How Effective is Thermage?

The original Thermage was from all accounts, patients and physicians who bought the machines, was pretty much a disaster. It was painful and ineffectual and many physicians reluctantly had to give the money back to their patients. It was probably too early to bring the product to market. The company then gussied up the machine and proclaimed that using different parameters and techniques the units were far more successful. In a bit of surprising honesty (why am I always surprised when... more

The problem with Thermage is that the doctor using it can't truly tell what quality of result you will get and you don't get your money back if you are disappointed. I have personally done 6 facelifts on patients who had Thermage elsewhere and all said "they got nothing from it." I just can't go along with a treatment with such marginal outcomes. Don't be fooled by claims that newer ways of using Thermage have now worked the inadequacy out of the system. That's just a company... more