Is radiofrequency a good option for treating malar bags? If so, who does it? Is it different from Thermage?I had a successful lower Blepharoplasty last year. However, that surgery does not correct malar bags. I still have a moderate malar bag under my left eye, which was there before the surgery.
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Thermage has the capacity to tighten up dermal collagen and the collagen fibers that run through the fatty layer of the skin. That doesn't mean it directly impacts fat cells themselves (at this stage that's still a function of liposuction, laser and, to some degree, Mesotherapy.)
Because you...
The first thing you need to know is that Thermage is not a nonsurgical tummy tuck, because the tummy tuck procedure tightens the muscle wall that has been stretched out. (Exercise will not bring the muscles back into position.) However, if you are looking for a nonsurgical alternative and...
Thermage is used to tighten skin, especially on the neck-it achieves about 20% of what a facelift achieves.
For wrinkles around the mouth, lip lines and lip wrinkles you need laser resurfacing. The newer fractional ablative laser resurfacing with the 2940 Erbium is safer and very effective. New...
