A skin tightening add-on promises to improve loose skin, and that promise matters most to a reader whose concern is loose skin. Cleveland Clinic says a nonsurgical facelift can improve the look of loose skin, wrinkles, large pores and sun damage.
Who the claim is aimed at
That list is wider than loose skin alone, so a candidate is best defined by which concern is the reason for the visit. A reader who wants loose skin addressed should ask the clinic to say which part of the add-on does that. The AAD guide to firming sagging skin is a companion for the loose skin question.
Where radiofrequency fits
On Cleveland Clinic's account, radio frequency (RF) skin tightening is a nonsurgical skin treatment that firms sagging skin. That makes RF a treatment aimed at the loose skin concern, while the facelift description above covers several concerns at once.
What patients reported
A retrospective cross-sectional study of patient satisfaction after micro-focused ultrasound with visualization looks at one ultrasound option from the patient's side. Satisfaction is a different measure from a clinic's before-and-after photos, and it is worth asking which of the two a quote is built on.
Questions that define a candidate
Ask which concern the add-on treats, how that is judged at the visit, and what the price covers on its own. A bundle that lumps several concerns into one figure makes the loose skin share of the cost impossible to see.
Who gets their money's worth from a loose skin add-on
It pays back for the reader whose main concern is loose skin and who has had the clinic name the treatment and price it alone. If the concern is wrinkles, pores or sun damage, the loose skin add-on may be the wrong line to pay for. The ASDS page on ultrasound therapy for sagging skin is a reference to bring to that conversation.