Dan Childs chats with Singapore cosmetic surgeon Dr. Woffles Wu about radiofrequency treatment – and where it’s headed.
Once upon a time, the choice between opting for a younger face and simply “aging gracefully” was a simple one.
Of the two available options, one involved a scalpel. The other one inevitably led to wrinkles and a sagging face. And yes, it’s pretty easy to guess which one is which.
Fast-forward to the present, and anyone can see that the wrinkle-busting repertoires offered by most dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons have grown dramatically in just the past few decades alone. Nowadays, patients and doctors alike benefit from an ever-expanding toolbox of options, from skin-friendly lasers to improved chemical peels.
Of course, this situation begs the questions: who’s the newest kid in the facial rejuvenation neighbourhood? The answer is radiofrequency treatment – a technique that utilises an old type of wave in a very new way. We caught up with Singaporean cosmetic surgeon Dr. Woffles Wu to learn more about this treatment, as well as the promise it holds for facial rejuvenation.
Most people, upon hearing mention of the phrase “radiofrequency,” will automatically think of the top 40 offerings of their favourite FM station. So when doctors talk about using radiofrequency treatment to give their patients’ faces a rejuvenated look, there is an understandable level of confusion.
Will turning up your car stereo get rid of your wrinkles? Don’t count on it. But by delivering energy at the same frequency as these waves, albeit at a much more intense level, to the underlying tissues of the face, doctors have found that they can heat up these tissues to elicit both immediate and long-lasting tightening effects – in essence, a younger, firmer look.
Of course, radiofrequency treatment isn’t the first procedure that has been devised around this particular principle.
Though radiofrequency may have just recently entered the cosmetic arena, Dr. Wu says that this type of radiofrequency treatment has been employed in the past for other therapeutic purposes.
“This is not new technology,” he says. “It has actually been around for about 30 years, mainly to treat arthritic joints and pain, and it can be used for breast capsules, to soften them.”
Think of plastic surgery in Asia and one name immediately springs to mind – Dr Woffles Wu!
This innovative and exciting plastic surgeon from Singapore has for years been the name on the lips of men and women seeking aesthetic perfection. Armed with an impeccable eye for beauty, balance and harmony Dr Wu, dubbed Asia’s Beauty Guru by the Hongkong press has reinvented and promoted the concept of Non Surgical Facial Rejuvenation (NSFR). He is today one of the most sought after speakers around the world on this topic demonstrating his combination of Injectables, Fillers, IPL Photorejuvenation and his invention, the WOFFLES LIFT to achieve facial rejuvenation without downtime.
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