Facelifts Without Surgery

Non-invasive cosmetic procedure is in. Top Canadian plastic surgeon, Dr. Stephen Mulholland has aptly said, “Women no longer want to have face lifts; they just want the results without the inconvenience of downtime and surgery.” He noted that an epidemic that has spread among American women is beginning to afflict the rest of the world.

Here’s a look at some of the non-surgical alternatives to facelifts :

* Thermage

Thermage is a non-surgical procedure that tightens skin, smoothes out wrinkles, and defines the face’s natural contours with the use of radio-frequency technology called Thermacool. A device called Thermatip is used to heat up deeper layers of the skin in order to stimulate the production of new collagen that claims to result in smoother and younger-looking skin.

* Electro-Ridopuncture Process (ERP) and Anti-Aging Transdermal System (ATS)

These methods are one of the entire range of Dr. Phillipe Simonin’s dermatological procedures. Dr. Simonin is a world renowned anti-aging doctor. He uses ERP, which allows the treatment of the cutaneous senescense and skin imperfections like acne and wrinkles. ATS involves applying electroded made from 18-carat gold to the skin.

* Refirme

A skin tightening treatment that promise to eliminate skin flaws and obvious marks of aging by employing the technology of electro-optical synergy, a unique, safe, and most accurate combination of low-energy broad spectrum light and radio frequency. Refirme promises the following results : skin laxity and sagging in the face, neck and other body areas such as the abdomen and upper arms are tightened ; loss of skin elasticity is revived in the treated areas of the face and body ; large pores are made tighter and less prominent ; reduction of aging signs, undereye bagginess and sags ; eyebrows can be arched up ; dull skin tone becomes lighter and more supple.

* Aurora FotoFacial

The Aurora FotoFacial is the union between IPL (intense pulsed light) and RF (radio frequency). The treatment uses two gadgets, the Aurora and Polaris machines which use radio frequency (RF) to smooth facial lines and firm up sagging skin. It has two versions. Aurora Major is used in the removal of pigmentation/discolorations such as melasma, freckles, age spots, acne marks, spider veins, redness from irritation and rosacea. On the other hand, Aurora Minor firms up the skin and smoothens weinkles. It can only correct fine to moderate wrinkles.