So is Thermage Wrinkle Removal Actually True to the Safety Claims?

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So is Thermage Wrinkle Removal Actually True to the Safety Claims?

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Thermage is a scientifically established cosmetic procedure, which enhances the appearance of the skin by making it tauter and softer. Following FDA approval, people have felt more confident about going for Thermage, and the procedure has increased in popularity in many countries since then.

Radio waves are used in this treatment to firm up the old collagen under the skin and to trigger the creation of new collagen - very similar the approach used in the new vitiligo treatment and pearly penile papules treatment. Revitalized skin will be evident just a couple of weeks after the procedure is done, and the best part is that the skin keeps on improving for months after that. The two factors that decide the duration of a typical Thermage procedure are how much skin is being treated and what its condition is, but it is highly unlikely that it would take more than two hours.

As time has passed, queries have begun to crop up concerning the safety of Thermage procedures. As reported at the SmartLipo site, there have been cases where people who had undergone the treatment have reported fat atrophy and surface irregularities.

After research, it was found that these problems exist in such a small number of cases that no inference against the safety of Thermage could be drawn from them. Majority of the patients reporting theses problems had undergone treatment with the radio waves set at very high energy levels. This shows that only a trustworthy doctor with ample know-how of the procedure should be consulted for a Thermage session.

Expert supervision ensures that Thermage leads to no side effects at all, thus making it a very safe treatment. The technology has improved a lot over the years, and most doctors are now well trained in conducting the procedure in the correct manner.

Following reports of uneasiness due to the heat created during the treatment, a cooling spray is now employed to soothe the outer layer of the skin. Side effects such as mild swellings and redness are reported in some rare cases, but these are transient, and fade away in less than a week.

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