Skin tightening lazers

koalagirl · 11-08-2008, 11:04 PM

I am new here so I apologise if this topic has been discussed before. I have joined specifically for some opinions on skin tightening and I did not find any threads on the topic. I am approaching 50 and in the past few years I had fraxel lazer on wrinkles around my eyes and it works marvelously, but it does not tighten the skin. The fraxel lazer I had at the time didn't but I have been told of a new one that apparently does and is very expensive. I am a bit wary of clinics only backing what they have decided to use and not giving a good comparison with other products.

Does anyone have an opinion or had either the new fraxel, Titan, Thermage or Elos ?

Any suggestions ? I am past creams I think and I dont want to go under the knife.

Plumb · 11-09-2008, 01:55 AM

The only one I've heard about is Thermage. I know a reputable doctor in my town and this is the treatment he recommends. I talked to many of his patients and the results are mixed. There are some women who are quite satisfied and others are not. I have heard a few people mention Accent XL, which I am not really familiar with either.

From what I have read and heard, most laser treatments do not provide significant results. The people who are usually disappointed are the ones who are looking for a night/day difference in their skin. Hope this helps.

Kathleen LeRoi · 11-13-2008, 04:02 PM

Hello, koalagirl. Personally, I'm not too sure about the treatments you mention. While Fraxel is a new type of the same old laser, the other 3 methods use a similar approach to achieve the same effect: they produce a controlled damage to your skin, stimulating your healing processes. The basic difference is that Titan uses infrared light, and Thermage uses radiofrequency; Elos, on the other hand, uses a combination of both techniques. The problem is that this type of controlled damage has not been extensively studied; Titan literally states that "overall structure contracts due to collagen denaturing"... I don't have enough information about these new systems, but denaturing my skin sounds like a bit too much!
Kathleen LeRoi

11-08-2008, 11:04 PM	#1
koalagirl SCT Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 My Mood: Rep Power: 0	Skin tightening lazers I am new here so I apologise if this topic has been discussed before. I have joined specifically for some opinions on skin tightening and I did not find any threads on the topic. I am approaching 50 and in the past few years I had fraxel lazer on wrinkles around my eyes and it works marvelously, but it does not tighten the skin. The fraxel lazer I had at the time didn't but I have been told of a new one that apparently does and is very expensive. I am a bit wary of clinics only backing what they have decided to use and not giving a good comparison with other products. Does anyone have an opinion or had either the new fraxel, Titan, Thermage or Elos ? Any suggestions ? I am past creams I think and I dont want to go under the knife.

11-09-2008, 01:55 AM	#2
Plumb SCT Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: Skin tightening lazers The only one I've heard about is Thermage. I know a reputable doctor in my town and this is the treatment he recommends. I talked to many of his patients and the results are mixed. There are some women who are quite satisfied and others are not. I have heard a few people mention Accent XL, which I am not really familiar with either. From what I have read and heard, most laser treatments do not provide significant results. The people who are usually disappointed are the ones who are looking for a night/day difference in their skin. Hope this helps.

11-13-2008, 04:02 PM	#3
Kathleen LeRoi SCT Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas, US Gender: Posts: 44 My Mood: Rep Power: 10	Re: Skin tightening lazers Hello, koalagirl. Personally, I'm not too sure about the treatments you mention. While Fraxel is a new type of the same old laser, the other 3 methods use a similar approach to achieve the same effect: they produce a controlled damage to your skin, stimulating your healing processes. The basic difference is that Titan uses infrared light, and Thermage uses radiofrequency; Elos, on the other hand, uses a combination of both techniques. The problem is that this type of controlled damage has not been extensively studied; Titan literally states that "overall structure contracts due to collagen denaturing"... I don't have enough information about these new systems, but denaturing my skin sounds like a bit too much! Kathleen LeRoi __________________ Freelance Health care writer

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