How many RF treatments to see results?

When will I see the final results of my cellulite / skin tightening RADIOFREQUENCY course of treatments?

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• When will I see the final results of my cellulite / skin tightening radiofrequency treatment?

• Results with unsafe, “one-off” radiofrequency treatments

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how long to see results from radio frequency skin tightening?

Deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency is THE strongest SAFE technology for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, and provides good results within 6-12 sessions.

This kind of technology works always under the pain threshold (i.e. no pain is experienced and no numbing cream used) and with an experienced therapist should be 99% safe or better.

Experience has shown that with proper, deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency the results of any given session appear gradually and are very long lasting, if a healthy lifestyle is adhered to during/after the course of treatments:

• It takes about one month to gradually see 80% of the results after any given session

• Another 20% improvement gradually occurs for about three months after any given session

This practically means that 80% of the results of a course of 6 or 12 sessions will be gradually seen about one month after the 6th or 12th session, respectively. Some small improvement will keep occurring for another two months or so.

I have seen hundreds of clients over the years who have finished their course of 6x or 12x sessions, went on summer holiday and commented that they actually kept improving during holiday and even after.

This is very common and proves that the treatment keeps working for several weeks after the last session and also that the treatment actually takes some time to work - it is not instant.

To be honest, instant typically means short-lived, while gradual typically means long-lasting, so we are fine with that.

Results with unsafe, “one-off” radiofrequency treatments

There are also UNSAFE, extremely expensive and painful radiofrequency treatments that aim to produce results with one “miracle” session, by literally cauterising (burning) the deep skin layers.

If a treatment requires the use of numbing cream - or even numbing injections - to mask extreme pain, it is one of those “destructive” radiofrequency treatments.

Results with these “one-off” painful treatments are supposedly seen within 6 months (i.e. the time it takes to repair the deep skin burn) with new, scar tissue-type (i.e. low quality) collagen.

After such treatments there are three possible outcomes:

• However, sometimes the body does not react with new collagen - even of the low scar tissue-type quality - but with nothing, and all the “results” people see are loose, thin, crepey skin

• At other times, visible burns and scar tissue lumps may form

• If you avoid those problems, yes, you might have some results. But not the miracle results promised. Results are usually inferior to those obtained by traditional safe RF over 6-12 sessions, at roughly the same total cost and without risks.

This is because there is no such thing as “one-off skin tightening / cellulite reduction” and even with harsh treatments multiple sessions are needed for proper results. With each destructive RF treatment, however, the chance of visible burns / scar tissue lumps increases.

We are totally against such unsafe treatments and do not practise them.

In contrast, safe deep tissue radiofrequency brings about results faster and much more safely, so do not fall for instant “miracles”.

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