How Long Should a Pelleve Treatment Take?

asked 1 year ago by Cotton Candy in West Milford, NJ
Latest answer by Ross A. Clevens, MD
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Tags: duration, Pelleve, treatment

How long should a Pelleve treatment take? I think my technician spent about 20 minutes total for face and neck in the first of three treatments. From what I've read, it should last 45 min to an hour. I'm going tomorrow for the 2nd of three sessions, should I insist on a full hour? no results to speak of from the first treatment, and at $1800 for the 3 sessions, it's a heavy hit and I want my money's worth.

5 answers to How Long Should a Pelleve Treatment Take?

Duration for Pelleve Treatments

I am very excited about Pelleve facial wrinkle treatments. Pelleve technology utlizes radiofreqency electric waves to heat the dermis, or the deep layer of the skin. This results in tightening of the skin that is most apparent about 4 weeks after treatment. The treatment is painless, and feels like a warm facial massage. For treatment of the entire face, a Pelleve treatment should take 45 minutes to one hour. If only a portion of the face is treated, the treatments can as little as 20... more

Temp Patterson, MD
Burley Facial Plastic Surgeon

Pelleve for facial Tightening

Pelleve treatments are an excellent way to tighten your skin without surgery. Most patients will have 2 treatments spaced about 1 month apart. The treatment consists of heating the skin to a specific temperature and then repeating multiple times until the skin contracts. Usually each area is covered about 4 times during a single session. However, treatments vary amongst individual patients. Typically a full face treatment will take 30-45 minutes to achieve this result... more

Edgar Franklin Fincher, MD, PhD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Favorable Results from Pelleve Treatments

It is true that the company that manufactures the Pelleve advises that a full facial treatment typically takes about 45 minutes to an hour. You will know if you are getting an effective treatment if the area being treated becomes very warm before the technician moves to the next area. The treatment should never be painful, but the more heat that you can tolerate the more effective the treatment will ultimately be. You should have mild swelling and redness that usually goes away... more

Ross A. Clevens, MD
Melbourne Facial Plastic Surgeon

Pelleve

Pelleve results vary. I believe it is a useful antiaging device but its results are subtle in most cases. A full facial treatement should take about 45 minutes. There are other more aggressive antiaging skin treatments such as CO2 lasesr which has downtime and risk. In my practice Pelleve is terrific for patients trying to preserve collagen in their 30s and 40s. Each year we lose facial collegen. With regular pelleve treatments you are ... more

Philip Solomon, MD
Toronto Facial Plastic Surgeon

Laser Surgery

We did not buy the Pelleve system because we have not seen enough data on the effectiveness of the treatment to justify the cost. Thank you for your question and good luck.

Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon

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