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The Benefits of Thermage: Skin Tightening and Skin Lifting in a Single Treatment

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Thermage® CPT is a pioneering non-surgical skin treatment that addresses the visible signs of ageing in a matter of minutes. In just one 30-minute treatment session, it helps to smooth, tighten and contour the skin for a completely refreshed and rejuvenated look. It is most well-known for its ability to produce long-lasting and completely natural-looking results without any invasive surgery or downtime. This has made it popular with a wealth of celebrities including Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow, who all favour the treatment for its understated yet impactful results.

Thermage: Skin Tightening & Skin Lifting in one

Another key factor that makes the treatment so popular is that it does two transformational actions at once; it both tightens and firms the skin’s texture while also generating a natural three-dimensional lift. This has made it ideal for patients who want to lift loose and sagging areas of skin across their face for example, like sagging skin across the cheeks or jowls, while also tightening up the skin’s texture so that wrinkles, deep crevices and uneven skin tone can be smoothed, firmed and tightened.

Thermage CPT® Treatment Benefits

As one of the world’s leading skin tightening and lifting treatments, Thermage can:

  • Create tighter, smoother looking skin
  • Soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
  • Reduce the appearance of jowls
  • Lift sagging skin
  • Tighten uneven skin
  • Reduce the appearance of deep-set pores
  • Reduce scowl lines
  • Minimise the appearance of crow’s feet
  • Soften forehead lines
  • Reduce acne scars
  • Contour the shape of the jawline


What areas can Thermage lift and tighten?

Thermage stands out against other non-surgical treatments because it can lift and tighten skin across both the face and body. Thermage uses thermal radiofrequency (RF) energy to heat the deep collagen-rich layers of the skin’s dermis. This stimulating energy kickstarts the body’s own cell renewal process, resulting in firmer and more lifted skin that radiates strength, tautness and luminosity. Thermage has been designed to lift and tighten skin around the face, eyes and neck area, but it can also be used to provide a visible lift to areas of the body like the stomach (abdomen), arms, butt and knees. Thermage can lift and tighten skin across:

  • The face (upper and lower)
  • Eyelids (with Thermage Eyes)
  • Undereye area (with Thermage Eyes)
  • Forehead
  • Jowls
  • Jawline
  • Cheeks
  • Neck
  • Décolletage (chest area) – the ‘Turkey Neck’
  • Stomach (abdomen)
  • Arms – ‘Bingo wings’
  • Knees
  • Buttocks
  • Thighs
  • Wrinkled hands


How does Thermage tighten the skin? 

The Thermage Skin Tightening process

As we age, collagen proteins in our skin begin to gradually deplete. Collagen is a central component of the connective tissues in our skin, so when it starts to break down over time, our skin loses its elasticity and strength, resulting in sagging skin, fine lines and wrinkles.

Collagen works by keeping our skin tissues taut and connected; it acts exactly like a foundational structure, so when it starts to break down, our skin droops and sags with it, as it doesn’t have a well-formed structural skeleton like it had before. This is why deep-set wrinkles start to appear, and our pores appear larger than they once were.

Collagen contraction – immediate skin tightening 

Thermage corrects this process by using radiofrequency (RF) technology to heat up the collagen strands that already exist in the skin’s dermis layer. It uses a cooling tip device to maximise patient comfort while the heating process is occurring. This applied heat energy then separates water molecules from the fibrous collagen, causing a three-dimensional contraction of the collagen protein. This contraction generates an instant tightening of the collagen structures, which immediately restores strength to the skin’s connective tissues. Skin is tightened and firmed immediately, as the collagen layers continually remodel themselves over time for the next stage of the skin renewal process. As a result, wrinkles are smoothed out and the appearance of large pores are reduced as the skin tightens up. The lines and crevices that appeared before are reduced as skin laxity is directly treated through this advanced tightening process.


How does Thermage lift the skin?

TheThermage Skin Lifting process

After an initial tightening of the skin, Thermage works in a continuously uplifting way by remodelling collagen tissues and encouraging new ones to build. Once the initial Thermage treatment has taken place, skin will feel firmer and tighter as the existing collagen stores contract. Then, over the following few months, new collagen structures will grow to further tighten and lift the skin over time.

Collagen reproduction – gradual skin lifting

Thermage’s advanced radiofrequency heat energy doesn’t just stimulate collagen contraction while the treatment takes place. The heat energy acts as a catalyst for a new cell regeneration process that replenishes the skin with fresh collagen stores. The body responds to the heat stimulation energy afterwards by activating a secondary healing response that deposits new collagen proteins in the connective skin tissues of the skin. Existing collagen stores are also continually remodelled as part of this process so that they provide greater strength and structural support to the surface layers of the skin.

These gradual processes work to saturate the skin with fresh and renewed collagen stores within 2 to 6 months after the Thermage treatment session. At this time, patients will notice a visible lift to areas of skin that have sagged downwards over time. Jowls will look lifted and replenished and the visible effect of sagging skin will be eradicated as the skin lifts itself back up thanks to the remodelling and reproduction of collagen proteins.

Thermage Skin Lifting and Skin Tightening Results

How soon will I notice results? 

Most patients will experience an immediate visible improvement in their skin quality. This is due to the collagen contraction process which stimulates a rapid tightening and firming of the skin. Over time, the body will naturally rebuild and renew its collagen stores, with optimal skin improvements showing through between 2 to 6 months after a single treatment. Skin will appear brighter, smoother and more luminous by this time, and results can last for years depending on your ageing process and natural skin condition. Explore our Thermage before and after photos page to see the tightening and lifting effects of this leading skin treatment.

Thermage at The Private Clinic

The Private Clinic is one of the leading clinics offering Thermage therapy in the UK. As multi-award-winning aesthetics specialist with a 5-Star Trustpilot rating, we offer our patients exceptional levels of care and professionalism at our network of Thermage clinics in Manchester, London and Leeds. Benefit from Thermage treatments that are delivered by world-class medically trained specialists with years of experience in non-surgical procedures. Dr Hao Hanson Yu is one of our leading Thermage practitioners, having spent years honing his craft across a range of renowned luxury and aesthetic brands.

Book a consultation for Thermage treatments today by filling out our online contact form. Alternatively, you can call our contact centre directly on 0333 920 2471.

Eyebags, Face Contour, Cheeks/Jawline Fillers – Agnes

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Agnes, a London-based receptionist, wanted to refresh her look while bringing out her own distinctive features.

As a confident 37-year-old, she wanted to accentuate the flattering features of her face like her naturally contoured high cheekbones and striking eyes. At the very same time, she also wanted to improve her imperfections.

One of the main issues that she wanted to correct was the appearance of dark circles and undereye hollowing. As we age, we lose collagen, elastin and fat in this undereye zone, making it look dark and shadowed.

She was also concerned with improving definition across her jawline, to give her side profile a smoothly defined and contoured look.

Agnes’ Dermal Filler Treatment Journey

To address these concerns while adding definition to her already sculpted cheekbones, she sought the professional help of Dr Hanson Yu, an expertly qualified dermal filler injector at The Private Clinic. With years of experience in facial rejuvenation treatments and a passion for fuss-free procedures, he explained how Agnes could benefit from a series of hyaluronic acid injections across her jawline, cheeks, nasolabial folds and undereye area.

Dr Hanson discussed Agnes’ concerns in a detailed consultation first to get a clear understanding of her beauty requirements. He then recommended the application of deeply nourishing and refreshing fillers to add volume back to the areas that had lost volume, like her naso-labial folds and undereye hollows. Placement of filler across the cheeks and jawline were also recommended to enhance the definition and projection of her jaw and cheeks.

Agnes explains these areas of concern:

“My overall goal was to emphasise the features of my face that I was already happy with, like my visible cheekbones. However, my nasolabial wrinkles and hollowing under my eyes was giving me a constantly tired look. I also wanted to add greater definition to my jawline by creating a subtly pointed shape in my chin, which I always lacked.”

Dr Hanson designed a holistic plan to remove dark eye bags while beautifying the cheeks and jaw.

Dr Hanson’s Recommended Treatments

Dr Hanson utilised soft dermal fillers to restore plumpness and volume to hollow areas. He then used stronger consistencies to produce a sculpted projection to the cheekbones and jaw.

Tear Trough (Under eye) Fillers

Tear trough fillers instantly revitalised Agnes’ bold eyes. This minimised the appearance of her dark circles while brightening her periorbital area. She looked more awake, alert and refreshed as a result.

Cheek definition fillers

Cheek fillers helped to give Agnes a more defined look to her cheekbones. They also lifted and plumped the skin for a streamlined appearance.

Nasolabial Fold Fillers

Nose-to-mouth lines directly contributed to Agnes’ tired appearance. By injecting volumising fillers into these deep creases, Dr Hanson was able to smooth them away, giving Agnes a youthful uplift.

Chin augmentation fillers

Chin fillers gave the chin and jawline a more angular and structured shape. Prior to her treatment, it was difficult to detect a clear distinction between her chin and neck area. With this in mind, Dr Hanson applied fillers around Agnes’ chin to correct this lack of definition while giving it a gentle yet natural sense of projection. This also has the added benefit of slimming the surface of the chin.

The Results

Agnes was instantly impressed with her visibly lifted and contoured results:

“My cheeks look lifted and I can see the shape of my chin finally. I’m very happy overall and could see the results straight away.”

Agnes also commended the natural look of the results:

“The results look amazing, yet very natural. My face glows again and my chin has a much better shape! Dr Hanson is very professional and has a great sense of patient needs. He perfectly addressed my imperfections and knew what had to be corrected and what facial features he needed to accentuate.”

Before and After Photos – Agnes

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dermal filler treatment to tear trough, cheeks, mouth and chin results

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dermal filler treatment to tear trough, cheeks, mouth and chin results

A Painless Lift

When asked about her favourite part of the treatment process, the fact that it was so comfortable and painless was a big win for her:

“The treatments were painless, which was a big surprise to me as I am very sensitive and I often find treatments to my face uncomfortable. Overall, I highly recommend the experience.”

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Jawline/Undereye Fillers – Luke

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Luke, a Leeds-based content creator and photographer, decided to improve his appearance with the help of uplifting dermal fillers.

For some time, he has been concerned by the visible look of his undereye area. This prompted him to seek out a non-surgical dermal filler treatment to give his appearance a welcome refresh.

As a busy influencer, he regularly spends his time both behind and in front of the camera lens, shooting creative campaigns for a range of well-known brands. This has put his face under the spotlight, prompting him to notice areas that could perhaps benefit from a cosmetic revamp.

Luke’s Dermal Filler Treatment Journey

With this in mind, he reached out to Dr Hanson Yu, an expertly trained aesthetic doctor and dermal filler practitioner based at The Private Clinic. With years of experience in facial rejuvenation and a passion for zero-fuss, minimally invasive treatments, he explained how Luke could benefit from Tear Trough Filler treatments to revitalise his undereye zone.

Dr Hanson discussed Luke’s facial concerns to get a clear understanding of his ultimate goals. After listening to Luke’s needs and understanding the demands of his creative job, Dr Hanson recommended the placement of deeply nourishing hyaluronic acid fillers to a range of different areas across Luke’s face. Luke also wanted to improve his jawline, which he felt he needed to further define and sculpt in order to achieve the right look during his photoshoots:

Luke explains:

“The undereye area was one of the areas that I really wanted to sort out. After speaking with Dr Hanson about the issue I’ve got with my eyes, he also recommended what he could do to my jaw to improve that because I have had issues with my jaw where I clench my own teeth for photos to give that structured look to my jaw.”

Based on this feedback, Dr Hanson put forward a holistic treatment plan with dermal fillers to enhance the shape of Luke’s masculine jawline while also adding volume and hydration just beneath his eyes.

Dr Hanson’s Treatment Recommendations

Dr Hanson developed a holistic plan to brighten, smooth and replenish Luke’s skin while improving his chiselled, masculine look.

Tear Trough (hollow under eye)  Rejuvenation

Addressing Luke’s primary concern, Dr Hanson injected hyaluronic acid into the slightly sunken skin just beneath Luke’s eyes. This helped to minimise the appearance of dark circles while restoring volume and brightening the periorbital area.

Cheek Contouring

Dr Hanson was able to give Luke improved facial definition around the cheeks by strategically placing hyaluronic acid cheek fillers into Luke’s mid-face area. This easily applied cheek enhancement can help to create ‘male model’ cheeks that look streamlined and ultra-defined.

Male Jawline Contouring

He also targeted Luke’s jawline to give Luke’s naturally chiselled bone structure greater definition. This gave Luke a desirable angular look that would stand out during his creative content campaigns.

Luke’s Results

When asked about his thoughts on the facial filler treatment, he was amazed by how he has gained the desired aesthetic he has always wanted:

“The aftereffect is unreal. I’ve achieved the aesthetic that I’ve been trying to get myself without putting any effort in. It’s incredible. I’m blown away by the results.”

He was also impressed by how easy and painless the procedure was:

“I can’t get over how easy it was if I’m honest. The whole thing was so simple. It’s painless, but I imagined that it would be a lot more painful. I thought the process was going to take a lot longer, but it’s quick and easy.”

Subtle but different

He also commended Dr Hanson’s expert method of achieving transformative results in an understated way:

“When I first looked at it, I couldn’t believe the difference. It’s subtle but different and my confidence is going to be through the roof” from now on. So much so that he is comfortable recommending the treatment to “absolutely everyone” and even his mum.

Before and after photos – Luke

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Cheek, Smiling Lines and Chin Fillers – Maggie

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Maggie, a patient care specialist from London, wanted to refresh her face with a dermal filler treatment.

As a healthy, active woman in her mid-thirties, she is generally happy with the quality of her overall face. However, she wanted to give her face a boost by lifting the skin around her cheeks and chin. With facial contouring in mind, she wanted to craft more graceful and sculpted contours across her face from both a side and frontal perspective.

Her primary goal was to enhance her facial proportions by improving her own natural curves and contours. At the same time, she wanted to make her skin soft, plump and youthful-looking in the process.

Maggie’s Facial Rejuvenation Journey

With these beauty goals in mind, she reached out to Dr Hanson Yu, a renowned dermal filler clinician at The Private Clinic with years of experience in facial rejuvenation. With ample experience in facial contouring, he explained how Maggie could balance out her overall facial profile with dermal fillers.

After discussing Maggie’s concerns during a consultation, he recommended the placement of revitalising fillers across her cheeks, jawline and chin. This would streamline the shape of her face while bringing definition to her natural contours.

Here, Dr Hanson summarises this strategic approach:

“We are going to use fillers to give greater projection to the chin to balance out Maggie’s facial profile. The treatment is all about profile balancing – creating chiselled cheeks and improved jawline definition.”

Dr Hanson’s Recommended Treatments

Dr Hanson added volume to Maggie’s short chin and cheeks to improve definition. He also sprinkled filler across Maggie’s face to smooth out imperfections like laughter lines, nasolabial folds and malar groves.

Mid-face Fillers

Dr Hanson’s strategy across Maggie’s mid-face area was to replenish lost volume. He applied cheek fillers to make Maggie’s cheekbones stand out while reducing cheek folds and slightly sagging skin. He also addressed the appearance of grooves that had started to appear in between Maggie’s eyes and chin. Depressions known as ‘malar grooves.’ Dr Hanson replenished lost volume along the grooves to bring back plumpness and freshness to Maggie’s mid-face area.

Nasolabial Fillers or nose to mouth lines

Maggie’s smile lines were then smoothed and reduced with filler. Also known as laughter lines or nasolabial folds, these deep creases are caused by the continual strain that facial expressions place on our facial tissues. By restoring moisturising hyaluronic acid into these folds, Dr Hanson was able to reduce their appearance to give Maggie a more youthful aesthetic.

Chin and Jawline Fillers

Addressing Maggie’s key area of concern, Dr Hanson then focused his attention on Maggie’s slightly depressed pebble chin. He sought to smooth out uneven skin texture in this area while adding volume and structure back to the chin, jawline with chin fillers to make it project in a more angular and defined way.

Maggie’s Dermal Filler Results

After completing the filler injections, Dr Hanson explained how he utilised the volumising and strengthening effects of dermal fillers to optimise definition across the already naturally beautiful areas of Maggie’s face.

Dr Hanson explains the results:

“We created a natural definition for Maggie’s cheeks, restored the look of her anterior cheeks by addressing volume loss, and created a lift for her mid-face. Meanwhile, we softened her nose to mouth lines while using strong fillers for her chin area to give her a smoothly defined jawline as well as a very natural, subtle chin projection.”

Before and After Photos – Maggie

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dermal filler to the jawline before and after results image

Maggie loved the immediate results of the visual improvements:

“I am really happy with my final results, as my cheek folds look instantly fuller and more replenished, and my chin looks sculpted and defined. I also found the treatment more comfortable than I initially expected. On the day of my treatment, I had no pain and I was able to return to my normal activities straight away.”

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Liquid Facelift – Fiona

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Fiona is a 58-year-old patient advisor in London who wanted to revitalise her lower face with a liquid facelift.

Concerned about sagging skin across her cheeks, jowls and lower face, she wanted to seek out a minimally invasive procedure that would refresh and revitalise her skin quickly and effectively without any surgery or downtime.

After considering a range of different options, she sought out a holistic hyaluronic acid filler treatment to lift her mid and lower face. She opted for the use of liquid injections instead of a classic surgical facelift, which involves recovery time. This non-surgical treatment seeks to lift and reflate sagging pockets of skin while instantly smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.

Fiona’s ‘Liquid Facelift’ Experience

To address her skincare concerns, Fiona consulted with Dr Hanson Yu, an experienced dermal filler practitioner at The Private Clinic. Having spent many years performing rejuvenating non-surgical treatments, he is adept at targeting signs of ageing in patients over 50.

Upon meeting Fiona and analysing her skin condition, he recommended a comprehensive treatment plan to restore volume to hollow areas of her skin. He also recommended firming up loose skin around her cheeks, jowls and jawline. Due to Fiona’s age, he also decided to replenish lost hyaluronic acid to the creases and wrinkles that had developed across Fiona’s face as part of the ageing process, like marionette lines, nasolabial folds and smoker’s lines.

By delivering dermal fillers to a number of different areas across Fiona’s face, the liquid facelift would rejuvenate Fiona’s face intensely and rapidly to achieve an instantly flawless result.

Before the treatment, Dr Hanson explained the expected outcome of this holistic treatment plan:

“Today we will be treating Fiona’s mid-face and lower face with fillers as part of a liquid facelift. With this treatment, we place fillers strategically in key places to lift up the ligaments, restore and reflate the cheek area, softening wrinkles and shadows in the process while also creating a smooth jawline. The result will be a rejuvenated appearance where Fiona will look fresh again.”

Dr Hanson’s Dermal Filler Treatment Plan

Dr Hanson started by treating the mid-face area to restore volume and lift to the cheeks, before moving down to the areas around Fiona’s mouth and jawline.

Mid-face fillers

Fiona’s cheekbones were targeted first to reflate and plump them with moisture and volume. The effect is to redefine the shape of Fiona’s cheeks to give her a more sculpted and contoured look that is typical in a younger patient. Her tear trough hollows were also replenished to minimise the appearance of dark circles and sagging skin under her eyes.

Jowl fillers

Dr Hanson then addressed one of Fiona’s main concerns by lifting up the sagging skin below her cheeks. Jowls form when skin becomes thinner and less elastic during the ageing process as we naturally lose collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid. By replenishing hyaluronic acid to the skin below Fiona’s cheeks with cheek fillers, Dr Hanson is able to strengthen the skin’s structure so that it looks plump, firm and refreshed instead of loose and saggy.

Mouth area fillers

Fiona also suffered the effects of ageing across her mouth area. Smoker’s lines had formed above her lips, while her nasolabial folds needed softening. Dr Hanson also detected the appearance of marionette lines around her mouth, which gave Fiona a tired and sad look. By filling these zones with hydrating hyaluronic acid, Dr Hanson was able to fill the lines with lost volume to immediately reduce their appearance.

Jawline fillers

The final area of treatment was Fiona’s chin and jawline. Dr Hanson’s goal was to lift sagging skin that had formed around Fiona’s jawline and chin area to improve the shape of her jawline. This gave Fiona a sharply contoured jaw that took years off her visible appearance.

Fiona’s Liquid Facelift Results

After completing the treatment, Dr Hanson explained to Fiona how the complete liquid facelift had achieved revitalisation across Fiona’s key areas of concern:

“We placed filler on the cheekbones and restored the anterior medial cheeks while softening the nose-to-mouth lines. We then restored length to the face while creating some projection on the chin and smoothing the outer jawline.”

Before and After Photos – Fiona

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Fiona loved her instantly uplifted and refreshed new look:

“It just looks amazing. You can see that my chin and jaw are so much smoother. The treatment was much more comfortable than expected. I’m very happy with the subtle yet natural-looking results.”

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Laser Hair Removal – Aurelie

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Aurelie is a 38 year old transgender woman and has had over 20 treatments of Laser Hair Removal at our London City clinic.

Watch Aurelie’s video and find out more about her reasons for deciding on treatment and how it has changed her life.

This has changed my life as I can go out without facial hair being noticed.  I would definitely recommend this treatment for other transgender people.

Aurelie made the decision to transition full-time and not having to shave hair was really important to her. The team at our London City clinic made Aurelie feel welcomed and supported throughout her series of Laser Hair Removal sessions.

The treatment has given her confidence in her appearance and helped in the process of her transition.

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* All of our patient stories are based on the personal experiences of our patients and represent individual body shapes and results. Please bear in mind that result s may vary from person to person. All testimonies are provided voluntarily by our patients and clients. Their comments have not been altered in any way, and their experiences are their own.