In this article, we will take a look at the differences between pelleve treatment and thermage. On the surface, the two types of treatment are rather similar as they are both skin tightening treatments. However, how they work is quite different. Let’s take a closer look at what are these differences.
Pelleve and theramge uses soundwave devices that attempts to stimulate the growth of collagen under the skin. This is necessary to tighten the skin as the collagen can ‘fill’ up the skin area from underneath the skin. The differences in such devices depend a great deal on how deep the soundwaves can reach the targeted area as well as how much control these devices offer the surgeons. Currently, based on surgeon feedback, it seems that pelleve treatment offers a more precise control. However, given that there is no clinical tests being conducted, these feedback cannot be relied on as conclusive evidence.
In fact, a new treatment called ultherapy seems to offer the most precise control. This is because the device uses ultrasound which can be used for imaging purposes. This is preciously what ultherapy offered the surgeons: an imaging system to go with the handheld device so that doctors can see which area needs the treatment.
Another difference between pelleve and thermage is their effectiveness. Based on the feedback from users at the site realself.com, only 44% out of 222 users think that thermage is useful. Pelleve, on the other hand, seem to be gathering more positive feedback in the forums although there is no statistics available yet.
In terms of cost, pelleve will cost around USD500-USD1000 while the average cost of thermage is around USD2,700 according to realself.com. This is because thermage needs more sessions than pelleve even though the former claims that it need only one.
