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radio frequency has damaged my face - fat loss is the worse side effect with rf

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I had 4 Triactive + from DEKA and this has left me...

Madgeoa
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I had 4 Triactive + from DEKA and this has left me with fat atrophy all over my face indentation on the cheeks , my skin has become loose and the pore are so large , I have scaring and little holes forming months after the treatments. I am now in a very bad place and suffer with depression . My face has been ruined .
If anyone think of doing RF , please consider that those device DO NOT always give the result you are after and consider all the side effects , unfortunately I didn’t check and I am now suffering the consequences. ;-(((

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December 21, 2014
I completly understand I had 2 rf treatments on my buttocks hips and thighs and lost all the fat I had. So much fat loss that it looks deformed. Also have dents on buttocks, uneven lumpiness and some areas cave inward due to the amount of fat lost. The worst part is that I used to have a Brazilian type buttocks, full firm and plump. Now it looks deformed. My intention was to build collagen in the skin. I made it clear to the Medspa technician that I liked the shape of my butt and hips and do not want to alter it, just improve the skin and she promised me it would not alter the shape in any way. I have so much anger towards her. I am in a deep depression, have not left my house in 3 months. It has ruined my life. It's been 7 months now since the treatment and it just seemed to be getting worse with time. I can't imagine it getting any worse I truly have no fat left. No one understands the emotional pain I am in. I have lost the will to live. I had plans to get engaged and start trying for a baby with my boyfriend. However he has not seen me since this happened cause he's been overseas and I know he will get turned off. He used to love the shape of my body and the difference is dramatic. I ended up having to cancel our plans and breaking up. I'm in so much pain so I understand what u feel. I'm unfortunately coming to terms with the idea that the fat loss is permanant. The device she used is called endymed and it is not suppose to kill fat cells but this woman turned the heat up too high and was extremely neglectful. I really don't know how much longer I can take the emotional pain it has caused me. I hope that somehow your face will heal with time. Know that you are not alone.
April 3, 2015
Hopeless, I hope things have improved for you. I don't know what to say, except your story is truly sad. I want you to know something - you are and always were much more than your body. That said, if life as you knew it is over, you should look into a butt implant. Be well and kind to yourself.
June 5, 2018
Again, the triactive laser is not Radio frequency. It is a low level laser therapy that cannot creat any type off effect that you are referring to.
June 30, 2018
I had laser treatment also melt facial fat. I'm living proof. It changed my face in the course of just 3 months and I couldnt figure out what the heck had happened to my face. My friends thought I'd had a stroke! I finally chalked it up to stress accelerated aging. I finally connected the dots and went back to the clinic that did it to find out exactly what technology was used. The nurse practitioner denied her machine caused facial fat loss. But when I showed her pictures of me one month prior to treatment and then one just 3 months later. She said " Oh yes there is a significant loss of fat" But she said her machine could not have caused it. THEN WHAT DID LADY??????? I did NOTHING else to my face!!!!!!! PISSES ME OFF that they flat out deny this is possible when it is happening to many unsuspecting women. I only figured it out because I did lots of research and I am sure the majority of women dont know what is happening and end up getting talked into more treatments.
September 8, 2018
As I said above. Exactly the same thing happened to me. And it went over a course of 12-14 months damage for change in face shape due to fat loss. A youthful face for my age lost. And it is traumatic!
June 5, 2018
TriActice is not RF. I've used it since the day the unit came out in the US and have never seen 1 negative side effect. You must have mistaken the treatment for something else. Its low level laser not radio frequency.
December 30, 2018
antmann , Triactive + is a complete system with lasers and RF . My mum face was destroyed by it. Are you working for the company ?
August 31, 2018
My jawline was destroyed by infini rf.. it’s 2 years later, and I’m depressed every day. I miss being pretty. Now the top of my face.. where I didn’t have anything done looks young, but my neck and jawline ( the part I had done), look about 30 years older. The “you look good for your age,” comments stopped, and now I look terrible.
September 8, 2018
Me too. I was pretty and people wouldn’t believe how old I was. They thought I was 10-12 years younger. They simply couldn’t believe it. That has now stopped. And it was 100% bc of RF. It is simply devastating. Depressing and constantly looking for it too improve and looking for improvements.
September 8, 2018
Me too. I looked 10 years younger then my age. But still I of course had issues I thought would be helped by using RF treatment and well I could afford it so it did it. I have had massive amounts of fat loss and I am guessing elastin and collagen. But certainly atrophy. I too have depression as a result of what has happened. I keep waiting for a turn round but I understand that the chance of that is next to Zero. But I keep hoping. It is dramatic enough a change that many have commented on it and if I have been unwell. And anyone who wants to tell you it is not from RF is not telling the truth. You know your own body and face and have dealt with stress your whole life. A dramatic change in face shape and structure is due to something that has simply changed it dramatically. And this is RF.
December 31, 2018
Where did u have your treatments how can we stop this happening we need to put these people!
December 31, 2018
It was a while back when living in Westminster in California
November 7, 2018
I am 1yr post 8 tri polar RF I have all of the stated problems and destroyed my face I'm pursuing the lady who did the treatment for compensation and will not let it go! I've gone from not leaving the house to accepting the damage but hate looking at myself in a mirror.... We all need to stick together and push for change xx
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Fat Loss under the nose area due to RF

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The side effects of the RF are still continuing months after your last session , i have all sort of scars coming threw, my cheeks are now flat and i am loosing fat under my nose where the RF went which make my lips look a different shape not in a good way, this has left me looking awful and a lot older , has anyone experience this ? My skin is soo dry, the poors are very open and i have hole forming as well as spots.
This treatment has changed my face and i hate it.

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February 10, 2014
Thank you for sharing your experience with us, I am so sorry you did not have the results you were hoping for. I
hope you find support from our community, and I am certain you will. Also just so you know that you can also ask questions to our Doctors on site 

You mention you had 4 treatments, in what time frame were your treatments and did you just recently start noticing the negative side effects?
July 14, 2015
which RF did you had ? i am going this week for scarlet RF recommended by my dermatologist for acne scars and large open pores and one depressed chicken pox scar.....so much confused and worried after reading your post ?wont that make me look worse
November 16, 2016
I have to agree. I had an endymed skin tightening on my face and endybleph around my eyes. I hate the resulsts which have made my face shape change and hollowed out my eyes. My cheeks that I loved and were my favourite feature have lost volume and are flatter. I have been very depressed since this treatment. I am also only 2 months in and am dreading the next few months as I watch my face change. I hope I am over the worst of it but I look different from even 2 weeks ago. These machines should not be on the market or at the very least customers should be warned fully of the effects and side effects they can have. I was assured by my provider I would not experience the very thing I am. I am devastated.
September 8, 2018
Someone needs to stop this from happening. The very fact that the people operating these instruments are either saying this can’t happen or that when it does happen it isn’t from their instruments is appalling. I like one of the other people in these forums never knew the side affects and just joined the dots and did some research after I noticed dramatic changes. And then found that other people were saying the same thing. So it is real and it is damaging people. It has to stop
September 8, 2018
It's a cruel machine. I don't know how people with any conscience can use them.
UPDATED FROM Madgeoa

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