Frequently Asked Questions

How does Profound work for sagging skin?

Sagging skin – Profound works by inserting tiny microneedles into your skin. These heat up for 4 seconds at a time. This heat causes minor localized damage to the skin. When it heals, it remodels the skin, laying down new collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. These are the building blocks of healthy, youthful, buoyant skin. This remodeling lifts that sagging skin and gives you a more youthful look.

How does Profound work for cellulite?

In this case, Profound inserts the microneedles deeper into your skin, into the subcutaneous fat. The cause of cellulite is localized pockets of fat that are separated by bands of fibrous tissue. These bands of tissue pull down on the skin. The fat pouches upward causing the dimpled appearance of cellulite.

Profound’s microneedles reach deep into the fat layer. It has three effects:

1. It destroys the bands
2. It breaks open the cellulite fat cells
3. It thickens the overlying skin

The results are dramatic with only one treatment. Profound is one of
only two FDA-approved treatments for cellulite.

Is it effective?

Profound has been shown to be 100% effective in treating sagging skin. It has a 91% rating on RealSelf.com.

Does it hurt?

The treatment does involve insertion of microneedles into your skin. We give abundant skin anesthesia, and it is quite comfortable, but it’s not painless.

How long is a treatment?

The typical treatment takes about sixty minutes.

Is there any downtime?

There may be some minor bruising after the treatment. You will have swelling. We tell patients that they can resume normal activities in two to three days if the treated area is not visible. If the area is visible, then swelling and some bruising will be visible. In this case the downtime is about four days.

Is Profound for me?

If you have cellulite, no other treatment will give you permanent and dramatic results. So, if you are serious about getting rid of cellulite, hitch yourself up on the exam table and let us do our magic. If you have sagging skin, you should decide between VShape and Profound. VShape is totally non-invasive, requires four treatments and gives moderately good results. There is no downtime. Profound gives dramatic results with just one treatment. It is minimally invasive but does involve insertion of microneedles. You will have some downtime. The choice is yours, but if it were me, I would go with Profound. I want that wow factor.