Profound RF for the upper arms in London

The crepey, loosened skin of the inner upper arm is treated with the needle pairs placed along the inner arm in one session, usually under local anaesthetic. Each point is heated to a set temperature, so the skin firms over the following months. A 2021 body series treated 22 upper arms with the skin above the knees and the bra line; the US clearance names facial wrinkles and cellulite, and the arms rest on that series, which we say plainly. 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 arms

The skin of the inner arm firms and the crepey texture smooths as new collagen and elastin form. Loose, hanging skin after a large weight loss is more than one session firms, which an arm lift does. A soft layer over a triceps that has lost tone is a muscle question; the doctor says at the consultation which fits.

What the study measured

The 2021 body series treated 22 upper arms, 34 areas above the knees and 6 bra-line areas once. The treating investigators rated improvement in every upper arm at one, three and six months; the body page and the full guide set out its figures.

The session and after

Local anaesthetic, then about an hour for both arms in our practice. Redness for hours to a day or two, swelling for up to five to ten days, some bruising, loose sleeves, 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 crepey or mildly loose skin on the inner arms, who wants one treatment. Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, with an active infection, with a pacemaker or other electrical implant, metal in the arm, or with a history of keloid scarring without the doctor's advice first. The bra line page covers the area treated in the same series.