How Strong Is the Pain During Thermage?

“Doctor, I’ve heard Thermage works well..

Does it hurt a lot?

Everyone who came in said it hurt so much..”

Thermage is a representative radiofrequency lifting device,

and it is known to be effective enough that

many celebrities also receive it.

However, there are also many stories saying it hurts that much.

When people hear that Thermage can be painful,

they often ask how intense the pain is.

To be honest, the intensity varies from person to person,

so it is difficult to say definitively that it is like this or that.

But I’ll go over how much pain many people actually feel,

and whether there are differences in pain by area,

one by one.

I’ll also explain ways to reduce pain,

so rather than getting too scared,

I hope you’ll read today’s post first.

How Strong Is the Pain During Thermage?
​1. How strong is Thermage pain?​2. How can you reduce the pain?​

1. How Strong Is the Pain During Thermage?

Thermage works by

sending radiofrequency energy into the skin

and delivering heat deep into the dermis.

At this time, the temperature inside the skin

needs to rise to 40–43°C or higher

for collagen remodeling to occur actively,

and because of this heat sensation, patients

experience stinging or burning pain.

Pain is highly subjective,

but I looked for a paper as a way to explain

a more objective level of pain.

The paper compared the degree of pain after conventional surface anesthesia and after nerve block anesthesia,

allowing us to see how much pain was felt.

Pain was measured using a method that marks

the degree of pain felt from 0 to 10 points.

In general,

0–0.4 points is interpreted as no pain,

0.5–4.4 points as mild pain,

4.5–7.4 points as moderate pain,

and 7.5–10 points as severe pain.

Pain was assessed separately for the forehead, midface,

lower jaw, and neck,

so we could also see the pain level by area.

77% of people felt pain of around 3–4 points in the forehead area,

Forehead pain intensity

95% of people felt pain of around 2–3 points in the midface area,

Midface pain intensity

82% of people felt pain of around 4–5 points in the lower jaw area,

Lower jaw pain intensity

and 69% of people felt pain of around 5–6 points in the neck area.

Neck pain intensity

As a result, the midface, around the cheeks,

and the forehead were relatively less painful,

while the jaw and neck areas,

where the bone and skin are closer together,

were felt to be more painful.

2. How Can You Reduce Thermage Pain?

As seen in the paper above,

Thermage is a procedure that involves some degree of pain.

However, the level of pain differed by area.

Therefore, to reduce pain,

the energy can be adjusted for each area.

Sometimes people ask,

“If you reduce the pain, does the effect also decrease?”

Since Thermage needs sufficient heat to reach the dermis

for collagen regeneration to be promoted,

the lifting effect can decrease if the intensity is too low.

So the procedure should be performed at a level

that eases the pain to some extent

without making the effect drop too much.

There are also other ways to reduce pain during the procedure.

The most basic method is to apply anesthetic cream

to numb the surface.

And for those who are very sensitive to pain,

you can also receive Thermage after sleep anesthesia.

Sleep anesthesia is also called conscious sedation,

and it is the same method used during colonoscopy.

It allows you to communicate to some extent,

but is an anesthesia method in which you do not feel pain,

so it may be worth considering for those who are sensitive to pain.

To sum up,

Thermage pain intensity was around 2–4 points

for the forehead and cheek area,

and around 4–6 points for the jaw and neck area.

Of course, the level of pain differs from person to person,

but I hope this helped you get a rough sense of it.

Also, through consultation with medical staff,

the pain can be eased

and adjusted to some extent even during the procedure.

So rather than getting too scared,

I hope you can talk it through 충분히 with the medical staff.

A procedure that is only painful

does not necessarily mean it will be effective,

so I hope you can get the results you want

with an appropriate intensity.

Thank you. This was Unni in Jamsil^^

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