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Pointe
Lift - before & after
Thermage
Skin Tightening - before & after
Pointe
Lift & Thermage - before & after
Thermage: 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.
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.
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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