EmbraceRF®

EmbraceRF^® Restores a Clean Neck and Jawline Without Incisions or Surgical Downtime in Chicago and Winnetka

Over the last few years, you may have noticed that your jawline is not as smooth as it once was. EmbraceRF at Chicago and Winnetka’s Whole Beauty^® Institute may be the solution you have been waiting for.

As you age, the well-toned curve along your jaw border can lose its definition, and you can begin to develop what are commonly referred to as jowls. You may feel that this makes you look less energetic or even tired. You don’t want to change the fundamental look of your face; you simply want to restore a dynamic natural look. EmbraceRF^® may be a good choice for a person who wants to improve their appearance by bringing back the clean lines of the neck and jawline. It can be a solution for women and men who have already tried to correct the problem with fillers, threads, or ultrasound treatments, but have been disappointed by the results.

EmbraceRF^® is sometimes referred to as a gap procedure. It fills the gap between treatments such as fillers, BOTOX^®, and external radiofrequency that work well for early changes and surgical lifting, which is the only good solution for patients with significant structural descent in these areas. It also serves patients who are too busy with work, family, or other responsibilities to find the time necessary for recovery from facelift surgery, as long as those patients understand that the result is not as powerful as surgical lifting.

Why Choose Whole Beauty^® Institute for EmbraceRF^®?

Dr. John Q. Cook is recognized throughout the Chicago area and on the North Shore as a leader in advanced techniques of facial rejuvenation. He has worked tirelessly for more than 25 years to improve the facelift and make the entire surgical experience easier for his patients, ultimately developing a process that allows the surgery to be done entirely under local anesthesia, which simplifies the experience.

EmbraceRF^® is the latest advance Dr. Cook offers to a select group of patients: those who want to improve the tone of the neck and jaw border area, but who don’t have time for the recovery process from a neck and jaw border lift.

At the Whole Beauty^® Institute, Dr. Cook and his team place safety at the center of every patient experience, using technology with a proven record of success. Dr. Cook was one of the first plastic surgeons to use the technology behind EmbraceRF^®, applying it for a large number of patients to improve tone in the neck and jaw border areas. The technology has also been effective in other body areas that need both fat reduction and skin tightening.

Dr. Cook’s extensive experience with these technologies is one of the reasons why he was chosen to be among a select group of surgeons to introduce the EmbraceRF procedure in the United States. His skilled aesthetics team and he have used this technology in hundreds of patients for skin rejuvenation.

How Does EmbraceRF^® Work?

The EmbraceRF^® procedure combines multiple innovative techniques that use radiofrequency energy to tighten skin, improve skin quality, and remodel the contour of facial fat. It works particularly well along the jawline and in the neck.

This can all be accomplished without the usual incisions required by surgery. Dr. Cook inserts a probe beneath the skin through a tiny opening made with a needle. A second probe sits on top of the skin, and as Dr. Cook glides these two probes along the jaw border and in the neck, energy flows between the tips, which tightens skin and remodels fat.

Dr. Cook completes the rejuvenation process with another radiofrequency device, Morpheus 8, which delivers energy through tiny needles into the skin and just beneath the skin. This initiates the healing response, which improves skin tone and fine lines and leads to a tightening of the tissue under the skin.

How Does EmbraceRF^® Compare to FaceTite^®?

Dr. John Q. Cook became aware of the innovative work of Dr. Pier Rovatti, an Italian plastic surgeon, through his friend Dr. Spero Theodorou. Dr. Theodorou, who trained under Dr. Cook in the Rush plastic surgery fellowship and who has gone on to great success in New York City, did much of the research that led to the approval of the BodyTite and FaceTite technologies by the FDA.

Dr. Cook has used the FaceTite^® technology since the late summer of 2016 to improve the tone of the neck and jaw border areas with great success. When he learned what Dr. Rovatti was doing with the technology, it seemed that this might be the next generation of the procedure.

Dr. Rovatti’s results speak for themselves. Remember this is accomplished under local anesthesia with none of the typical surgical incisions:

The four before-and-after images above are courtesy of Dr. Rovatti.

What makes the EmbraceRF^® treatment different from FaceTite^® is the fact that even though the same equipment is used, the energy is delivered to very specific zones in a targeted way. This protects the zones of the face where it is desirable to keep a natural fullness. EmbraceRF^® also introduces the concept of adipose-remodeling, which uses energy to remodel the shape of facial fat. This is accomplished by the Morpheus 8 device.

What is the Whole Beauty^® Institute EmbraceRF^® Experience?

Dr. John Q. Cook has developed a systematic process of facial analysis, which allows him to evaluate the four key variables in facial aging. During your consultation with Dr. Cook, he will review your goals and determine which approach to facial rejuvenation is best for you. This is where Dr. Cook’s extensive experience with all forms of facial rejuvenation, from fillers all the way to surgical lifts and fat transfer, works to your advantage. As good as EmbraceRF^® is, it is not the solution for everyone who needs facial rejuvenation. Instead, the procedure fills a gap between external skin tightening with devices like Forma and the surgical jaw border and neck lift under local anesthesia.

If Dr. Cook determines that EmbraceRF^® is a good solution for your needs, your next step is to meet with one of our coordinators and select a date for surgery. On the day of your EmbraceRF^® treatment, you will eat a light meal and take some medication that will make you relaxed. Dr. Cook will then introduce local anesthesia with a technique that makes the process virtually painless.

In the EmbraceRF^® treatment room, Dr. Cook will make several tiny openings in strategic locations and place a numbing fluid under the skin. Dr. Cook will then use the FaceTite^® and Morpheus 8 devices to tighten and remodel specific zones along the jaw border and neck.

When the EmbraceRF^® procedure is finished, Dr. Cook will wrap your face and neck in a supportive dressing, which you will wear for one or two days. Most of our patients tell us that they experience little or no pain after the procedure. We recommend that you sleep with your head elevated the first few nights and that you apply ice over the dressing. You will eat softer food and avoid heavy exercise.

The majority of our EmbraceRF^® patients are pleasantly surprised by the small amount of bruising and swelling that occurs after surgery, and most can return to work and normal light activity several days after treatment, perhaps with camouflage cosmetics if there is a little bruising.

When you come back to see us after EmbraceRF^®, we will remove the dressing and give you an elastic band that you can wear when convenient to support the neck. At this point, you will already see the early results from your EmbraceRF^® procedure, which will continue to improve in the weeks after your treatment.

Procedures to Complement EmbraceRF^®

Many of our patients combine other local anesthesia procedures with EmbraceRF^® for comprehensive facial rejuvenation. These procedures include facial fat transfer, which Dr. Cook has performed several thousand times, eyelid surgery, and nanofat injection to rejuvenate the facial skin. With these combinations, most patients can return to work and social activities within a week.