Forma Skin Tightening

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If your face is beginning to look tired, losing skin elasticity and showing wrinkles, you may be wondering if you can rejuvenate your look without surgery. Forma is the “non-surgical facelift” you’ve been looking for—a non-invasive, no-downtime treatment that lifts, tones, and smooths the delicate skin of the face and neck area. 

Forma works by increasing collagen production below the epidermis using radiofrequency (RF) energy. Collagen is the protein that makes your skin firm and youthful, so this increase leads to lasting youthful toning, as well as diminished wrinkles. This collagen production happens gradually, with your full results developing over the course of 3 months.

To maintain gorgeous results, we recommend a series of initial treatments, plus maintenance treatments on a routine basis. To better customize your treatment, we will help you determine at what interval to return for follow-up Forma treatment when we consult with you in our office.

We can apply a numbing gel before the procedure, but it is not required and many patients find it to be a comfortable procedure without numbing. Then, we apply jelly to the treatment area, which allows us to comfortably pass the handpiece over your skin as we apply skin-tightening radiofrequency (RF) energy.

We pass the Forma handpiece over your skin repeatedly to allow the electrodes to reach below the epidermis skin. Treatment takes about 30 minutes, depending on how many areas or how large of an area you are having treated.

Your skin may be slightly irritated after treatment, appearing flushed or slightly swollen. Some patients experience a tingling sensation. Side effects only affect the treatment area, and usually subside within a few hours.

Forma can firm the skin throughout the face and neck:

• Forehead
• Between the eyebrows
• Crow’s feet
• Upper and lower eyelids
• Smile lines (nasolabial folds)
• Jowls
• Chin
• Neck

Yes, Forma is safe for all skin types. To ensure that the handpiece does not heat the skin above a safe temperature, we monitor the temperature using a screen on the handpiece throughout your treatment.

Ready to learn more about Forma? All treatments offered at Maningas Cosmetic Surgery are performed by our highly experienced Medspa specialist and aesthetician, MaKayla, under the direction of triple board certified cosmetic surgeon Dr. Talon Maningas. Contact our Joplin/Northwest Arkansas office online or call (417) 437-0303 to schedule your consultation.