What is Skin Tightening?

Is a Non surgical procedure using light therapy to firm the skin and fight sagginess.

As shown below before and after skintight using the IR BBLs from Sciton courtesy of Orchid Aesthetics Medical Spa.

Depending on the light source, physicians can opt to use Radiofrequency or Infrared devices.

What is the difference ?

Radiofrequency uses heat that targets different skin layers from dermis to hypodermis, resulting in deep tissue heating. Heating of subcutaneous tissue initiates a mechanical stretch in the skin that induces the production of collagen, stimulates fibroblasts to increase collagen secretion and improves the elasticity of the skin, resulting in skin tightening! Bi-polar RF energy heats the dermis thereby strengthening tissue fibers and dermal collagen to improve skin laxity, sagginess and texture.  The CORE™ technology has an integrated skin cooling mechanism therefore the superficial layers of the skin (epidermis) are protected from the heat.


Infrared works by two major mechanisms, heat-induced collagen shrinkage and micro-thermal injury as well as dermal regeneration, repair and remodeling. Is ideal for targeting jowl and neck laxity, sagginess under the eyes, hands, and nasolabial folds. Using infrared technology, deep dermal heating induces neocollagenesis resulting in an increase in skin firmness. A series of four to six treatments produces a tighter, firmer appearance — without pain or invasive procedures.


What are the side effects?

There is no downtime with either technology as the cooling devise associated with the handpiece of RF or IR protects the epidermis( the superficial layer of skin) from heat and burns. After treatment most patients return to their daily routine with minimal precautions: apply sunscreen and moisturizer to the area.

What areas can be treated with Skintight Laser or RF?


The BBLs technology from Sciton, used at Orchid Aesthetics Medcial Spa, is safe for any skintype from Fitzpatrick I-VI. Results may be visible immediately but usually it takes 3 treatments for long lasting sustained results. You can have former skin with a younger look and feel of a mini non surgical Face lift.

Even though most popular areas treated with a skintight devices RF or IR, are the jowls, neck, hands, eyelids, belly button, any area of the body can be treated.

Four to Six treatments are recommended to achieve better results but depending on the severity and laxity of the skin complementary treatments like Dermal Fillers or Botox Cosmetic might be needed.

Is it uncomfortable?


The procedure is gentle, non-invasive and safe. Discomfort is typically minimal; however, this varies from patient to patient and depends on the depth of the treatment.  Most of the times there is no need for  topical anesthesia. Procedures can take from 20 minutes to 45 minutes depending on the area to be treated and on the degree of sagginess.


Other applications of Skintight Laser or RF

When combined with lipolysis skintightening is used for body recontouring and reshaping of the arms, abdomen, hips, chin, knees. The Reaction from Viora utilizes RF, Vacuum and massage rollers to treat Cellulite, Sagging skin and Recontour the body. The Lipo-sculpt from Sciton using IR technology utilizes two wave length to assist in lypolisis and skintightening of the area at the same time. The  result is body reshape and recountouring.

Orchid Aesthetics Medical Spa is studying these technologies to incorporate the best available for body reshape and recontouring into its practice.

Orchid Aesthetics Medical Spa to open a new Anti-aging center in Midtown Manhattan, will specialize in Cellulite treatment and body recontouring.

To assist in liposculpt lipotrophic B12 injections will also be available on case by case under direct physician guidance, together with private Yoga tone and sculpt sessions.

For more information about our new center read our press release @
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120911006850/en/Orchid-Aesthetics-Medical-Spa-Launching-Aesthetic-Anti-Aging