Thermage Blog

Thermage was the first non surgical device to offer significant improvement for the face and the body for loose saggy skin.  Almost 12 years and a million treatments later it still is the safest choice with the longest track record. The fact that it has been out there so long and has over 2500 establishments offering treatment actually poses a new kind of problem.  It is apparent reading the reviews on any popular cosmetic website that the treatment costs and satisfaction range is wider now than ever. Reviews state people treating faces anywhere from $1500 up to $5000. Not too surprisingly those that seemed to be the most dissatisfied were the ones paying the least. Thermage performed correctly is actually expensive for the Doctor.  The real consumables supplied by Thermage cost up to a thousand dollars for just one area. In fact it is not unusual for one of the top clinics to use a number of tips on  more than one body part and the tips alone would cost quite a few thousand dollars.  Given that fact there are numerous companies selling bootleg tips and offering to reenergize tips that should be tossed in the garbage. I am sure if you have tried this with your printer you know its a hit or miss proposition and you could land up throwing your printer in the garbage or having that inexpensive cartridge not deliver the quality or quantity promised.  THATS A DISASTER when it comes to your face. More and more often patients are actually experiencing worse treatments.  This is from two facts, way too many clinics with improperly trained technicians with very little experience and to make matters worse using bootleg supplies.  Experience is everything the wrong technique in the wrong area would give you the opposite results than what you are seeking. A typical properly administered face thermage would tighten the skin and create more collagen in the cheeks over the long term and eliminate fat under the chin.  Yet reviews show that some people are losing volume in their cheeks and others are getting no results at all.  Thankfully the problem is easily avoided, simply go to thermage.com and use the provider with the most years of experience, preferably more than 7.  PS if they are not listed with Pinnacle and or Black Diamond awards either they are buying bootleg tips, or not enough tips to receive that designation. One other secret. If they offer only Thermage than they would have even more experience, Now that Solta owns Fraxel and Liposonix the awards are given for the combination of all of the consumables, so it is possible that an office that delivers a large number of Fraxel treatments and or Liposonix and hardly any Themage treatments might still be listed as Pinnacle because of their Liposonix and Fraxel purchases.  I know it all sounds very complicated, But its actually simple find a provider that has the most years of experience is focused on Thermage and has proven that they have a large amount of experience and that their consumables were purchased from Thermage not from someone’s garage, basement or from the far east. PS Check this out http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/01/prweb12420024.htm