Body by Thermage Santa Monica Cellulite Treatment by Thermage Tummy by Thermage California
Until now, Thermage has only been used successfully for treating facial and neck laxity. Body Thermage has produced phenomenal results for many patients.
Santa Monica California
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If you are suffering from loose body skin due to weight loss, having children, or aging, your options for reversing these unattractive areas are pretty limited. Surgical answers to these issues are liposuction and body contouring, depending on the severity of each individual case.
What if you're not ready for full blown surgery and don't have the time to recover or the funds to finance that kind of work?
Body Thermage has been very successful as an alternative to surgery for tightening aging skin with no incisions, no scars, and no downtime in the vast majority of cases.
For years, Thermage has been used for non-surgical brow lifts and the non-surgical tightening of facial wrinkles on the forehead, around the eye, the mid and lower face, and the neck.
New applications of Thermage to the body led to FDA approval for such use, allowing for the tightening of loose body skin, arms, legs, abdomen and buttocks.
The procedure itself is administered in office, lasting from minutes to just over an hour depending on the area treated. About an hour before the procedure, a topical numbing agent is applied some oral medication is administered to assist with anxiety and make the procedure more comfortable.
The radio frequency (RF) energy uniformly heats the dermis while cooling and protecting the epidermis. The top layers of your skin are protected with a cooling spray while radio frequency energy heats the collagen in the lower layers.
This heating action causes deep structures of your skin to tighten immediately. Over time, new collagen grows to further tighten your skin and produce a more youthful appearance. Recently published studies, conducted by Thermage, show that measurable tightening improvements appear gradually over 2 to 6 months after a single treatment session. However, many patients report seeing an earlier response.
Who is the optimal candidate for this procedure?
An ideal candidate for Thermage a woman or man with loose, bagging skin, who wishes to tighten up those areas. These people may have lost a lot of weight, with resulting sagging skin, and they may wish to avoid surgery.
Body by Thermage offers an excellent non-surgical technique to tighten loose, sagging skin in areas of the neck, abdomen, love handles, back skin, thighs, and upper arms. Results are good across a wide range of ages, and the Thermage is color blind - meaning that it is wholly suitable for all skin types.
Body by Thermage has been used successfully as a non invasive tummy tuck for women who have excess skin following pregnancy or weight loss and who do not want to undergo abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck surgery.
Body Thermage in Santa Monica California
Alexander Rivkin, MD
Welcome to Westside Aesthetics, where trained cosmetic surgeon Dr. Alexander Rivkin and his staff are dedicated to bringing the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area the most effective non surgical cosmetic solutions available.
Cosmetic procedures are becoming easier, less painful and less expensive daily. You may be surprised to learn that yesterday's traumatic cosmetic surgery is today's simple injection! We are committed to making your skin and overall appearance the absolute best it can be. So come experience our expanded, beautiful new location. You will love what we can do for you!
Alexander Rivkin M.D. is a Yale trained facial cosmetic surgeon and UCLA faculty member who has focused his practice exclusively on providing his patients with the latest in non-invasive, non-ablative cosmetic treatments in Southern California. He understands that no one relishes the thought of "going under the knife," and believes modern medical technology can provide today's patients with superior alternatives to invasive, painful surgery that requires a long recovery time. He has dedicated his career to developing these alternatives, creating exceptional cosmetic solutions that his patients can access without the fear which has so long been associated with cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Rivkin has made his name in developing non-surgical alternatives to commonly performed cosmetic procedures. He has been featured on the TODAY show, the Tyra Banks Show, EXTRA, Univision, PBS, KNBC-TV, KABC-TV and in numerous national publications for the innovative procedures he has invented. He was the first physician in the country to offer the Non-Surgical Nose Job, his signature method for non-invasive correction of cosmetic nasal irregularities.
Dr. Rivkin has pioneered the:
Non-Surgical Nose Job (Injection rhinoplasty)
Non-Surgical Chin Enhancement
Non-Surgical Cheek Enhancement
Non-Surgical Jowl Lift
Non-Surgical Eye Lift
Non-Surgical Facelift
Dr. Rivkin Performs a 10 Minute Non Surgical Nose Job On the Tyra Banks Show
Dr. Rivkin believes that availability and approachability are critical. His patients know they can contact him anytime with any concerns they may have. He will personally answer all e-mail requests for advice, and is happy to chat with anyone without charging consultation fees. Contact us now - we are ready to meet you anytime.
It would be a pleasure to help you achieve your cosmetic goals!
'Melt that Muffin Top!' Christine Hamori Offers Thermage Body Tip 16.0 for Faster, Non-surgical Body Contouring - Dr. Hamori is the first to offer Thermage for Body sculpting -- using the improved Body Tip 16.0 wand in the states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. The new Thermage tip is larger, covering 5 times the surface area, making skin tightening treatments twice as fast, with an overall improvement in the patient's experience.
Thermage Procedure Expert Debuts Latest Body Tip Device in NYC - Thermage procedure now features a new advancement in technology that will tighten skin and reduces cellulite twice as fast. Dr. Lisa Zdinak has been granted exclusive access to debut the Body Tip 16.0 technology by Thermage in New York City.
San Diego Physician Nasrin Mani Adds Thermage Body Shaping Tip 16 for Faster Better Body Contouring - San Diego Physician one of first in the nation to receive new Thermage Body Shaping Tip 16. Older treatment tips could take hours. The new tip, at 16cm2, dramatically decreases treatment time and dramatically increases patient comfort. Triple Pinnnacle Award winner Dr. Nasrin Mani of La Jolla Cosmetic Laser Clinic is first in line for new body shrinking technology.
San Diego Doctor on Cutting Edge of Aesthetic Medicine - Dr. Eugene Nowak, a Board Certified Dermatologist with 13 years of experience performing cosmetic procedures, has recently been featured by the San Diego Magazine for pioneering the ThermaLipo practice in San Diego county area
Dr. Zarrabi Offers Nation's Top Non-Surgical Cosmetic Treatments - Dr. Zarrabi, a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, offers several of the nation's top non-surgical cosmetic treatments, including BOTOX and Body by Thermage at his practice in Santa Monica, California.
Thermage for Cellulite featured on WOLO ABC 25 in Columbia - The Preva Laser Skin Center in Columbia South Carolina was featured on Columbia ABC 25 using the Thermage Cellulite tip to generate heat that shrinks collagen and improves the appearance of cellulite.
NBC 10 Features Body Thermage For Tummy Tuck Without Surgery - Even though patient Pam Gamel, 49, works out diligently her stomach wasn’t getting any flatter, even after thousands of sit ups. Instead, it was a constant source of embarrassment. Gamel had Thermage done on her face and neck with great success, so she wanted to try it on her stomach.
Get a Surgery-Free Body Thermage Stomach - Philadelphia NBC channel 10 featured a piece with Dr. Flor Mayoral and patient Grace Velazquez, where Thermage was used to tighten the skin on her face. Great results sold Ms. Velasquez on Thermage, a procedure that treats lax skin through radiofrequency energy. Since diet and exercise failed to make a big enough difference on her stomach, she tried Body by Thermage.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Spa day's sacred in Atlanta - Only one-third of American women have ever been to a spa, according to a recent survey by Spa-addicts.com and Harris Interactive. Fifteen years ago, most "spas" in Atlanta consisted of a woman in the back of a hair salon wielding tweezers and other uncomplicated instruments of beauty, said Kim Patterson, spa director of Blue MedSpa in Midtown.
How Do The Stars Lose a Dress Size Fast? - The buzz on the red carpet last Sunday, as always, was all about high fashion and perfect appearances. Many of the stars secretly visit their favorite med spa a few days before the big event to get that extra edge that only cosmetic medical procedures can provide, including Body by Thermage, Velasmooth or mesotherapy for cellulite, or photo rejuvenation.
Miami WTVJ airs a story on Body Thermage - Television station WTVJ in Miami reported how non-surgical Thermage was being used to tighten loose skin under the arms and flabby tummy’s. This procedure has been frequently referred to as the "tummy tuck shrink lift".
Disclaimer:For general educational purposes only. Information contained in this Web site is general in nature, and should not be relied on for medical treatment. If you need advice or services, please contact the doctor directly. All photos are of models for decorative purposes unless they specifically mention they are actual before & after photographs.
If you are suffering from loose body skin due to weight loss, having children, or aging, your options for reversing these unattractive areas are pretty limited. Surgical answers to these issues are liposuction and body contouring, depending on the severity of each individual case. 
Welcome to Westside Aesthetics, where trained cosmetic surgeon Dr. Alexander Rivkin and his staff are dedicated to bringing the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area the most effective non surgical cosmetic solutions available. 
