Thermage Price You get what you pay for

I just went to a popular website and every single person who paid $500 or $1000 or even $1500 said it wasnt worth it. And every single person who paid $3500 $4000 or more said it was worth it. Duh… $500 really ???  I only checked the first 10 and decided to write this post. First of all you have to know that the tips cost the doctor anywhere from $300 to $600 and some of the larger body tips are actually $900. I am assuming that you are getting your procedure in an office not on a street corner. Do the math. If someone is charging that little, either they are trying to make a buck on volume and using only half of  a tip for you and the other half for the next patient or they are using dangerous recycled tips, or maybe they even have an inexperienced minimum wage person doing your procedure. As I said in another post at least go to the Thermage corporate website and go to a Black Diamond or Pinnacle provider. Ask the doctor  or the technician how many years they have been doing the procedure. Dont settle for less than 4 years minimum. I wouldnt be surprised if some of the unhappy people went to a place that had just started using the equipment and has little to no experience. Experience is everything when it comes to a procedure like this. It has to be treated with the same respect as any other surgery, even though its not surgery. I am sure you can find a general surgeon to do a surgical eye lift for $1500 vs the $5000 an opthalmic plastic surgeon would charge. Would you do that ?  Its the same thing. Thermage is a very powerful radio frequency device. In the right hands it can lift, tighten, or melt fat depending on the skill of the operator. They need years of experience to tighten with the proper technique and procedure in certain areas and melt where there is excess fat. The reverse would result in the disasters that many complain about on the blogs. Do your homework. Go to someone who has a good reputation and a lot of experience. Many technicians have more experience than even some doctors. Use the internet its pretty easy to figure it all out with a little bit of research.