What is Radiage?

I heard that is a new skin tightening treatment being used in Europe that is non-surgical AND is not a laser treatment.  I'm curious... if it's not a laser, what is it?  Does it work?  Is it available in the U.S.?

1 answer to “What is Radiage?”

A: Radiage - what is it, and what does it treat?

Sirish Maddali, MD

Radiage is a novel skin tightening treatment that has been in use in Europe and is now pending FDA approval in the US. It is not a laser. It is a radiofrequency-based system that is based on a completely different idea than photothermal reactions, which are important in laser technology. It works by using... more

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