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Facelifts - before & after

Surface Pointé Lifts: Pointé Lift - before & after
Surface has developed a technology first performed in Europe. Surface Pointe Lifts are a non-surgical alternative to traditional surgical lifts but without the cutting, stitches, and recovery time. Pointe Lifts are performed entirely through small needle holes under local anesthetic. Commont treatment areas include the forehead and eyes, lower face, and neck.

This new technique gives a much more natural result and eliminates the common "pulled" look of surgical facelifts.

Best of all, it's reversable.

Thermage: Thermage - before & after
Loose skin that has been stretched by age and exposure has been treated in the past with surgery. Traditional "face lifts" undermine (separate) the skin and then pull it towards the ears to make it tighter. The excess skin is cut away and the edges are sutured together. Permanent scars in the hairline and in front of the ears are necessary for this correction. Face lifts are still common but don't do much for thin skin and can look artificial and stretched. A well done facelift can last ten years before needing to be redone. It requires a number of weeks to look normal enough to go into public and facelifts that don't meet expectations are still permanent.

Loose skin can now be treated with a new medical technology called "Thermage". This process tightens the skin using focused energy (radio waves) that causes the collagen and protein in the skin to shrink. This shrinking tightens the skin and causes new collagen to form making it stronger and more resilient. The effects increase over time with maximum results achieved a few months after treatment.

	Our Thermage procedure has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America.

The face and neck are the most common treatment areas and the procedure can be performed over a lunch hour. There is no down time for healing or recovery with temporary redness lasting only an hour or two. There can be brief numbness in the area in a few people. Problems are very rare because the device is under continuous computer control. Clinical studies have shown remarkable results after only one treatment and multiple treatments are possible.

A special Thermage technique called "vectoring" can produce results similar to a face lift by tightening the skin in any desired direction. This ability results in a completely natural result, eliminating the "pulled" look common to face lifts.

	Surface Medical Spas are the only medical clinics anywhere that offer both Thermage, FeatherLift, and Pointe Lifts.

FeatherLift: A new technology developed in Russia and now being performed in the United States is showing great promise in lifting and shaping lax or loose skin without surgery.

The FeatherLift technique involves using special sutures called "Aptos threads" that are inserted under the skin through a thin needle. These threads are positioned to pull and mold the skin of the face similar to a traditional facelift but without surgery.

Patients cannot feel the sutures and they cannot be seen. If necessary they can be removed.

There are numerous benefits to this technique. There is no surgery involved, the threads can be positioned in any direction, and it is reversible. This results in a much more natural result and eliminates the common "pulled" look of surgical facelifts.

Combining FeatherLift with skin tightening like Thermage can rival the traditional facelift without the long downtime and recovery. There are no scars and healing time is very short. Local anesthetic is all that is required for the procedure.

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