What Is Ultherapy?
Ultherapy is a non-invasive facial and neck rejuvenation procedure that utilizes ultrasound technology to lift and firm lax or sagging skin without any post-treatment recuperation time.
What Is Unique About The Ultherapy Treatment?
Ultherapy is the only non-surgical, non-disruptive approach that can access and target the deep structural tissue beneath the skin. This makes it the only procedure using ultrasound imaging, which allows practitioners to specifically see and assess the layers of tissue being addressed during treatment, enabling energy to be delivered precisely where it will produce optimal results.
What Kind Of Technology Does Ultherapy Use?
Ultherapy utilizes ultrasound technology that has garnered FDA clearance for the medical procedure of elevating skin on the brow, neck, and chin. This technology is well-established and has been trusted for many years.
What Does The Ultherapy Ultrasound Treatment Do?
Ultherapy utilizes focused ultrasound waves to penetrate the dermal layer, stimulating the body to produce additional collagen. This heightened collagen production tightens and lifts the skin, resulting in a youthful, toned complexion.
What Does Collagen Do? How Does Ultherapy Stimulate The Creation Of Collagen?
Collagen, a substance naturally produced in the body, is responsible for maintaining skin's youthfulness by tightly binding cells and imparting firmness, tone and elasticity. Over time, collagen's strength and ability to counteract the effects of gravity deteriorate, leading to sagging skin. Ultherapy initiates a healing process that regenerates collagen, resulting in renewed firmness and elasticity.
Is Ultherapy Surgery?
Ultherapy does not require any incisions or skin disruption, as opposed to a face lift. Instead, it is a non-invasive treatment which works on the skin and underlying support layers.
Can Ultherapy Replace A Face Lift?
Ultherapy is a "lift" rather than a "face lift". Although it can't substitute surgery, it's an option for patients who are not prepared for face lift or wanting to extend the results of cosmetic surgery.
How Is Ultherapy Different From Lasers?
Lasers usually act on the superficial dermis (e.g. wrinkles, discolorations). Ultherapy, on the other hand, concentrates on deeper layers of skin and the same subcutaneous structures that are targeted in corrective surgery, to firm and boost skin. These two technologies complement each other well.
Is Ultherapy Safe?
The FDA has cleared Ultherapy after clinical trials showed it was safe, and it has been used in over 100,000 treatments around the world with no reported issues. Moreover, ultrasound energy has been used in medical treatments for over half a century, demonstrating its safety and reliability.
Who Is A Good Candidate For Ultherapy?
Candidates for Ultherapy usually have skin that appears and feels less tight. Signs of aging may include drooping eyelids, a sagging neck or chin. People in their thirties and beyond who have mild to moderate sagging skin are often ideal patients. Ultherapy can offer lifting benefits, but it is not a substitute for a surgical face lift. It can help those who are not ready for surgery, whether emotionally, financially, or for logistical reasons. It may also be used by younger people who wish to prevent sagging before it happens, or to prolong the results of a cosmetic procedure.
How Long Does The Ultherapy Ultrasound Treatment Take?
A full facial and neck rejuvenation treatment typically lasts 60-90 minutes, and a partial facial or eyebrow enhancement can take around half an hour, with no downtime necessary.
What Problem Areas Does Ultherapy Target? What Kind Of Results Do You Get?
Ultherapy targets mild to moderate skin laxity on the face and neck. It stimulates collagen regrowth, resulting in an upward shifting of the brow and an overall refreshed appearance. Additionally, Ultherapy addresses the "turkey gobbler" and "double chin" commonly caused by sagging skin on the neck and under the jaw.
How Long Until I See Results With An Ultherapy Treatment?
Patients may experience some initial benefits from Ultherapy treatment; however, the ultimate lifting and toning will occur gradually throughout the next two to three months as aged collagen is replaced with firmer, more elastic collagen. Over the following six months, further improvements in results may be seen.
How Long Do Results Last?
Ultherapy can help patients rejuvenate the collagen in their skin for up to twelve months. Subsequent treatments can help maintain results, as aging impacts different people in diverse ways.
Will I Need More Than One Ultherapy Treatment?
Most patients can achieve their desired results with a single Ultherapy session, while others may require additional treatments based on the degree of skin laxity and their body's response to energy and collagen stimulation. Dr. Alex will be able to determine the best treatment course for your individual needs.
Is There Any Downtime With Ultherapy?
Ultherapy is a non-surgical process with no recovery time required. Following the procedure, you can promptly resume your day-to-day activities without any extra precautions.
Will I Feel The Ultrasound During The Ultherapy Treatment?
Yes. The sensations that occur during Ultherapy are the result of microscopic amounts of focused ultrasound energy being delivered beneath the skin.
What Does The Ultherapy Treatment Feel Like?
Patients report that Ultherapy treatments may cause a transient, but tolerable, sensation of discomfort while the ultrasound energy is being administered, a sign that the collagen-building process is starting.
Is Ultherapy Painful?
Patient comfort thresholds vary, but some may feel discomfort while nutritional ultrasound energy is administered. This sensation is temporary and often viewed as an indication that the collagen-building process has begun. Most patients leave feeling comfortable and energized about the possibilities to come. With recent advancements including a proven treatment with improved comfort levels and efficacy, your practitioner will discuss the details of your procedure to ensure the utmost pleasantry.
Are There Any Side Effects With Ultherapy?
Following the Ultherapy, patients may experience slight redness for a limited time, and a small number of individuals could present with mild swelling, tingling, or tenderness. Rarely, other post-procedural effects may be present, but your practitioner will discuss them with you.
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