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.

Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah lifts and tightens sagging skin without surgery and without downtime. Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah uses radiofrequency energy and a cooling spray to heat the deep layers of your skin and thereby tightens existing collagen and stimulates new collagen growth.

Most treatments can be performed in less than an hour and there is virtually no recovery period. During a ThermaCool treatment, radiofrequency energy is applied with a cooling wand. Without damaging the surface, the radiofrequency energy is absorbed by the dermal layer of skin tissue where it tightens existing collagen and triggers new collagen production. Results are achieved gradually from the inside out! The treatment is quick and virtually painless.  After treatment, most patients experience only minor redness, which subsides within an hour or so.

The Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah procedure was developed to help the signs of aging skin. It works by tightening tissue. It is currently used for treating periorbital (around the eye) wrinkles. The Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah procedure is also known as ThermaLift, Thermal Lifting, Therma Plasty, and Thermoplastic contouring. The Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah technology is being studied for other aesthetic uses on the face.

The radiofrequency (RF) energy uniformly heats the dermis while cooling and protecting the epidermis. It is designed to cause immediate collagen contraction followed by new collagen production, which occurs over a period of time. The Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah procedure is the only non-invasive method to tighten loose skin.

Each time treatment is delivered there is an immediate cool sensation, followed by a brief hot sensation, then followed by a cool sensation. An anesthetic cream applied one hour before the procedure numbs the surface of the skin to help make the treatment more comfortable. Your physician may offer additional measures to increase your comfort.

Depending on the size of the area treated, the procedure itself may take anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. Your physician may require that you arrive an hour before your procedure for administration of an anesthetic cream.

You may return to your normal activities immediately, as there is usually no “downtime”. Minimal redness is seen in some patients but it usually disappears shortly after treatment. Heat-related complications can occur but are uncommon. There is no special care needed after treatment. As a part of good skin care, sunscreen is recommended.

In most patients, results appear gradually over 2-6 months, although some patients see an earlier response.

A single treatment has produced good results in a significant number of patients. However, your doctor will assess the number and frequency of treatments required to achieve optimal results for your skin.

Recently published studies show that improvements continue for at least six months after a single treatment session. Other studies show that thermal collagen changes can last several years, depending on the rate of the aging process.

The Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah procedure is very safe. Although it is possible that skin damage can occur, this advanced treatment has been studied carefully in hundreds of patients with minimal reports of lasting adverse effects.

This magnified picture of skin (before image) depicts diminished collagen density and a thinning epidermis (top layer of skin), which is typical of aging skin. Four months after the Thermage Skin Tightening Salt Lake City Utah Procedure there is new and denser collagen and an appreciable increase in the thickness of the epidermis.