What To Expect From a Morpheus8 Treatment At Esthetika Med Spa

At Esthetika Med Spa, we incorporated Morpheus8 into our practice, with Eric M. Joseph, M.D., after researching how prominent surgeons around the world were achieving significant wrinkle reduction, fat reduction and skin tightening with little risk of complications, like hyperpigmentation, and no downtime. We found that the best results generally came from renowned surgeons’ practices - not from salon spas. We also learned that the #1 complaint about Morpheus8 by consumers receiving Morpheus8 was pain during their treatments. Pain leads to low energy treatments during treatments that may be ineffective, and lead to poor compliance, and lackluster results. 

Why are  so many prominent surgeons internationally getting superior results? It’s because they employ local anesthetic, rather than topical anesthetic alone. Topical anesthetic does not penetrate into the deep layers of the skin, and none of it penetrates below the skin into the fat - even if left on the skin for an hour. 

Morpheus8 is fractionated, radiofrequency energy that delivers heat to the skin’s deepest layers that contain the highest density of collagen, and deep to the skin in the fatty layer. This  promotes collagen remodeling and tightening, and lipolysis and fat melting. The fractionated radiofrequency energy is delivered with 24 microneedles that penetrate to the deep and superficial layers of the skin, and the fat layer that lies deep to the skin. When Morpheus8 treatments are performed using only topical anesthetic, procedures are limited by the amount of radiofrequency energy that may be delivered to the deep skin layer and to the deeper fat layer since topical anesthetic is inadequate for providing pain-free experiences for consumers. Topical anesthetic used alone, only allows a consumer to tolerate low radiofrequency energies that do not generate enough heat to produce collagen tightening and fat dissolving. Simply put, topical anesthetic is inadequate for achieving significant skin tightening, wrinkle reduction, and fat dissolving in a painless fashion.

At Esthetika Med Spa, we perform Morpheus8 treatments after painlessly injecting dilute lidocaine to the entire face and neck. We have found this has several benefits that allow us to achieve beautiful and youthful skin - better than a fractionated laser, and with no downtime, and practically no complications.

Here’s our experience using injected dilute lidocaine before Morpheus8:

1) Our patients feel no pain, and normal social activities are typically resumed the same day. 

2) Since the procedures are painless, we are able to deliver almost twice the energy compared to only topical anesthetic treatments, which we feel is necessary for achieving tighter, younger skin, fat reduction, and high patient satisfaction.

3) Injectable lidocaine helps to disperse the radiofrequency energy’s heat evenly in the skin and this additionally protects the superficial skin from burns and hyperpigmentation. Deep needle penetration with high energy heat to the fat layer is painless, and incredibly effective.

4) All skin types, including brown skin, are suitable for higher energies with the protective effect that dilute lidocaine injections provide for the skin. 

5) All lidocaine injections are performed painlessly by Eric M. Joseph M.D., a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon with 25 years of clinical experience. 

6) All Morpheus8 treatments are supervised by Eric M. Joseph, M.D. 

At Esthetika Med Spa, we are proud to offer safe, effective, and painless Morpheus8 treatments using local anesthetic. Our proprietary use of dilute lidocaine, along with higher radiofrequency energy treatments are the keys for achieving noticeably younger-looking, and tighter skin without the inconvenience of surgical procedures and their associated risks and downtime. Our patients see a noticeable youthful improvement after each treatment, and our best outcomes are after 3 treatments spaced 6 - 8 weeks apart. 

To learn more about our safe and youthful Morpheus8 treatments, please call us for more information, check out our website, and please feel free to visit us for a consultation. Your complete satisfaction, and safety are our highest priority. Thank you.