After having my son 5 years ago, I really leaned in to in-office skin care. Maybe it was the melasma, maybe it was lack of sleep further aging me. Whatever it was IPL and some botox was the gateway in to a full fledged love affair with my derm’s office. I see Dr. Szeftel at Ocean Cosmetic Medicine and have seen one of their aestheticians, Lily several times now too for both facials (I always get compliments on my skin after her TLC) and for in-office procedures like the one I’ve been telling everyone and their dog about lately, Forma.
I did a video on Forma earlier to show the results after three treatments. Give it a watch if you want to see more of the procedure and get a real feel for the procedure. As I write this, it’s one day after my sixth and final treatment and I am glowing. Glowing with happiness over my more contoured jaw (a part of me that’s genetically has always been a little double chin if not posed properly) and also my skin is more radiant and smooth now and is literally g-l-o-w-i-n-g.
For a little recap, Forma is a heat and radio frequency device that will leave you with tighter, brighter, glowing skin in just one session. Forma stimulates the formation of new collagen and improves the skin’s elasticity over time so it’s recommended that most people have 3-6 sessions. I saw pretty major results after one session and each subsequent session seemed to build slightly more on those initial results making the results longer lasting. Dr. Szeftel said that with one treatment, the results would last a few weeks which is probably one of the reasons it is often referred to as a “Red Carpet Mini-FaceLift” — even one session would yield incredible results if you just needed to look your best for one event.
It works by heating the skin safely (it’s super controlled and shuts off automatically if it gets too hot). I was never uncomfortable, in fact, I found it super relaxing like a hot stone massage for the face. The heat along with radio frequency tells your body to build collagen which will improve skin elasticity, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and tighten loose skin. I of course, did my jaw/ lower face but you can do it anywhere you want to see tightening: upper face, neck even the abdomen, knees and elbows.
Overall, it’s a very relaxing procedure with incredible results and no downtime. I was very mildly pink where we treated my skin, like I had just gone on a run but that faded after 30 min or so. If you find yourself wanting a little skin tightening, I’m over here cheering you on chanting “Forma, Forma!” because I am so happy with the improvements I saw and enjoyed the relaxing ‘me-time’ I got with each 20-30 min session.
