Your goal is to look better, younger, and more vibrant. Our goal is to help you achieve those goals with the least interruption to your life, with the most effect, and, just as importantly, with the most safety. The sophistication levels of Profound technology in Los Angeles are impressive. The predictability and safety levels are equally impressive. We looked at other devices, but none fit the criteria we’d established for you, our patient.
Aging is more than a wrinkle or a sag. Aging is a compounded, multiple “tissue issue” that is not always substantially improved with a single device or procedure.
Looking older is a result of:
Los Angeles Profound delivers skin-changing radio frequency (RF) energy via tiny micro needles that are inserted into the dermal layers of the skin. (Don’t worry; your skin will be numbed and pain-free.) After a quick system “test” to assure correct placement, the tiny needles glide into the skin and deliver an RF pulse for about 3 seconds. The handpiece is then moved incrementally across the treatment areas, following the same 1-2 action.
A cooling plate rests on the skin directly behind the insertion area so your skin is protectively cooled on the surface. The number of insertions will depend upon your skin condition, laxity levels, and locations of treatment.
Yes. It’s not excessive, but there is some skin recovery expected. Expect noticeable bruising and swelling for approximately a week, as this IS an actionable treatment! Your skin may also look a little bumpy as if you’ve had bee stings. This is a natural reaction to the microneedle insertion points. The bumps will subside. Bruising and swelling will go away too. Take care of yourself, drink plenty of water, rest, and eat healthy foods to speed up your recovery. The trade is a little downtime in exchange for one Profound treatment visit in Los Angeles.
Profound deeper treatment in Los Angeles effectively helps contour your lower face by thermally destroying fat cells and tightening muscle. Fat collections in the neck and under the chin can be thermally obliterated to refine this area. (Kybella is an injectable treatment that destroys discernible fat under the chin.)
Safety is a big issue. We’ll never sacrifice your safety just to get an effect. Where Los Angeles Profound truly cemented our decision was the REAL TIME temperature-sensing features built into the system – at precision levels. No guesswork, no “oh no”, and no big surprises for you, or us!
Your skin has to get hot to start the cascade effects that make all those great changes – but not TOO hot. There is a very specific temperature required for treatment effectiveness – 67 degrees Centigrade. Treating under that temperature diminishes the effectiveness. Treating over that temperature induces the risk of undesired tissue destruction…NOT what we want.
Profound’s sophisticated computer controls manage heat levels between each and every needle set – in real-time – for each and every insertion to be sure the skin neither overheats nor underheats.
This means you get a predictable skin response without the risks that can come with unverified or overly high temperature levels at the point of treatment.
Fillers will always play a really big role in the creation or recreation of desirable facial contours. The naturally occurring loss of muscle, fat, and bone equates to a skin envelope that literally demands re-volumizing levels that can only be accomplished with fillers. Combining Profound technologies in Loa Angeles with fillers can be the 1+1=3 equation.
Dr. Fitzgerald’s work with facial fillers is respected and emulated around the world. Heating the skin is a proven way to stimulate processes that lift and smooth, but isn’t capable of restoring obvious volume depletion.
We’re not ready to pronounce any nonsurgical device as a 1:1 comparison to a surgical face lift, but Profound is shaping up to be a substantial intervention option.
A particular positive of this treatment is the wide age range it works for. If you have generally healthy skin, there are very few conditions in Los Angeles that would make Profound a “no-go.”
If you have excessive skin laxity or redundant skin, we’ll tell you the limitations. A professional consultation is the best way to determine suitability. Educating yourself via a consultation can be extremely eye-opening. Plus, you’ll learn of alternative or adjunctive procedures to help put you on the path to the best outcomes.
There are some similarities. Needles are inserted into the skin in both standard Micro Needling and Profound but the needles themselves are very different. Standard Micro Needling does not include the deposit of energy, plus the post-treatment side effects are not the same.
If you are interested in Profound lift in Los Angeles, call us to learn more.
