Is Thermage Safe?

Thermage is great to smooth, tighten and deep contour skin for an overall younger looking appearance without surgery or injections for the right person with little skin laxity. Pros of Thermage: It is a single treatment, improvement is immediately visible and continues to improve for six months. No downtime; after the treatment, you can get back to normal routine. Thermage is color blind. Unlike lasers, Thermage procedures work on all skin types and colors. After Thermage, you don't have... more

Thermage is definitely a safe procedure, this is one of the true benefits of having it done. The main concern about the procedure not being safe goes back many years now to the early days of this machine. There were a few cases where patients experienced some areas of fat loss or atrophy that left some dimples in the face. These happened because the energy being used was too high resulting in over heating of the fat. The machine has undergone multiple generations of improvements with... more

There is no evidence that I am aware of that Thermage is harmful. It can certainly be performed every 6-9 months, but beware that the results are quite variable. The reason is that the radiofrequency heat that Thermage employs is targeting the dermis of the skin, so the thicker your skin, the more of a tightening effect you will see. Therefore, areas of relatively thicker skin (for example the neck) tend to react better than areas of very thin skin (for example eyelids). Also, younger... more

We have used Thermage in our Offices for over 6 years. The technology of Thermage has been imptoved over time. The newest improvement, Comfort Pulse Technology,makes the procedure a lot less painful than it used to be, and allows for faster treatments due to bigger heads. Radiofrequency is not harmful in any way to your general health. Repeating the Thermage treastments is totally safe and effective.

When performed by experienced providers, thermage is very safe. It utilizes radiofrequency energy and heats the dermal collagen fibers. Pigmentation, burns and fat atrophy are very rare complications.

I have personally performed Thermage for more than 7 years now and have found it to be incredibly safe. As long as it is performed by an experienced operator, risks with this device should be quite low. Thermage utilizes radiofrequency waves that penetrate deeply (much deeper than the average laser) to stimulate and reorganize collagen within the skin to smooth and contour textural irregularities and tighten lax skin. It is usually a one-time procedure but can be safely repeated at regular... more