How people get it: Done by dermatologists and med spas, often in one session or a short series.
The basics
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What it is
Not enough reliable information yet.
How it's thought to work
Not enough reliable information yet.
What people use it for
Not enough reliable information yet.
What the research has found so far
On Radiofrequency skin tightening and aging, PubMed lists 63 trials in people, 88 studies that watched people over time, 19 animal and lab studies. See the counts and searches
Stage 2 because there are 63 published trials and 96 registered trials in people, but no large ones yet.
A stage shows how far research has got, not whether it will work for you. How stages work
Side effects and risks
Not enough reliable information yet.
Who should be careful, and drug interactions
Not enough reliable information yet.
What to expect: sessions, results and recovery
Not enough reliable information yet.
Roughly what it costs
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Questions to ask your doctor
- Is Radiofrequency skin tightening a sensible option for me, given my health and the medicines I take?
- Could Radiofrequency skin tightening interact with any medicine or supplement I already take?
- What side effects should I watch for, and when should I stop or call you?
- How would we tell whether it is helping, and when should we review it?
This is general information gathered from the sources listed, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before starting anything new.
What experts say
No expert views collected yet. Each one we add names the person and links to where they said it.
Recent research
New studies that mention Radiofrequency skin tightening appear here after the morning update.
Trials
None of the registered trials of Radiofrequency skin tightening is one we have linked as aging-related yet.
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 96 registered trials that mention Radiofrequency skin tightening, for any condition (the count in The science below). Here we show the ones about aging. See them all ↗
The science
Counted from PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov on Oct 17, 2026, using one search for Radiofrequency skin tightening in relation to aging. Each link opens the exact search.
- Randomized trials in people
- 18 search ↗
- Large trials (multicenter or phase 3)
- 2 search ↗
- Phase 3 trials
- 0 search ↗
- Trials in people
- 63 search ↗
- Studies that watched people over time
- 88 search ↗
- Animal and lab studies
- 19 search ↗
- Registered trials
- 96 search ↗
PubMed search used
("monopolar radiofrequency"[tiab] OR "bipolar radiofrequency"[tiab] OR "multipolar radiofrequency"[tiab] OR "radiofrequency device*"[tiab] OR "radiofrequency treatment*"[tiab] OR "radiofrequency skin"[tiab] OR Thermage[tiab]) AND ("skin tightening"[tiab] OR "skin laxity"[tiab] OR "lax skin"[tiab] OR wrinkle*[tiab] OR rejuvenation[tiab] OR photoaging[tiab] OR "skin aging"[tiab] OR "skin ageing"[tiab] OR photodamage[tiab] OR "Skin Aging"[mh])
Counts are search results, so they include some records that only mention Radiofrequency skin tightening. How we count
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Longevity Verdict. (n.d.). Radiofrequency skin tightening (e.g. Thermage): Research stage and evidence. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://longevityverdict.com/treatments/radiofrequency-skin-tightening
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