Thermage® Treatments: Skin Tightening Without Surgery

When your mirror starts to tell you that age is creeping up, it can certainly help to use good creams and lotions for moisturizing the skin. And a sunblock will help prevent future wrinkles. But there are more causes of lines and wrinkles than just sun damage or dryness of skin. An important one is how much collagen is present in your skin. Collagen in the Skin Skin has three layers:

• Epidermis on the top – consisting of dying and dead cells in the process of being sloughed off
• The dermis – containing many structures such as hair follicles, sweat glands, blood vessels, oil glands and a matrix of collagen strands for support
• The sub-cutaneous layer – containing fat cells and more structures such as blood vessels

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