So there is a new treatment on the block. It may not seem like anything new in skin tightening and fine line wrinkle treatments. Thermage, Titan and newer treatments such as Ulthera have the same premise of delivering heat deep in the skin causing immediate contraction and future development of fresh collagen. The problem with many of these effective treatments is that they hurt quite a bit and for some of the stronger ones can cause some degree of swelling which can effect daily activities. Pelleve is a radiofrequency device that delivers skin tightening energy in a low level and deeply penetrating continuous fashion rather that intense pulses. This manner of delivery allows for extremely comfortable treatments that can be done at 2-4 week intervals until the desired result is achieved. There is zero downtime and most patients are describing the treatment as a pleasurable warm facial massage. The catch is that it does require several treatments- usually 3-6 depending on a patient’s needs. Is it better than the other devices? Not likely in efficacy. But for that patient that is adverse to any downtime and discomfort and is willing to get several treatments, I believe the Pelleve device is an excellent addition to the battle against time. To find out more about it go to our website-www.pfrankmd.com