Dermatologists from Yale University School of Medicine recently published a study that attempts to objectively assess the skin tightening results of both cosmetic facelift surgery and fractional radiofrequency treatment.
Both cosmetic treatments have similar goals: to correct facial skin laxity. To measure the results and compare the two treatments, a randomized, blinded, comparative trial was designed. Doctors mixed photos of patients who underwent both facelift surgery and fractional radiofrequency treatment, then graded them on a 4-point skin laxity scale.
Two findings are especially useful in comparing the two treatments:
- Mean skin laxity improvement of the RF treatment was 37 percent of the surgical facelift
- Patients in the RF group returned to normal activities 24 hours after treatment, while those in the facelift group did the same after 7 to 10 days.
Read more about this study on PubMed.gov
