What Do Doctors Use Thermage to Treat?

With the latest version of Thermage, we have been able to treat loose skin in the abdomen, hips, and upper arms. Although the results aren't quite as good as surgery, there is almost no down time from Thermage, and patients do get significant skin tightening without the scars associated with surgery. Of course this is all in addition to treatment of the face, neck, and eyelids...Talk to a qualified cosmetic surgeon to see if this might be the right approach for you... more

Thermage is very versatile and can treat cray paper textured skin, sagging foreheads, droopy eyelids, deep smile folds, jowls, sagging necks, cellulite, imperfections after liposuction,inferior quality of knee skin, sagging inner thighs (where liposuction can be more risky) and other areas.

Thermage is a non-surgical (no incision!) treatment that can tighten skin and stimulate your body to make healthier collagen—the building block that provides structure to your skin. The procedure uses radiofrequency technology called ThermaCool that has been clinically proven to tighten and gently lift skin to smooth out wrinkles and renew facial contours. Fast and easy, Thermage requires no downtime from normal activities. And unlike laser treatments, Thermage can be performed on... more

Because Thermage works by stimulating the production of new collagen in the skin, it works best in general for mild to moderate skin laxity caused by collagen breakdown (typically from aging and sun damage.) However, a newer application is for cellulite, and we have been getting good results. Thermage won't reduce fat, but the "orange peel" skin and "cottage cheese" texture is related in part to the collagen in the tissues in and under the skin, so it makes sense that... more