Loose or sagging skin is one of the tell-tale signs of aging. As we age, the skin loses its natural elasticity, which hampers the skin’s ability to defy the effects of gravity. Over time, you may notice sagging skin around the eyebrows, neck, chin, or jaw line. Ultherapy skin tightening is a non-invasive cosmetic procedure that can give your face a natural-looking lift.
Surgical Facelift
A surgical facelift is generally done by creating incisions, usually starting from the hairline and going down to the front of the ears. The skin is then pulled back to “lift” the face and the excess skin is cut or removed. The incisions are closed thereafter with sutures or staples. The wounds are then covered with a bandage to prevent infections and aid in healing.
Recovery time may depend on the patient’s natural healing ability, but in general, this will take about a week. For patients with a low tolerance for pain, medication may be prescribed. The effects of a surgical facelift usually last up to ten years.
Ultherapy Skin Tightening
For patients who wish to improve skin laxity without undergoing a surgical procedure, Ultherapy is the ideal solution. This non-invasive cosmetic procedure targets the deeper layers of the skin to promote the new production of collagen, which aids in correcting skin laxity. While the results may not be as dramatic as that from a surgical facelift, it does give your skin a natural-looking lift where people will not even know that you had ‘something done’.
The effects of this skin tightening procedure are also not as long as a surgical facelift’s—usually lasting about one to two years. But where a surgical facelift addresses only skin issues on the face, Ultherapy has been used to correct issues on the décolletage as well—smoothening the lines and wrinkles on the chest.
Ultherapy can also have a dramatic effect on the skin texture and tone unlike the face lift which only lifts the skin.
Also, doctors often prescribe additional procedures to complement a surgical facelift; and these are usually non-invasive treatments.
To learn more about the benefits of Ultherapy skin tightening; please give us a call at your convenience. You may reach us at (408) 740-5320.