered guest) 28 Feb 2008

My guess is it's the weight loss that's the issue, not that you happen to have it done after Thermage. Thermage can only do so much. It's more a tightening, refinement tool than a massive restructuring device. If there's tons of loose skin, you may have to get plastic surgery and filler injections. Personally, I never found Thermage that effective. I had it done twice and it's definitely not worth the pain. The money would have been better spent elsewhere.

Ed (unregistered guest) 28 Feb 2008

Well I thought that maybe it was just the weight loss that was the problem, but the rest of my body lost weight to, and it is quite firm and looks ok. My face does not. I have come to the decision that perhaps a facelift is the only remedy. Unfortunately I can't afford it since I have lost my job.

Ed (unregistered guest) 7 Mar 2008

I received one comment on my situation. I guess no one really cares.