I am having thermismooth on my entire face they say its on number 40 im guessing thats 40% if they go any higher it feels like a hot curling iron on my face they have to stop and start. is this normal and if its not getting hot enough is this going to be effective ??? there is no way for it to go higher its just too pain full i jerk away cause its so hot.
December 30, 2015
Answer: ThermiSmooth Pain Thank you for your question - the "40" you are referring to is the temperature in degrees Centigrade. The ThermiSmooth uses the target temperature as the treatment endpoint and is usually not at all painful, as long as the temperature is SLOWLY increased. Usually for skin tightening, I use a treatment temperature of 42 degrees. Occasionally, patients will feel a brief period of discomfort or heat as we approach the treatment temperature - this ALWAYS passes and the treatment becomes totally pain-free after about one minute, even though the temperature is exactly the same (it feels cooler, but it isn't). The pain you experience is coming from the change in temperature not from the temperature itself. This explains why people can burn themselves without knowing it while using a heating pad. They are not in pain, yet can get serious burns. Your practitioner should try to increase the temperature slowly and may need to work on smaller areas of your face at a time. Even if you can only tolerate 40 degrees, you should still see results, but you may require an additional session at that temperature. I hope this was helpful.
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December 30, 2015
Answer: ThermiSmooth Pain Thank you for your question - the "40" you are referring to is the temperature in degrees Centigrade. The ThermiSmooth uses the target temperature as the treatment endpoint and is usually not at all painful, as long as the temperature is SLOWLY increased. Usually for skin tightening, I use a treatment temperature of 42 degrees. Occasionally, patients will feel a brief period of discomfort or heat as we approach the treatment temperature - this ALWAYS passes and the treatment becomes totally pain-free after about one minute, even though the temperature is exactly the same (it feels cooler, but it isn't). The pain you experience is coming from the change in temperature not from the temperature itself. This explains why people can burn themselves without knowing it while using a heating pad. They are not in pain, yet can get serious burns. Your practitioner should try to increase the temperature slowly and may need to work on smaller areas of your face at a time. Even if you can only tolerate 40 degrees, you should still see results, but you may require an additional session at that temperature. I hope this was helpful.
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Answer: Thermi Smooth on Face Thermi Smooth's target temperature at the surface is between 42-45 degrees C. The temperature of the skin always is higher than what is on the machine. I have tested this with the infrared camera. I usually target 42 degrees C. I find that on subsequent treatments patients can tolerate higher temperatures. It is also essentially that your provider moves the hand pieces at a constant speed and uses enough gel.
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Answer: Thermi Smooth on Face Thermi Smooth's target temperature at the surface is between 42-45 degrees C. The temperature of the skin always is higher than what is on the machine. I have tested this with the infrared camera. I usually target 42 degrees C. I find that on subsequent treatments patients can tolerate higher temperatures. It is also essentially that your provider moves the hand pieces at a constant speed and uses enough gel.
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