HIFU - Nonsurgical Facelift
What is HIFU?
A HIFU facial is the most effective facelift you can have without surgery. It uses ultrasound to create heat at a deep level in the skin. This heat damages targeted skin cells, causing the body to try to repair them. To do this, the body produces collagen to aid in cell regrowth. Collagen is a substance in the skin that gives it structure and elasticity. Results include tightening the skin on the neck, reducing jowl appearance, lifting of drooping eyelids/ eyebrows, smoothing wrinkles & chest skin.
Who is suitable for the treatment?
A suitable candidate for HIFU is someone who is aged 30+ who has noticed that the skin on their face or neck has become more lax and wishes to lift and tighten the relevant area. For patients in their 30s it is used typically to stimulate collagen production and so then help delay the ageing process.
Clients in their 40s and 50s are the most common age group who have this treatment. It is also suitable for those aged 60+ provided the degree of laxity is not too great. It is also suitable for those who have had surgery in the past to prolong the effects of surgical facelifts.
Lets get technical…
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The HIFU face treatment works by sending highly focused acoustic energy below the skin’s surface to cause cellular friction within the molecules, resulting in precise, target-point heating. The friction between these molecules produces heat and thermal injury at a focal point within the skin tissue to create thermal coagulation zones at 3 selected depths (1.5mm, 3.0mm and 4.5mm), leaving the skin’s surface unaffected.
Delivering this focused energy to the dermal tissue causes immediate trauma to the treatment zone which then promotes heating, immediate contraction and collagen stimulation. The healing process works over approximately 180 days, stimulating long-term tissue repair leading to further lifting and tightening.
The SMAS layer (superficial muscular aponeurotic system) is also targeted during the treatment and is composed of collagen and elastin fibres, similar to those of the dermal tissue, and when treated, gives a long-lasting tightening effect.
Where can you have the treatment?
Face
Neck
Décolleté area
BOOK A FACE TO FACE CONSULTATION
This treatment will require a consultation and a patch test before your first session. Please choose the Face to Face consultation option, on booking there will be a short form to complete. If we need any further information we will be in touch.
How does it feel?
Some clients may experience a little discomfort.
How many sessions are required?
Clients may require between one and six sessions, depending on results they want to achieve. A break of 9 months is needed between treatments.
Is it permanent?
With good aftercare, results can last up to 1 year.