Thermage Skin Tightening in Charlotte North Carolina
During treatment, the skin is protected by a cool cryogen spray to allow the radio frequency energy to heat the deep tissue without inducing a superficial skin burn. Thermage's controlled heating of deeper layers of skin and other tissue causes skin contraction and tightening and is referred to as volumetric tissue heating. The immediate effect of ThermaCool is collagen contraction. Over time, a pronounced improvement develops as the collagen is remodeled and new collagen production begins. So is Thermage painful? With each pulse, there is a sensation of heat that lasts only a fraction of a second, which is followed by a cool sensation from the cooling spray, which also helps reduce discomfort.
In the early days of Thermage, treatments with were done with the use of a topical anesthetic cream. More experience has shown that this is not helpful and may even increase pain because it numbs the cooling sensation from the cryogen spray, which is delivered before, during and after the application of heat. Most patients experience moderate pain during the treatment. Some areas are more sensitive than others, like the jaw line and temples. Sometimes nerve blocks (administered with small injections) may be used to reduce pain on the forehead. Charlotte Ophthalmology Center for Facial Plastic Surgery typically uses both oral pain medications and oral ralxing medications prior to your treatment. Use of these medications requires that you have transportation home after your treatment as you will be unable to drive. Pain after treatment is infrequent and typically consists of mild soreness. This discomfort goes away very quickly.
Thermage - Charlotte
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