Thermage Lifting: Effects by Treatment Area and Suitable Candidates

Thermage Lifting: Effects by Treatment Area and Suitable Candidates

As time passes, skin naturally loses elasticity. In particular, areas that move a lot, such as around the eyes, cheeks, and jawline, show a more noticeable decline in elasticity as we age. These changes do not simply lead to wrinkles; they can also alter the overall contour and impression of the face.

One method used to improve the loss of elasticity and structural changes caused by skin aging is Thermage. This procedure uses radiofrequency energy to stimulate collagen production within the skin and reorganize the skin structure.

The procedure uses radiofrequency energy.

Thermage precisely delivers radiofrequency energy into the dermis, where it can help improve wrinkles, tighten the skin, stimulate fibroblasts, and create a lifting effect through collagen regeneration and contraction.

Through the procedure, existing collagen fibers are contracted, and over time, a physiological response is induced in which new collagen forms. Through this process, the skin gradually regains elasticity and its surface structure improves, producing a lifting effect.

It creates firmer skin.

Rather than expecting an immediate effect, this procedure typically produces gradual changes over several weeks to months. Radiofrequency energy regenerates collagen, increasing the collagen content within the tissue and potentially improving skin thickness and density.

It can also help lift the skin around the cheeks and jawline upward, refining the overall contour and making the skin surface appear smoother. Repeated Thermage treatments may produce more noticeable results, and because there is little pain and no anesthesia is required, even those sensitive to pain can undergo the procedure with peace of mind.

In addition, the intensity and depth of the delivered energy can be adjusted, allowing for detailed targeting by area. The procedure focuses on changes in the skin’s internal structure and aims for medium- to long-term improvement in elasticity. The key to Thermage is inducing changes in the skin’s internal tissue structure based on radiofrequency energy without damaging the surface.

Special treatment tips used in Thermage

The tips used in Thermage FLX can largely be divided into a face tip and an eye-area tip. The face tip has a larger surface area than previous tips, allowing for more efficient treatment, while the eye-area tip is optimized for the thinner skin around the eyes.

Both tips have a larger treatment area than the previous third-generation Thermage, enabling more even and efficient results and shortening treatment time. In addition, because the period during which pain may be felt has become shorter, the burden of pain is relatively reduced.

What are the main areas where Thermage is applied?

Thermage can be applied not only to the overall face, but also to various areas such as the neck, eye area, and jawline. First, it can be used with the aim of improving the eyelids, which are prone to sagging, and wrinkles under the eyes. It can also be applied to nasolabial folds caused by sagging cheeks.

It is also used to refine a blurred jawline and contour, and to restore elasticity in areas such as the neck, where the skin is thin and elasticity declines quickly, as well as in sunken areas caused by volume loss. Because this procedure can cover a relatively large area while inducing structural changes through deeper stimulation, an integrated lifting effect can be expected across the entire face.

Thermage does more than simply reduce wrinkles, which are an external feature; it also adjusts the internal environment of the skin to restore its natural structure and function. It can be a useful approach when you want to recover elasticity through collagen regeneration and naturally refine the facial contour.

This procedure can provide both medium- to long-term improvement in skin structure and a lifting effect rather than only short-term improvement, and it may be considered when skin aging begins. If you are concerned about sagging skin and wrinkles due to a lack of elasticity, choosing Ulthera can also be a good option.

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