Thermage
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“NO! Even the Doctor Couldn't See Results!”

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Updated 25 Jul 2008
Posted 19 Mar 2008
Not Worth It
Spent: $2,500 in Kirkland, WA

I took a before picture and 3 after pictures several months apart. All we taken in the same light with the same shirt on. I took the pictures back to the doctor and had him put them in order of dates. He got them EXACTLY backwards! Needless to say, they gave me 2 treatments of some radio frequency thing that worked slightly better for FREE. Do NOT recommend thermage.

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Before Thermage Before Thermage
After Thermage treatment After Thermage treatment
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Winona Wong M.D. (unregistered guest) 19 Mar 2008
Um, the two pictures ARE identical...all the way down to the same stray hairs in the same position on the top of the head. Did you mistakenly post duplicate shots for this post? I' just asking in the spirit of truth in advertising. (Disclosure: I do not offer or do Thermage in my practice.)
t mason (1 post) 12 May 2008
The pictures are totally different. Look at the door behind her. Look at her hair. I don't know what picture you were looking at but you're a DA!
KTA (31 posts) 10 Jun 2008
I think you better take a better look. Those pics are not the same....I see little strains of hair sticking up in the first pic that are not sticking up in the second pic!
mettta (2 posts) 16 Nov 2008
The pics are not identical, even the shirt is different, even though it is white
Person in Picture (unregistered guest) 20 Mar 2008
When I tried to upload the 2nd picture, I couldn't get it to work. Now my original picture is on there twice. I'll try to figure out if there is some way to edit my original comment. Sorry!
Min (3 posts) 20 Mar 2008
these pictures are totally identical. I had the procedure done and I see a difference and I would do it again.
Tom at RealSelf (Community Manager - 607 posts) 20 Mar 2008
Ok everyone, I'm in touch with B7507503 to resolve the error on our side. I've removed the duplicate in the meantime. UPDATE: the correct after thermage picture is now posted
KathySC (1 post) 29 May 2008
I also live in Kirkland. When did you have the procedure? Who did it? Thanks for your help.
Tom at RealSelf (Community Manager - 607 posts) 29 May 2008
B7507503 - please note that you can edit your Thermage review (must sign in first) and then add your doctor name to the provider text area. Thank you.
b7507503 (4 posts) 29 May 2008
I don't want to slam the doctor's office. If someone wants to know, they can email me.
furball (2 posts) 6 Jul 2011
Hi I am curious which Dr you used. I had Themage done in MO and it worked. I got a good Dr. and my body reacted well. I would rather avoid a Dr that is not getting results.
Cyndar (1 post) 16 Jun 2008
I also live in Kirkland and am looking into thermage. Could you tell me who did your procedure? Thanks
b7507503 (4 posts) 17 Jun 2008
(shown above to registered users). They did do the radio frequency thing that I think did help though.
dezil07 (4 posts) 23 Oct 2009
First of all, that is not the way you take a before and after picture. Sitting down with your head back creates unatural folding of the skin(like on the neck)so you would have to discount the pictures for that reason. If you were standing or sitting up straight The skin on your neck would look different. I can see a reduction of the naso-labial folds around your mouth. Maybe you thought you would get a facelift results from a non surgical procedure, from which you have no downtime?
Rose44 (1 post) 2 Nov 2009
I agree with dez. Perhaps your expectations were a little bit unrealistic. Thermage is supposed to be subtle. I can actually see an improvement in your face. It appears tighter and more lifted and softer looking. Your neck looks pretty saggy still but the way you are sitting is definitely exagerating that. I feel sorry for your poor docter: you had unrealistic expectations, he maybe promised too much and now he is paying for it by having to give you all these free treatments and with you dissing him online.
b7507503 (4 posts) 25 Nov 2009
You're right - I should have had a professional photographer come in and take the pictures. All I know is that I took four photographis in the same position, almost the same time of day and took them in to the doctor's office so they could see the difference. Like I said, they got them exactly backwards. Maybe I did expect too much but for over $2000, I expected more than a line next to my nose softened.
Becca Goodwyn (33 posts) 3 May 2010
Late but better than never- I did get a Thermage as a complement to a lower face lift. I believe that my results, which I like, cannot be attributed to either of the two procedures but I can tell you that Thermage promises and does not deliver. I was told that it will accentuate my facial countour. It did not. So I think that was a waste of my $2500:(. I have gotten wiser- for my naso labial folds, I have been getting Perlane fillers once a year. But I will never again shell out such amount of money for something that I do not think works. With regard to my lower face lift, I like my results - my chin/jowl line is more sharp than before. I am sorry I have to agree with you that I do not see any results on your Thermage. My botox doc told me he got rid of Thermage in his office as he does not think it works.
Olive56 (14 posts) 12 Jun 2010
There are only 2 doctors in our area that do this procedure. After my bad experience with Thermage Eyes and reading other people's posts I can see why.
Katerina1982 (33 posts) 4 Oct 2010
Um, the two above pictures are NOT identical. If you are an aesthetic provider, I ask that you halt your practice immediately! One of the hallmarks of a great aesthetic practitioner is attention to detail. Not only is the ambient lighting slightly different between the two pictures, the bottom of her hair is different in each picture as well as in the top picture is a drape over the back of the couch which is not there in the bottom picture. These are only a few differences one should be able to notice at a glance. There are many other differences as well if you just look.
kriskay777 (2 posts) 6 Oct 2010
Wow, I got a quote of $4500 for full face and I'm just beginning to show real signs of aging. All I want is a little freshening up.
Katerina1982 (33 posts) 11 Oct 2010
That is pure greed right there. $4500? I mean i would just go in for a surgical facelift at that price!
dezil07 (4 posts) 13 Oct 2010
you can achieve great results with thermage. Here's how: You want to get a thermage CPT treatment. Cpt stands for comfort pulse technology. The main problem with thermage in the past was that it was painful so the practitioner would turn down the heat and the results wouldn't be as good for this reason. With the new thermage CPT it is now much more comfortable and the results are much more consistent. Make sure the center that you go to has performed a high number of procedures. and most importantly make sure that you are not a better candidate for a facelift it is really a treatment for someone who does not need a face lift. If you fit the category you will enjoy seeing the immediate changes from thermage and the continued improvement in facial contour, tone, and having a more youthful quality to your skin. Worked wonders for me!
Cheryle Wolf (3 posts) 11 Jan 2012

I had a Thermage treatment in October 2010. I am 67 years old. While I didn't expect miracles I thuoght I would see some improvement. Believe it or not I looked worse than before the treatment. If I was not a candidate for the procedure because of my age, they should have told me. After paying $3400 I feel I was ripped off! Bewar!

furball (2 posts) 11 Jan 2012
Where did you have your work done?
Cheryle Wolf (3 posts) 12 Jan 2012
I had the procedure done at Perfect Body in Bay Shore NY.

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