Does Thermismooth for the eyes cause dry eye?

Thermismooth around the eyes should not cause your dry eye problem to worsen unless you are wearing your contacts during the procedure wt your eyes closed. If you are a contact wearer please be sure to remove them prior to the procedure.

My practice in NYC has performed Pelleve and now ThermiSmooth radiofrequency treatment, for many years,  to improve the skin of the periorbital (around the eyes) area and we have had no patients develop dry eyes as a result of this treatment. There are reports of improvement in this region after ThermiSmooth, and other mucosal regions, after ThermiVa used for vaginal rejuvenation, of better moisture production. This doesn't mean that someone can't develop this situation; as with anything in medicine there could be unusual and surprising side effects as you describe but I am not aware of such.

Thermismooth does not cause dry eyes. Inf fact, it has been noted in studies that patients were noticing an improvment with dry eyes.  

We currently perform a number of these treatments on a weekly basis and have not seen any patients with dry eye.  However, with any procedure that effectively opens the aperture of the eye more (by tightening lid skin), there is a potential for increasing pre-existing dry eye simply because the eye is more open.  I would also recommend seeing an ophthalmologist if this persists.  I hope that helps!

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. In my opinion, I do not think that the ThermiSmooth treatment around your eyes caused this "dry eye" to worsen. I would recommend you see your Ophthalmologist as soon as possible.#thermieyes #skintightening #looseskin