Hi I would like to rejunevate my skin and get it tighter with younger looking texture. I have considered fractional co2 laser as well as profound. I have heard that they can be performed together. When this is the case, is the laser co2 used with the same intensity than it is when used alone ? (I've seen that laser co2 can be used with very different intensity and that some practicians even put their patients under general anesthesia to use it full force.) Thank you very much in advance !
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Hello,
Facetite has a handpiece that goes to the sub skin tissues and heats the area and so it can melt fat. As is noticeable in the pictures, your lower face is thin and so the facetite is not a good option and Profound RF is better choice. It’s efficient for lower facelift and at the same t...
Hi Wolverine,
Great question. Profound RF has two different sets of needles, one for tightening the skin at 1-2 mm deep which stimulates elastin formation tightening and lifting the skin, the other for melting unwanted fat at 6 mm deep. This deep set of needles is used to destroy fat cells in...
Hello,
Profound RF is a radiofrequency needling device that makes lower face and upper neck lift. It is not proper for upper face including forehead area. Fat transfer is a better option for you.
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Dr Ali Sajjadian