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Firm, Smooth, and Define With Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening in Studio City and Banning, CA
Loose skin, early jowling, and declining definition can gradually change the appearance of the face, neck, and body. Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening in Studio City and Banning, CA, at Beyond the Needle Medspa offers a non-surgical way to address mild to moderate skin laxity while supporting a smoother, firmer, and more refreshed appearance.
Forma can be customized for concerns ranging from reduced jawline definition and loose neck skin to crepey texture on the body. With minimal downtime and no incisions, this RF skin tightening treatment is ideal for patients who want progressive rejuvenation without surgery.
What Is Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening?
Forma is a non-surgical skin tightening treatment that uses radiofrequency energy to gently heat targeted tissue. This controlled thermal energy is designed to support collagen remodeling, helping improve the appearance of skin firmness, elasticity, fine lines, and uneven texture over time.
Although Forma is commonly used as a radiofrequency facial, treatment is not limited to the face. It can also be used on areas such as the neck, décolletage, upper arms, abdomen, thighs, and knees where mild skin laxity or crepey texture is a concern.
Benefits of Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening in Studio City and Banning, CA
Forma offers a customizable approach to improving skin laxity and visible signs of aging without surgery. By delivering controlled radiofrequency energy, treatment supports gradual improvements in firmness, texture, and definition across the face and body.
Tightens Mildly Loose Skin
Helps improve the appearance of skin laxity without surgical intervention.
Defines the Jawline
Supports a firmer, more sculpted-looking lower face as early jowling develops.
Improves Neck Firmness
Helps tighten and smooth loose or crepey-looking skin along the neck.
Supports Collagen Remodeling
Controlled radiofrequency energy encourages the skin’s natural collagen response over time.
Softens Fine Lines
Helps create a smoother, more refreshed appearance in areas affected by early signs of aging.
Improves Crepey Texture
Can address thin, wrinkled-looking skin on both facial and body treatment areas.
Treats Multiple Areas
Forma can be used across the face, neck, décolletage, arms, abdomen, thighs, and knees.
Requires Minimal Downtime
Patients can generally return to their normal routine soon after treatment.
How Does Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening Work?
During a Forma treatment, a specialized handpiece delivers controlled radiofrequency energy while moving across the treatment area. The tissue is gradually warmed to a therapeutic temperature, with built-in temperature monitoring helping maintain consistent energy delivery throughout the session.
The controlled heat encourages collagen remodeling within the skin, which can gradually improve firmness and elasticity. When used for jawline tightening or as a neck tightening treatment, Forma can help create a smoother, more defined appearance without surgery or the downtime associated with more invasive procedures.
Areas Forma Treats
Forma can be customized for areas of the face and body where skin laxity, reduced firmness, or crepey texture has become noticeable.
Full Face
Provides comprehensive skin tightening for improved firmness and overall facial definition.
Forehead
Helps smooth and firm skin affected by early laxity and fine lines.
Around the Eyes
Targets delicate skin where fine lines and loss of elasticity can become noticeable.
Cheeks
Helps improve firmness and support a more lifted-looking midface.
Midface
Addresses reduced skin elasticity and visible changes in facial support.
Nasolabial Folds
Helps improve surrounding skin firmness to soften the overall appearance of these folds.
Marionette Lines
Supports firmer-looking skin around the lower face and mouth.
Chin
Helps improve skin firmness and definition across the lower face.
Jawline
Targets laxity and early loss of definition for a more sculpted-looking jawline.
Jowls
Helps tighten mildly lax skin contributing to early jowling.
Submental Area
Addresses loose skin beneath the chin to improve the appearance of lower-face definition.
Neck
Helps firm loose or crepey skin for a smoother-looking neck.
Décolletage
Targets visible laxity, fine lines, and crepey texture across the upper chest.
Upper Arms
Helps improve the appearance of mildly loose or crepey skin.
Abdomen
Can address mild skin laxity associated with aging, weight changes, or pregnancy.
Thighs
Supports firmer-looking skin where laxity or crepey texture is present.
Knees
Helps improve loose, wrinkled-looking skin around the knee area.
Concerns Forma Treats
Forma is designed for patients who want to improve mild to moderate skin laxity and related changes without undergoing a surgical procedure.
- Skin Laxity: Helps firm skin that has gradually lost some of its youthful elasticity.
- Sagging or Loose Skin: Supports a tighter, smoother appearance in areas affected by mild sagging.
- Early Jowling: Targets lower-face laxity that can begin to soften the jawline.
- Loss of Jawline Definition: Helps create a firmer, more defined-looking lower facial contour.
- Loose Neck Skin: Provides a non-surgical option for improving mild laxity along the neck.
- Loss of Midface Support: Helps improve skin firmness through the cheeks and midface.
- Fine Lines and Wrinkles: Supports smoother-looking skin as collagen remodeling develops.
- Crepey Skin: Helps improve thin, finely wrinkled texture on the face and body.
- Loss of Skin Elasticity: Encourages a firmer and more resilient-looking appearance.
- Declining Collagen Production: Uses controlled radiofrequency energy to support the skin’s collagen remodeling process.
- Uneven Skin Texture: Helps create a smoother and more refined-looking surface.
- Loose Skin After Weight Loss: May improve mild residual laxity once weight has stabilized.
- Post-Pregnancy Skin Laxity: Can address mild looseness in areas such as the abdomen when appropriate.
- Early Signs of Aging: Provides a non-surgical option for patients beginning to notice changes in firmness, texture, and facial definition.
Am I a Candidate for Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening?
Forma may be a good option if you have mild to moderate skin laxity and want a non-surgical approach to improving firmness and definition. It can be especially helpful for patients noticing early jowling, reduced jawline definition, loose neck skin, crepey texture, or early signs of aging on the face or body.
Your provider at Beyond the Needle Medspa will evaluate your skin, treatment area, medical history, and aesthetic goals before recommending Forma. Patients with certain implanted electronic devices, active infections or irritation in the treatment area, or other medical contraindications may not be appropriate candidates.
What to Expect During a Forma Treatment
During your Forma treatment, a handheld applicator is moved continuously across the targeted area while delivering controlled radiofrequency energy. As the tissue warms, you will typically feel a gradual heating sensation similar to a warm massage, while temperature monitoring helps your provider maintain controlled energy delivery.
Treatment time varies depending on the number and size of the areas being addressed. Temporary warmth or mild redness may occur afterward, but there is typically little to no downtime. Because improvements develop through the skin’s remodeling response, a series of Forma treatments may be recommended for optimal results.
Pre-Treatment Instructions for Forma
Forma requires relatively little preparation, but following your provider’s instructions can help ensure your skin is ready for treatment.
- Avoid Excessive Sun Exposure: Protect the treatment area from significant sun exposure or tanning before your appointment.
- Keep the Skin Healthy: Let your provider know if you develop a rash, infection, open wound, or significant irritation in the treatment area.
- Review Your Medical History: Tell your provider about medical conditions, implanted devices, recent procedures, and any changes to your health.
- Discuss Medications: Provide an updated list of medications and supplements so your provider can determine whether any special precautions are necessary.
- Avoid Irritating Treatments: Follow your provider’s guidance regarding peels, aggressive exfoliation, or other procedures shortly before Forma.
- Arrive With Clean Skin: Unless instructed otherwise, arrive without makeup, lotions, oils, or other products on the area being treated.
Post-Treatment Care After Forma
Forma typically requires little to no downtime, but the treated area may appear mildly red or feel warm for a short period afterward. Following simple aftercare recommendations can help keep your skin comfortable while supporting your treatment plan.
- Protect Your Skin From the Sun: Use broad-spectrum sunscreen and limit excessive sun exposure following treatment.
- Keep Skin Hydrated: Use gentle, hydrating skincare products as recommended to support the treated area.
- Avoid Excessive Heat: Temporarily avoid saunas, steam rooms, hot tubs, and other sources of intense heat if your skin remains warm or sensitive.
- Be Gentle With Your Skin: Avoid aggressive exfoliation or potentially irritating products until any temporary sensitivity has resolved.
- Follow Your Treatment Schedule: Complete the recommended series of Forma sessions to support progressive improvements in firmness and definition.
- Contact the Practice With Concerns: Reach out to Beyond the Needle Medspa if you experience an unexpected or persistent reaction.
How Long Do Forma Results Last?
Forma results develop gradually as the skin responds to controlled radiofrequency energy and collagen remodeling occurs. Patients may notice progressive improvements in firmness, texture, and definition throughout their treatment series, with results varying based on age, skin quality, degree of laxity, lifestyle, and the area treated.
Because the natural aging process continues, Forma results are not permanent. Maintenance treatments may be recommended periodically to help preserve improvements. You can also view Beyond the Needle Medspa’s Before and Afters to see examples of aesthetic results from the practice.
What Treatments Are Best Paired With Forma?
Forma can complement other treatments at Beyond the Needle Medspa when patients want to address multiple aspects of skin aging, texture, or facial rejuvenation. Your provider can recommend appropriate combinations and treatment timing based on your goals.
- Morpheus8: Combines RF microneedling with Forma when deeper skin remodeling and more comprehensive tightening are desired.
- Hydrafacial: Complements Forma by focusing on cleansing, exfoliation, hydration, and overall skin refreshment.
- SkinPen Microneedling: Addresses concerns such as uneven texture and fine lines while Forma focuses on non-invasive skin tightening.
- IPL Photofacial: Targets visible pigmentation and redness while Forma addresses skin firmness and laxity.
- Dermal Filler: Can restore targeted facial volume while Forma supports firmer-looking skin and improved facial definition.
Forma vs. Morpheus8
Forma and Morpheus8 both use radiofrequency energy to improve the appearance of aging or lax skin, but they deliver that energy differently. Forma is a non-invasive treatment that heats tissue from the skin’s surface, while Morpheus8 combines radiofrequency energy with microneedling for deeper fractional remodeling.
Feature | Forma | Morpheus8 |
Technology | Non-invasive radiofrequency | RF microneedling |
Primary Focus | Mild to moderate laxity, firmness, and early signs of aging | Deeper skin remodeling, texture, laxity, and visible signs of aging |
Needles | No | Yes |
Downtime | Minimal to none | More downtime than Forma |
Treatment Experience | Gradual warming sensation | Microneedling with RF energy delivered beneath the skin |
Ideal For | Patients seeking gentle, non-surgical skin tightening | Patients who want a more intensive approach to skin remodeling |
Why Choose Beyond the Needle Medspa for Forma in Studio City and Banning, CA?
Beyond the Needle Medspa combines advanced aesthetic technology with individualized care at both its Studio City and Banning locations. Every Forma treatment is planned around your skin, degree of laxity, and aesthetic goals rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.
Experienced Clinical Leadership: Shawn Thursby-Palmer, FNP, MSN, brings advanced aesthetic experience and training with leading experts in cosmetic treatments.
Personalized Treatment Planning: Forma treatments are tailored to your specific areas of concern, skin quality, and desired level of improvement.
Advanced Aesthetic Expertise: The team uses modern technologies and techniques to create comprehensive treatment plans for skin laxity and other signs of aging.
Natural-Looking Approach: Recommendations focus on enhancing your features and improving skin quality without making you look overtreated.
Multiple Treatment Options: Patients can combine Forma with other services offered by the practice when additional concerns such as texture, pigmentation, or volume loss need to be addressed.
Two Convenient Locations: Patients can receive personalized aesthetic care at Beyond the Needle Medspa in either Studio City or Banning.
Areas We Serve
With locations in both Studio City and Banning, Beyond the Needle Medspa serves patients throughout the surrounding Southern California communities, including:
- Encino
- Sun Lakes
- Cherry Valley
- Beaumont
- Redlands
- Palm Springs
- Glendale
- Valley Village
Frequently Asked Questions About Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening
How much does Forma cost?
Our Red Carpet Facial with Forma is $350 for a single session or $750 for a package of three. Forma can also be combined with Morpheus8 in our Power Couple treatment, which starts at $1,400 per session for the face. We will help you decide which option fits your goals during a complimentary consultation.
What is the difference between Forma and Morpheus8?
Both treatments use radiofrequency energy, but Forma delivers RF energy non-invasively through the skin’s surface, while Morpheus8 combines radiofrequency with microneedling to deliver energy at controlled depths beneath the skin. Forma is generally suited to patients seeking gentle skin tightening with minimal downtime, while Morpheus8 provides a more intensive approach to skin remodeling.
Who is not a candidate for Forma?
Forma may not be appropriate for patients with certain implanted electronic devices, active infections or open wounds in the treatment area, or medical conditions that make radiofrequency treatment unsuitable. Your provider will review your medical history and examine the treatment area before determining whether Forma is appropriate for you.
What should I avoid before and after Forma?
Before treatment, avoid excessive sun exposure and anything that leaves the treatment area irritated or compromised. After Forma, follow your provider’s instructions regarding sun exposure, heat, exfoliation, and active skincare products until any temporary warmth or sensitivity has resolved.
Does Forma tighten loose skin on the neck?
Yes, Forma can be used as a non-surgical neck tightening treatment for mild to moderate skin laxity. Controlled radiofrequency energy heats the targeted tissue to support collagen remodeling, which can gradually create a firmer, smoother-looking neck.
Is anesthesia or numbing required for Forma?
Forma typically does not require anesthesia or topical numbing because the treatment is non-invasive. Most patients experience a gradual warming sensation as the handpiece moves across the skin, and the device monitors temperature during treatment.
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Ready to Firm and Define Your Skin With Forma?
If loose skin, early jowling, reduced jawline definition, or crepey texture is beginning to bother you, Forma offers a non-surgical approach to improving firmness without significant downtime. At Beyond the Needle Medspa, your treatment plan is customized to your skin, treatment areas, and aesthetic goals for results that look refreshed and natural.
Schedule your Forma Radiofrequency Skin Tightening consultation at Beyond the Needle Medspa in Studio City or Banning, CA. Visit 12406 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604, or 3080 W Ramsey St, Banning, CA 92220, or call (951) 577-1311 to get started.