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The thermage Procedure is performed with a machine called the ThermaCool TC ™System, which has been cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatement of periorbital wrinkles and rhytids. This machine delivers a special form of radio frequency that tightens your tissue and pulls out wrinkles and loose skin. Unlike surgical tissue tightening procedures, the Thermage procedure involves no surgical incisions, recovery time, or surgical complications.

Face

Each time the treatment tip touches the skin, it delivers radio frequency (RF) energy into the skin to create a uniform and volumetric heating effect in the mid and deep layers of the skin. There is an internal cooling spray in the treatment tip that cools and protects the surface of the skin. You will feel and hear this cooling spray when the treatment tip is contacting your skin.






Commonly Asked Questions about Thermage:

What is the Termage Procedure?
The Thermage procedure was developed to help the signs of aging skin. It works by tightening tissue. It is currently used for treating periorbital (around the eye) wrinkles. The Termage procedure is also known as ThermaLift, Thermal Lifting, Therma Plasty, and Thermoplastic contouring. The Thermage technology is being studied for other aesthetic uses on the face.

How Does It Work?
The radio frequency (RF) energy uniformly heats the dermis while cooling and protecting the epidermis. It is designed to cause immediate collagen contraction followed by new collagen production which occurs over a period of time. The Termage procedure is the only non-invasive method to tighten loose skin.



What does a Thermage Procedure feel like?
Each time treatment is delivered there is an immediate cool sensation, followed by a brief hot sensation, followed by a cool sensation. Your physician may offer anesthetic enhancement to increase your comfort.

How long will the Thermage Procedure take?
Depending on the size of the area treated, the procedure itself may take anywhere from a few minutes to an hour.

When can I return to y normal activities?
You may return to your normal activities immediately, as there is usually no “downtime”. Minimal redness is seen in some patients but it usually disappears shortly after treatment. Heat-related complications can occur but are uncommon. There is no special care needed after treatment. As a part of good skin care, sunscreen is recommended.

When will I notice results?
Some patients notice the results soon after the treatment, although in most patients they will appear gradually over 2 to 6 months.



How many treatments will I need?
In a large clinical trial, all patients were treated in a single treatment session with good results. New studies in process are evaluating whether repeat treatments provide better, faster, more consistent results.

How long will the effects last?
A recently completed study demonstrates continued improvements for at least 3 to 5 years after a single treatment session with the ThermaCool TC system.



How safe is it?
It is very safe. Although this is a relatively new treatment and a new technology, the number of adverse effects has been small.

This information was obtained from ww.laserhealth.com.

Thermage is the only non-invasive treatment that delivers tighter skin, renewed facial contours and healthier collagen,” according to Dr. Thomas Shelton Powers.

A pioneer in this procedure, Dr. Powers has developed the standardization of the Thermage procedure with his expert technique.

Dr. Powers has personally performed over 350 Thermage procedures in the last two years and is certified as an advanced user and learned that combining Thermage with Botox and a filler (Restylane or Radiance) see instantaneous results, with Thermage II, 2-3x as many pulses are used resulting in a longer time, but much better results, but much better results. Dr. Powers has an album of many patients with dramatic or wow results. The doctor likes this product so much that he had it performed on himself.

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Body by Thermage

Diva Aesthetics Medical Group proudly announces it now offers the popular Thermage treatment for other parts of the body -- in addition to the face.

A Pioneer

Thomas S. Powers, M.D., one of the pioneers in using Thermage to remove wrinkles and sagging skin on faces and necks, recently received special training and clearance to use Thermage for the rest of the body, a procedure which is now F.D.A.-approved.
“Thermage is a safe cosmetic procedure that has provided a non-surgical means for tightening loose skin and wrinkles for almost 200,000 satisfied patients,” says Dr. Powers, who is the medical director of Diva Aesthetics’ three Southern California locations. “Moreover, Thermage is the only non-invasive treatment proven to deliver tighter skin.” Thus, no surgery, injections, incisions or time off for recovery are required, according to Dr. Thomas who has performed over 350 Thermage treatments.

Arms, Hands, Abdomen, Thighs and Buttocks

Now, in addition to creating tighter facial skin, Dr. Powers and staff will be able to tighten and shrink the loose skin on patients’ arms, hands, abdomen, thighs and even buttocks. Here’s how Thermage works: Just below your skin is a thick layer of collagen. That is a naturally occurring protein which can be depleted by normal aging, a bad environment or diet, smoking or too much sun bathing. When the collagen breaks down, loose, hanging skin and wrinkles are left.



Plumps up Skin

Thermage – also known as a ThermaCool – does its work with radio frequency energy focused to gently produce heat in the collagen layer. But the machine does not heat your outermost layer of skin because Thermage cools as it goes. The collagen reacts and retracts against the heat, forming even more collagen. Over a few months, the extra collagen growth is what plumps up your skin to remove wrinkles and the thick folds of skin associated with aging. While a single treatment on a body part may take an hour, the patient can immediately return to his or her normal activities. Most patients opt for a topical anesthesia while a few patients show a mild redness on their skin for a short while. After one or two Thermage treatments, the full effects of skin tightening may appear in four to six months. The good news is, medical studies show the improvements may last three to five years.
The real final results are a more toned and youthful looking you – face and body included.

Eyes

Diva Medical Group proudly announces yet another F.D.A.-approved treatment for the popular Thermage. Eyes by Thermage can now rejuvenate your whole eye area -- without surgery, stitches or downtime.

Some time after age 35 -- and almost always before 60 -- our eyelids start to loosen and sag. The upper eyelids “hood” and fall over the eyeball while the lower eyelids become loose and create bags. Results? An overly tired, haggard appearance in which your eyes can barely be seen at all. You know it affects many, many people because the surgical procedure to correct it, blepharoplasty, is the nation’s fourth most frequently done cosmetic plastic surgery. In 2005, for instance, over a quarter million patients had the operation.

Until now, only a surgeon’s knife could repair a sagging, wrinkled eye area. But now, Diva Medical Group is offering Eyes by Thermage, the only approved, noninvasive procedure that smoothes and tightens the skin around the eyes to decrease fine wrinkling, crow’s feet, under eye bags and eyelid hooding.

After an Eyes by Thermage treatment, you’ll have younger, fresher-looking eyes that look less tired and more bright and open. Plus, the smoother skin of your eyelids will make it easier to put on eye shadow and eyeliner.

“My patients have been so pleased with Face by Thermage and Body by Thermage, they are welcoming with open arms the opportunity to again have attractive eyes with no surgery and no time out for recovery,” says Thomas S. Powers, M.D., the medical director at Diva Medical and one of the pioneers in using Thermage to remove wrinkles and sagging skin on the body and face. Moreover, after a Thermage treatment, patients can immediately go back to work and their other usual activities with no stitches, bruising or swelling.

Thermage is one of the latest, high-tech treatments in cosmetic surgery to sweep the nation. While not a laser-based technology, Thermage is a radio frequency device that places heat into the layers of tissue below the surface of your skin. The heat stimulates collagen in the middle and deeper layers of skin, causing the collagen to expand and grow. And that’s what plumps up the wrinkled skin, making it smooth again. The outer layer of skin is not affected because the Thermage treatment tip has a cooling spray that cools and protects the surface of the skin.

Thermage is effective on the very thin skin of the eyelids because the doctor uses a plastic shield between the eyelid and the eyeball. Moreover, Eyes by Thermage has a special tip that delivers less energy to the eyelids. When the practitioner treats the thicker skin around the eyes, he changes the tip to again deliver more power.

Moreover, Thermage continues working for as long as four to six months after you leave the doctor’s office. So although you’ve had only a single treatment, your results actually improve over time.

Many thousands of patients worldwide have already had Eyes by Thermage which has been introduced in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Mexico, Canada and Brazil to the enthusiasm of patients and their medical communities.
Eyes by Thermage is the latest procedure the company has introduced under its Body by Thermage which now includes the non-invasive tightening and contouring treatments for the arms, thighs, buttocks, abdomen, legs and hands.

Patient # 1
"Are you considering Thermage? Don't even hesitate! I had Thermage combined with Radiance and I am so pleased. I was told that I might not see results for a few months but right away people noticed. Went to a wedding and an aunt said 'Sue, confess. You had a face lift.' I could honestly reply that I hadn't.

I was so pleased with the results that it inspired me to return to the gym, eat healthier and lose 21 pounds.

I have no reservations about recommending Diva Aesthetics Medical Group to my friends. Dr. Powers is very informative. I felt comfortable with him right from the start. I can't praise his staff enough. Caring and professional.

Did it hurt? By the time I had the thought "ouch, this hurts" just as quickly it was gone.

Thank you Dr. Powers. I have never felt like I was 60 years old and now I don't look it."

S.P.
Huntington Beach, CA


Patient # 2
Dr. Powers and Staff
Diva Aesthetics Medical Group

"I would like to express my complete satisfaction for both the Thermage and Radiance treatments received. Your competence and your staff’s professional care gave me the comfort that I needed.

"Even though Thermage takes up to six months to see the final results, I was pleasantly surpised, after two weeks, with the improvements others and myself saw.

"Without hesitation I would recommend your services to others."

Patient # 3
I can't even being to tell you how much the procedures i had done, changed my attitude on "me"! :)

I would recommend, that anyone feeling mother nature had retired, and age was creeping in to have us not like what we see in the mirror...and ...are fearful of having invasive surgery..to see you.."Dr. Thermage" you are the best!!

If you need or want my testimonial, or to appear as one of your "before/after's", I would be happy to share my experience...

When my husband passed away...I gave up on "me"...now I'm feeling more youthful, and am not so critical when i see my reflection...

Thanks for the "pain", and boost to my self-esteem! I take back calling you "Dr. Evil"!

Gratefully,

Your "patient from Hell"...Vickie Soffa