November 2, 2007 - Radio-Frequency Treatments Lead as the Preferred Beauty Rx Today
Dr. Nicolette Picerno promotes new skin-tightening procedures that rejuvenate and restore youthfulness
DENVER, CO - Minimally-invasive cosmetic enhancements have clearly gained an edge with patients who have little or no downtime available. Dr. Nicolette Picerno, double board-certified facial plastic surgeon practicing in Denver, Colo. at the Porter Adventist Campus, recognizes that limited time to recover from extreme procedures is becoming increasingly precious to her patient base. And simultaneously, long recover times have become less essential. That’s due in large part to the newest innovations in radio-frequency skin-tightening treatments.
Dr. Picerno has been promoting skin tightening procedures built on the latest technology that is a hybrid of both mono-polaric and bi-polaric—dual frequencies that don’t heat up the skin and yet net remarkable improvement. The complement of tightening without the pain of prior laser tightening procedures has make this newest hybrid the hands-down favorite of patients on the go.
“This is not Thermage,” explains Dr. Picerno of the distinct advantage of the newest laser treatment she has incorporated into her practice. Already Dr. Picerno has witnessed improvement in patients’ results with a series of few repeat treatments that tighten loose skin, a natural progression in our skin’s condition as we age.
Thermage was introduced to the marketplace a handful of years ago as the new way to combat loosening skin. The downside to the Thermage procedure, according to Dr. Picerno, is that some patients didn’t experience much improvement using this technology. The Thermage laser tip was used to point at various areas of the skin in a sort of dotted pattern, connecting the dots to each other while sparking a tingling or pinching sensation at the point it was applied.
As a remedy to loose skin, says Dr Picerno, Thermage left a lot to be desired, although the product name gained wide publicity and ultimately patient inquiries. According to facial plastic surgeon Dr. Nicolette Picerno, the Thermage treatment was supposed to tighten the skin by inspiring the production of collagen, the particles within the skin that cease production over a lifetime. These same collagen particles, when active at a younger age, regenerate to keep the skin looking plump.
The newer laser Dr. Picerno has in her office is more effective at revitalizing the collagen under the skin’s outer surface, and does so without pain because of the dual-polarity. It makes it easier on patients to undergo the procedure and leaves them ready to return to work or recreational activities immediately following the treatment.
Nicolette Picerno, MD, is one of only three double-board certified facial plastic surgeon in the State of Colorado. Denver-based, she specializes in minimally-invasive mini-facelifts, mid-facelifts, forehead lifts, neck lifts, facial fat transfer, Contour Thread lifts, the Weekend Facelift and eye lifts. She performs traditional full facelifts plus non-invasive treatments including injectable fillers like Restylane® and the latest filler on the market called Juvéderm™, as well as wrinkle-smoothing Botox® and laser Dr. Nicolette Picerno can be reached at 303-744-2300. Her website is www.nicolettepicernomd.com.