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What's the difference between the old Thermage device and the new Thermage CPT?

anna1985Mar 12, 2018
What's the difference between the old thermage device and the new thermue CPT? Do you have to feel burned and hot in the procedure with the thermage CPT to have a lift effect?

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Dr. Shaun Patel, MD
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