Non surgical facelifts are all the rage, but what does it mean?

In the old days, we needed to make incisions in your face and physcially pull the skin upwards. This is known as a surgical facelift. But, now with radiofrequency we can add radio waves into the deep dermal layers of your skin so that it tightens and lifts itself. Hence non surgical facelift.

How do we get your skin to lift on its own?

There’ are a whole series of articles on this, but long story short, when we apply radiofrequency, your body thinks it’s about to be damaged and sends collagen and elastin to the area to facilitate healing. When this isn’t needed because you’re not actually injured, this good stuff hangs around in the lower layers of our skin resulting in more volume, fewer fine lines and wrinkles and less sagging. All at the same time as a visible tightening in our skin. So things like drooping jowls are eased by an increased smoothness, laxity and tighter skin.

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Factors to consider when thinking about alternative therapies including ultrasound and thermage.

Your aesthetic outcome will range from the very dramatic (and immediately noticeable) with a lot of pain, to restoring and resurfacing a specific feature that you’re unhappy with depending on which treatment you select.

Each have their own benefits and downsides, whether that be the type of energy they use, the archaic nature of the technology or even how safe they are and related discomfort. Many clients have already tried fillers and Botox injections when they come to us. Some love the filler and want to add to their effects, others are concerned about inserting an injectable toxin into their body and associated risks. We have to say; we think the natural nature of RF therapy has a lot going for it. And complications are rare.

On that note, if you’re after the dramatic finish of medical procedures produce, are you therefore happy with incisions, the odd stich or two, post op bruising, scarring and even whether you want an anaesthetic. Plus the associated downtime involved in the healing process. Also prepare for the aftercare that you’ll need. MLD (manual lymphatic drainage) is paramount to an excellent result. Consider all these upkeep requirements when you think about your alternative choice.

You need to think carefully about how safe they are, this is your face. Whatever you do will be difficult to hide in the future if it doesn’t turn out as you expect. Therefore, we prefer the gradual tailored nature of the change Radio frequency therapy produces versus the dramatic, but they key isn’t what we think. It’s which options you are happy with. And what support you’ll receive post procedure.

Also, check on whether your therapist, doctor or surgeon has trained and is qualified. It sounds silly, but sometimes we can be so excited about reducing the effects of time and gravity to improve our face’s silhouette that we forget. And we’re trusting these people with the safe delivery or our aesthetic goals. If they’re insured, then companies require a recommended standard.