Ultherapy is a non-surgical procedure, which utilises ultrasound to help you attain tighter and better fitting skin. The treatment has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) as a result of rigorous testing to ensure its safety. For a more lifted appearance and feeling in the skin, London based Ultherapy is a unique and useful option that can help in many different areas of the body.
How does Ultherapy work?
The type of ultrasound used by Ultherapy is known as micro focused ultrasound. This type of ultrasound is able to be used to generate a thermal effect underneath areas of the skin, without surgery. The thermal effect then encourages your body to produce fresh, new collagen for your skin. Collagen is a protein which is produced naturally by the body, which the body uses to keep skin firm and fresh. Sadly, as time goes on, the body is usually only able to produce less and less collagen, resulting in many areas of the skin becoming less firm and ultimately demonstrating signs of ageing, due to the continued impact of gravity. Thus, by stimulating your body’s own natural production of new collagen, Ultherapy is able to help your body retain its structure and elasticity.
How long will it take to see the real effects?
It is important to note that each patient may have differing experiences in terms of how long it takes to see results, due to factors such as age, lifestyle and medical history. That being said, it is possible for patients to notice an initial lift right after treatment. More likely however, is that the most noticeable results will start showing themselves in a time-frame of around three to six months after treatment. In general, these results can last for anywhere between a year and eighteen months.
Which parts of the body are suitable for Ultherapy?
Ultherapy is a treatment that can be used on multiple different parts of the body, in order to achieve more lifted skin. For example, the cheeks, temples, neck, eyelids, buttocks and chest are all potentially suitable places to have Ultherapy performed. These areas (as well as others) can also be suitable for a combination for Ultherapy and other treatments such as dermal fillers and anti wrinkle injections. Attending a consultation with your Ultherapy practitioner before treatment can help you to discuss and work out where on your body Ultherapy can best help you, and how additional, other treatments can help the results to be at their most impressive.
What to expect from Ultherapy treatment?
When you plan to opt for a treatment of Ultherapy, the whole process would be explained to you in great detail before itself. The length of the procedure itself will depend on where you are having the treatment, as well as how many areas you are having the treatment applied to. On average though, it usually takes between sixty and ninety minutes for the treatment to take place, however some areas, such as the chest, may take as little as thirty minutes.
As this is a non-surgical procedure, there should be no downtime as a result of Ultherapy treatment. This should allow you to continue with your regular activities immediately after the treatment, but now with stronger, tighter and fresher skin in the areas that you desire.