Are You Aware of Thermage

Thermage is a non-invasive method used by cosmetologists to tighten skin, especially for people who have some sagginess in the face, but the lines haven’t become permanent. In this non-invasive therapy, collagen is tightened and its growth is stimulated. A device emits radio waves into the skin that heats up the collagen, causing it to contract. The impact is a lifting and tightening of the affected skin, tells Dr Shehla Aggarwal, Dermatologist, Mehak Skin Clinic.
During the treatment, the professional places on your face, one section at a time, a computerized instrument of the size of a pocket flashlight that delivers radiofrequency energy to the deeper layers of your skin. You will feel warmth on your face each time the energy is delivered. The heat stimulates collagen and tightens it. A session will last between 30 minutes to 2 hours. Anaesthesia may not be necessary. After treatment you skin may remain red for a day or two.

Is It Right For Me?

Age-wise: The best results, the most predictable, are in patients of between 35 and 60 years old। If the skin is too lax, the results will not be so satisfactory.

Cost-wise: One session of thermage will cost between ` 50,000 to ` 100,000 depending on the severity of skin sagging। This needs to be repeated in six months.

How many sessions are recommended?
The result lasts from six months to a year, and needs to be repeated as and when the skin becomes lax.

Go and talk to your dermatologist and feel like a million bucks inside out. You deserve it.