Exilis - Safe for the Cheeks?

You are correct for having concern regarding fat reduction on the face. Fat reduction can cause unwanted wrinkles  thus the reason that the skin tightening (infrared) modality is the one used on the face when undergoing Exilis treatments. When treated properly with the correct hand-piece, you will not see any fat loss but rather tighter skin and decreased fine lines. 

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Hello. I very much appreciate your question as well as your reason for worry. Exilis is a very useful and effective non-surgical option for skin tightening and is used primarily for this purpose in our practice. You are correct, it is promoted and can achieve some reduction or smoothing of unwanted fullness also, however the treatment delivers energy differently for reduction of fat, vs skin tightening. To simply answer your question, it is an excellent treatment choice for improving the laxity on the face, and neck.  This treatment is quick and very well tolerated but must be provided in a series of 5-6 weekly treatments to achieve optimal results. Most patients will start to see very nice improvements following the 3rd treatment (average) and when the patient would benefit from some reduction of fullness under the chin in addition to tightening the jowls, neck, and lower face, we can easily incorporate the different energy to be delivered to that specific area. 

Exilis is progressive and really well received. Our experience has been very positive and for years it's been difficult to find a competent non-surgical option for patients who don't wish for surgery or are not yet candidates. My recommendation is to visit with a physician office or two who offer Exilis and learn more about it and if it's a good fit for your concerns. You may be very pleasantly surprised by Exilis.

Best of luck to you.

Yes, Exilis can be used in a skin tightening only mode and should not cause fat loss.  

However, there still may be an uncommon risk of fat loss even with the skin tightening only mode.  We have not seen undesirable facial fat loss or have I heard of it when using proper treatment parameters.

Exilis on the face can improve wrinkles also.  We often use infrared skin tighteing with SkinTyte for the face. 

SkinTyte and Exilis may complement each other and we often recommend alternating between the two.