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Is Thermage Safe?

Is Thermage safe? Is it a non-ionizing treatment, and if not, then isn't that harmful radiation? Also, is it safe to undergo Thermage every 6 months if you want? How does the skin react to this tightening and relaxing method long term?

8 Doctor Answers | Asked by mrs kitty in texas
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Thermage is a very safe procedure with an experienced professional

Thermage like any other procedure depends on the skill of the professional involved. Thermage is an entirely safe and effective procedure. Patients love it because they have no pre-treatment and when they leave the office no one can tell that they had any procedure performed. Some patients would like to have it done yearly to build collagen. Again ztThermage is an entirely safe procedure. Long term your skin will produce more collagen and be tighter and look younger. more
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Thermage is safe in the right, trained hands

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
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Thermage is Safe

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

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Thermage is safe yes, but difficult to reproduce

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
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Yes, Thermage is safe

The medical use of radiofrequency to tighten tissue was invented in the 1940's, so there is plenty of data in the medical literature which prooves that it is safe.The Thermage technology is based on the use of radio waves that are focused to a specific depth in the skin or just beneath the skin.
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Is Thermage safe?

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.
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Thermage is safer with new technology

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.
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Thermage is safe

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
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