Non Surgical Face Lift - Skin TITAN™ (Skin Tighten)

Collagen is the protein found in the skin dermis and is responsible for firm, healthy skin. During the natural aging process and with sun exposure, collagen breaks down.  As collagen is lost or destroyed, our skin begins to wrinkle and sag (skin laxity) in response to the effects of gravity.  Our natural ability to replace and rebuild damaged collagen declines with age.  In the past the only way to fix lax skin was through painful procedures such as a surgical face lift or laser skin resurfacing.  Both involve significant down time for healing and can be quite painful.
 
The Titan (skin tightening) procedure from Cutera, is one of the most exciting new advances in laser technology that offers a safe, nonsurgical alternative to plastic surgery.  The Titan uses infared light energy to heat the dermis, while preserving the epidermis through continuous cooling.  This deep heating of the dermis causes collagen to contract and stimulates long term collagen rebuilding giving clients younger, healthier looking skin. Clients often notice an immediate tightening of lax or redundant skin after the first treatment. New collagen forms over three to six months and continued improvement of skin laxity can be seen. Average recommendations, from Cutera, are for one to three treatments spaced four weeks apart. Some clients will get excellent results after a single treatment and the effectiveness of the Titan seems to be related more to the overall health of the skin than to age, so even clients in their seventies can have good results.

Procedure: This procedure may take up to an hour depending on the size of the area treated. With each Titan pulse a brief warming sensation is felt, but since the epidermis is cooled both before and after the pulse, there is very little if any pain during the procedure.  In general no topical anesthesia is required, but can be used if a client desires. There may be a minimal amount of post treatment redness and swelling that should resolve quickly.

Potential side effects: Rarely prolonged erythema and edema may occur following treatment. Pigment changes, blistering, and burns are possible without proper pre- and post-cooling of the treatment area.  

Recommended treatment: While you will certainly see results with only 1 treatment, we recommend initially 3 treatments at 1 month intervals for maximum results. Followed by a maintainance schedule.
Recommended maintainance: 1 treatment every 6 months.

Next Step: Book a complimentary consultation and or treatment at our new San Jose location.

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