FaceTite™ Minimally Invasive Skin Tightening FAQs
From extremely cold and windy winters, to sun-drenched 90-degree days of summer along the shore, there’s no denying that our skin gets put through the wringer living in Jersey City. And while Jersey Girls (and boys) are tough enough to take it – we do NOT want the crazy climate extremes here to make our skin to look older!
Fortunately, FaceTite™ minimally-invasive skin tightening can reverse one of the major signs of skin-aging – sagging skin – without surgery and without excessive downtime.
Over time – especially when exposed to extreme weather – facial skin can start to sag and droop. Unsightly wrinkles, lines, creases, and even “jowls” develop – adding years to one’s appearance. But most people do NOT want to undergo the pain, scars, lengthy downtime and huge expense of invasive facelift surgery.
Better U Medical Spa, with offices in Englewood and Jersey City, is one of only a few providers along the entire east coast to offer revolutionary FaceTite™ anti-aging technology. In this article we answer our patients most frequently asked questions about FaceTite™ Minimally Invasive Skin Tightening.
Why is FaceTite™ Skin Tightening called a minimally invasive facelift?
With just a single treatment, FaceTite™ skin tightening provides many of the same results as a facelift – without surgery, pain, scarring, or weeks of recovery. There are no scalpels or incisions and patients can get back to their normal activities in just a few days.
FaceTite™ can give the patient firmer, tighter, and more defined skin in the forehead, eyelids, cheeks, nasolabial folds, around the mouth, chin, jaw, “jowls”, and neck.
How does FaceTite™ Skin Tightening work?
In a FaceTite™ treatment a very thin cannula is inserted under the skin to deliver gentle but powerful radiofrequency (RF) energy to the deeper layers of the skin. The thermal energy liquefies the fat cells and contracts the facial tissue. The RF energy also stimulates the body’s natural collagen and elastin production – the building blocks of tight, smooth, youthful skin.
How long does FaceTite™ Skin Tightening take?
The FaceTite™ skin tightening procedure only takes about 45 minutes or less.
What areas can be treated with FaceTite™ Skin Tightening?
The FaceTite™ procedure can be used to deliver fat-melting and skin tightening RF energy to smooth moderate wrinkles and improve definition in the forehead, eyelids, cheeks, mouth, neck, jaw and jowls. FaceTite can also be used to counter skin laxity in other small areas of the body.
Is FaceTite™ Skin Tightening safe?
Absolutely! The FaceTite™ technology is FDA cleared. And it has several built-in safeguards, including real-time, online measurements of skin temperature that are constantly monitored, to control comfort during the procedure. Additionally, there is an internal cut-off mechanism that prevents overheating. The FaceTite™ procedure does not pose a risk to the tissues of the treated areas.
Does FaceTite™ Skin Tightening hurt?
The FaceTite™ treatment can be performed under local anesthesia (numbing), light sedation, or both, to reduce the sensation of heat during the procedure and to ensure a comfortable treatment.
Patients may feel some tenderness and light swelling in the treated area for a few days afterwards. This can typically be managed with over-the-counter Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or Tylenol.
Is there downtime after FaceTite™ Skin Tightening ™?
Patient are free to go home immediately after a FaceTite™ treatment and resume their day. But Dr. Gor recommends reducing activities for two days afterwards, to ensure rapid healing, while the redness and minor swelling subsides.
When will I see FaceTite™ Skin Tightening results?
FaceTite patients typically report seeing initial results in as little as six weeks. As the body continues to produce new collagen and elastin as a result of the treatment, patients should see continual improvement for six months to a year. And, skin tightening results often last for several years!
FaceTite™ Skin Tightening | Englewood, Jersey City
If you live in the greater Englewood or Jersey City area and would like to reverse the signs of aging with younger, tighter, smoother skin, schedule at Better U Medical Spa consultation today!
Get the anti-aging benefits of a facelift, WITHOUT the pain, scars expense and downtime of surgery with FaceTite, or one of our many other revolutionary non-invasive or minimally invasive skin tightening treatments.