Thermage®

It's unfortunate but true: every day, we get a little bit older. But with a new treatment technology called Thermage®, Seattle / Tacoma residents have a new way to look younger and feel more confident.

No one wants loose, wrinkled, sagging skin. Not long ago, few medical spa treatments were available to improve skin tone, and people had to learn to live with the aged look of their skin. But today there are new technologies available to enhance their appearance. Thermage is a convenient, non-surgical treatment that women and men throughout the Greater Puget Sound area turn to for skin tightening and facial contouring.

Devoted to providing personal care in a comfortable setting, Braden Stridde, M.D. is a board-certified plastic surgeon who looks forward to meeting you.

To learn more about all of the medical spa services we offer, call 866-692-9226 for an appointment or contact us online. Dr. Stridde and his staff are dedicated to helping you enhance your appearance through safe, proven non-surgical options that can deliver exceptional results.

Your Treatment

Seattle Thermage patients use this non-surgical skin tightening procedure to achieve younger-looking skin on their face, hands, or other areas of the body. Thermage uses radiofrequency technology to rejuvenate existing collagen and stimulate new collagen growth, helping to increase your skin's resilience and elasticity. This treatment achieves its best results for healthy men and women who are just beginning to see the signs of aging, but it is also effective for older patients as well who could benefit from moderate skin tightening.

Thermage offers several advantages for women and men seeking to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin. This treatment is:

• Non-invasive, so you can improve skin tone and texture without the scars that accompany surgery
• Minimal downtime, helping our patients improve their appearance while carrying on with their hectic lives almost immediately
• Non-ablative, which means it does not damage the surface of the skin like resurfacing procedures will
• Long-lasting, with improvements that can last years compared to injectable wrinkle treatments which last only months

This procedure is performed by the highly trained and experienced aesthetician staff in the office of Puget Sound Plastic Surgery, with treatments that take 45 minutes to a couple hours, depending on the size of the treatment area. The procedure itself is relatively comfortable for most patients, helped in part because the Thermage device keeps the surface skin cool as it heats deeper tissue layers. Temporary redness and minor swelling are common, but usually resolve within 24 hours of treatment.

To enhance the results of your Thermage procedure, consider having BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments as well in the areas of dynamic wrinkles where facial muscle activity contributes to the development of facial wrinkls. You also may wish to combine your Thermage treatment with other medical spa services such as dermal fillers or microdermabrasion.

If you would like to learn more about our Seattle Thermage treatments, please contact us today. Our office is conveniently located on South 348th Street in Federal Way, serving women and men from Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Olympia and other Greater Puget Sound residents.