Multi-technology Skin Tightening: Rewind's Unique Approach

Skin tightening is our most commonly requested procedure at Rewind. We use an approach which combines the most effective, scientifically proven (as always) technologies available to get superior results.

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What is Skin Tightening?

What we refer to as "skin tightening" should be more properly called "collagen building." When we reach about 30 years of age, the fibroblasts in our skin stop producing new collagen, hence the collagen that is broken down (by sun exposure and repetitive facial movement) is no longer replaced, resulting in a net loss which appears as loose skin and wrinkles. Think of what happens when you work out with weights. When you lift weights, you are actually causing micro-tears in the muscle fibers, or, in effect, breaking down muscle. When the muscle rebuilds, it is larger than before, with the resulting "bulking up" seen in body builders. The same has been found to be true with respect to collagen. If we heat the collagen to a target temperature, causing thermal injury, the collagen is stimulated to "remodel", resulting in bulkier collagen, and hence, tighter skin.

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How does it work?

Each treatment lasts from 60-90 minutes and begins with Accent XL unipolar radiofrequency in the lower face, beneath the chin and on the neck, to penetrate 20 mm. below the skin's surface into the fat layer, where it recontours and reduces jowling and fatty deposition beneath the chin. Then, the entire face and neck is treated with the Candela GentleYAG laser, using a "painting" technique that involves no direct contact with the skin and causes gentle heating of the collagen 6 mm. below the surface to thermally injure it, causing it to remodel. On the 2nd and 5th treatments, the Candela Vbeam pulsed dye laser is used to treat the crow's feet area.

At the conclusion of each treatment, sunblock is applied and you may go about your day as normal. There is absolutely no downtime whatsoever

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When will I see results?

Results are very gradual and natural. Some patients see a change in contouring of the lower face from the radiofrequency after about the 2nd treatment.  The skin tightening effect takes longer, as it takes collagen about 6 months to remodel.  For this reason, we explain to our patients that they should not expect to see real results until close to their 5th and final treatment, but will continue to see improvement for up to 6 months following their last treatment.  We are merely the instrument of heating the collagen; your body is doing the remodeling and collagen can only build in the time that it takes collagen to build.