NEW BEAUTY posted “Skin Tightening: The Difference Between Ultherapy and Thermage” featuring Dr. Purvisha Patel and Visha Skincare .
The article includes Dr. Patel‘s expert commentary on why skin tightening results can vary.
As we age, our skin loses collagen and elastin and begins to deflate and sag—jowls form along the jawline , skin above the knee develops a crepey texture and other areas lose their youthful bounce. There’s no sugar-coating it, but there are ways to fix it if it bothers you. Two of the top in-office technologies for addressing the issue, without surgery: Ultherapy and Thermage . But what’s the difference between them? We tapped the experts.
Germantown, TN dermatologist Purvisha Patel, MD agrees. “The results are in the hands of whoever is administering the device and manipulating the settings. Board-certified dermatologists [plastic surgeons as well] have an intimate knowledge of the amount of energy needed and anatomy of the treatment area.” It’s also common for these treatments to be paired with volume-replacing fillers and expression line–smoothing neurotoxins for enhanced results.