Skin Tightening

The final frontier in aesthetic rejuvenation is the ability to tighten and lift skin without surgery.

— Haideh Hirmand / MD

Although we are years away from matching surgical results, non-invasive tissue firming is a reality and it can not only tighten but also improve the quality of the skin- something surgery can’t accomplish and as such it can be a great adjunct to surgery in years to come.

Tissue tightening technologies strive to use the body’s own natural healing process to stimulate collagen and elastin production within the skin. Presently, all these devices use “heat” in some way to achieve this goal. Energy sources that are used for heat generation include radiofrequency, infra-red and most recently ultrasound.