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Thermage CPT : Do You Still See Patients with Fat Melting Issues from Recent Treatment?

asked 9 months ago by jacuzi12 in Montreal Canada
Latest answer by Scott E. Newman, MD
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Tags: fat loss

Hi, I am a 43yo male considering Thermage. That was recommended to me by a plastic surgeon who also has a medspa practice. However another surgeon who specializes in facial surgery recommended a surgical lift (this one does not offer thermage). I'm ok with surgery (had hair transplants before) but I'd prefer to avoid the 2 weeks downtime. My fear with Thermage is fat loss. Do doctors still see fat melting issue with patients who were treated with the latest generation Thermage? Thanks!

2 answers to Thermage CPT : Do You Still See Patients with Fat Melting Issues from Recent Treatment?

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Fat melting

Any 'heat generating' technology has the potential to cause fat reduction. Obviously there are situations where this is a good thing and others, as you describe, where it is not. One of the advantages to the latest Thermage CPT system compared to other devices on the market is how well the depth can be 'tuned'. This was clearly an issue with older generations of devices- Thermage included. In my practice we use four different skin-tightening... more
Scott E. Newman, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.psurgery.com

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Fat melting with the new thermage

The Thermage C .P.T. (Comfort Pulse Technology) is the newest version of Thermage treatment. When Thermage first came on the scene, several years ago, some treatments resulted in thermal damage to the fat. That happened only a very few times, when the practitioner got too aggressive. To my knowledge, this has not happened recently. With the new handle, the pain is much less of an issue than in the past and the procedure can be done faster{bigger head}... more
Eugene Mandrea, MD

Chicago Dermatologist

www.lakeviewderm.com

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