Profound RF for the forehead in London

Etched horizontal lines across the forehead and skin that has loosened there are treated in our practice. The needle pairs are placed at a shallow depth over the bone of the forehead in one session under local anaesthetic, each point heated to a set temperature. No published series gives a figure for the forehead, and we say so plainly; the US clearance names facial wrinkles and the face trials measured the face as a whole. Every treatment is given by Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Profound RF London Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.

What it does on the forehead

In our experience lines etched into the skin soften and the skin tightens as new collagen and elastin form over the following months. Lines that show only when the brow moves are a muscle question, and a dropped brow is a lift question; the doctor says which at the consultation. The hairline is left out.

What the evidence covers

The 100-person face and neck trial gave a 25.6% gain on the wrinkle scale and 24.1% on the laxity scale at six months, and the 2015 study found 67 degrees the best temperature; none reports the forehead on its own. The full guide sets out the main trials.

The session and after

Local anaesthetic, then the forehead treated within a face session of about an hour. Redness for hours to a day or two, swelling for up to five to ten days, which can track down to the eyes in our experience, some bruising, and most people back to normal activities within 24 hours. The result builds over months and is photographed at six months in our practice.

Who it suits

In our practice, an adult with etched forehead lines and skin that still has spring, who wants one treatment. Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, with an active infection, with a pacemaker or other electrical implant, or with a history of keloid scarring without the doctor's advice first. The brow page covers the brow lift.