Titan

How it works

Titan is a device from Cutera that uses broadband infrared light to heat the dermis. The light penetrates beneath the surface and warms collagen-rich tissue, while the handpiece helps protect the epidermis. The aim is to support gradual tightening. It is a light-based method, so it differs from radiofrequency and ultrasound in how energy reaches the tissue.

Good to know

• Ask how many passes and sessions are proposed.
• Clarify which areas are suitable and which the doctor would avoid.
• Discuss darker skin tones and tanning, which can affect light-based energy.
• Warmth and redness are common; blistering and burns are uncommon but possible.

Checking a Titan treatment before you book

This is an older and less loudly marketed technology, so menus may call it simply infrared lifting. Ask for the device name and what separates it from ultrasound or radiofrequency options the clinic also offers.

Expect an honest account of what it can and cannot do. Because infrared tightening is usually described as mild, a clinic that sets modest expectations is representing it accurately.