Thermage CL for Cellulite

It is estimated that Cellulite afflicts about 90% of women over 30. Although primarily a problem with women, men can have cellulite in the same areas of the body. Cellulite can easily  be mistaken for fat, but the problem is  actually  a result of skin tissue anchors that pull the skin downward. Since it is not a fat issue, even thin women are often troubled with cellulite dimples.

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Single Treatment Before and at 6 Months

A Single Treatment of Thermage is all that's required.

Most all other Cellulite treatments require multiple procedures. The Cellulite procedure by Thermage helps improve the appearance of cellulite in a single treatment without surgery, injections or downtime. With this special heat delivery tip, collagen-contracting heat is delivered deeply into the sub-dermal and fatty layers of the skin. This will cause the skin to tighten and firm while the new collagen creates an elastic foundation. Blood flow in the tissues is increased, further helping to reduce the lumpy bumpy appearance of cellulite.

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Single Treatment Before and at 6 Months

Thermage Cellulite uses Radio Frequency Heating

All Thermage procedures use a unique, patented radiofrequency technology  (RF) for controlled heating of tissue that is backed by years of clinical research. The technology has been written about in over 45 peer-reviewed articles and safely used on over 450,000 patients worldwide to stimulate existing collagen and promote new collagen growth. Patients benefit from a single treatment and results can be subtle to dramatic depending on the individual patient.

Immediate tightening occurs as existing collagen responds to the heat. New collagen production begins with final results seen in about 6 months.  Improvement is gradual as this new collagen smooths bumpy and lumpy skin.

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Thermage Cellulite Treatment Overview

• No topical or injected local anesthetic, sedative or pain killers are necessary in most cases.
• An ink grid will be placed on your skin so that treatment energies are applied evenly.
• A  clear fluid is applied to the treatment areas  ensure good electrical and thermal contact with the skin and the treatment tip.
• With each energy pulse to the skin,  a combination of cooling spray and RF energy is delivered. The spray continuously cools the outer layers of the skin to prevent overheating of the surface skin.
• Depending on your pain threshold, you may feel mild warmth, intense warmth (heat), or possibly very brief pain with each application of energy. 
• Throughout the procedure, our Thermage Nurse performing the procedure will ask for feedback from you about your perception of heat and the level of discomfort you are experiencing.  RF levels will be adjusted up or down accordingly so that therapeutic levels of heat are achieved without excessive discomfort.
• Treatment time varies according to area(s) treated and the number of times the tip is passed over the skin. A Thermage procedure can take between 1 to 2 hours depending on the area treated.

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