HIFU NANOZELLE

HIFU SKIN TIGHTENING

HIFU is a non-surgical, non-invasive facelift. It is said that HIFU is a revolutionary alternative to going under the knife. It can lift and tone the face, neck and area around the eyes resulting in a natural uplift which proponents claim can take years off your face.

It is known as the treatment that they say keeps on giving initially gain may be small but over time the skin continues to tighten and improves in texture as it promotes collagen production. It can also be known as Ultherapy – the difference is the manufacturers name for their machine.

HOW DOES HIFU WORK?

HIFU stands for high intensity focused ultrasound and is an innovative, painless and non-invasive way to reduce wrinkles that lasts up to two years and is skin-friendly. Additional applications include face and brow lifting, tightening of the connective tissue and cellulite treatment. Highly concentrated ultrasound waves penetrate deep into the skin and stimulate collagen and elastin production. 40% of the result can be seen immediately after the treatment. 3-6 months later, the final result is visible.

HIFU works by targeting deep down in the dermis layer of your skin, the same layer addressed in cosmetic surgery. The HIFU procedure by-passes the surface of the skin, and delivers targeted energy specifically into the deep, structural tissues where the collagen is produced. Its penetrating ultra-sound energy stimulates collagen production in both the deep dermal and sub dermal levels of the skin. It does this by delivering heat of up to 60 degree Celsius to those layers, which in turn creates a ‘micro injury’ which triggers a healing response. There is an initial skin tightening and as the tissue begins to repair collagen production is increased which results in further tighening over the next few months and ultimately a smoother and firmer looking the skin.

What Is High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound?

HIFU is also called Ultherapy, Ultrasound Facelift. It’s an advanced cosmetic technology that can significantly tighten as well as lift several areas of your face, improve the tone of your skin and reduce the ageing signs in one session, with potential effects that are long-lasting.

Ultrasound energy is used during the treatment to stimulate the deep layers supporting your skin. This creates an appearance that is lifted and tauter plus stimulates your body to produce collagen, which helps your skin in maintaining its youthful glow.

The technology of HIFU is unique in its capability to penetrate your dermis and the SMAS (superficial muscular aponeurotic system) layer, which is deeper compared to all other facial treatments that are non-invasive. The SMAS is the very layer that’s tightened during the process of conventional facelift surgery.

Who is Suitable for HIFU NANOZELLE

Suitable candidates are people aged 30 years and above and who have seen that the skin on their neck or face has become laxer and want to lift plus tighten the relevant areas.

For clients in their thirties, it’s used to stimulate the production of collagen, thus help in delaying the ageing process. Most of the times, patients in their forties and fifties are known to be the most common age groups who usually have this treatment.

The treatment is also for people aged 60 and above provided the laxity degree isn’t too great. Additionally, it is suitable for people who have had surgery previously to extend surgical facelifts effects.

Can you Combine HIFU with Other Treatments?

HIFU is often used alongside other treatments for enhancing results like our fat freezing treatments for other parts of the body.

How Many Treatments Will I Need? How many treatments you require will depend on your skin. In some cases, only one treatment is required.

In others however, 2 or 3 subsequent treatments may be recommended every three months followed by a once-a-year maintenance treatment.

MAIN APPLICATIONS:

Smoothen the skin
Non-surgical facelifting
Correction of the facial shape
Lifting of the cheeks
Signs of aging
Reduce wrinkles and forehead lines
Lifting of nasolabial folds
Chin reduction and enhance the jawline definition
Loose and sagging skin
Tightening sagging neck skin, which is often called 'turkey neck'
Skin-smoothing treatment post liposuction

This technology makes use of HIFU ( High intensity focused ultrasound) to create skin coagulation on the targeted layer of the skin. The micro thermal effect from the HIFU creates uniform dots within the skin which in turn stimulates collagen growth, face lifting and skin tightening within that area.

The main layer that’s being targeted in the HIFU Face Lift is the SMAS layer. The superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS) layer is a layer of tissue deep within the skin that provides support for important structures for the face. A surgical face lift would target this layer in order to create a face lift. HIFU Face Lift at this layer lifts and rejuvenates, thereby reducing signs of aging.

Important points to note about this particular facial

The ultrasound energy is used to target the layers of the skin that right below its surface. The energy makes the tissue heat up quickly. After the skin cells in the designated area reach a particular temperature, they begin to go through cellular damage, which helps in the stimulation of the cells to manufacture more collagen. This is protein that gives your skin structure.

Clients who have a high degree of loose skin or with photodamaged skin may require multiple sessions to see the desired results.

Older people with severe skin laxity, very saggy skin, or extensive photo-aging may not be ideal candidates for this treatment. Moreover, a HIFU facial is not recommended for people with metallic implants near the treatment area, cystic acne, open skin lesions, and infections.

Steps involved in the facial

During the HIFU facial, technician will cleanse the targeted area and apply a topical anesthetic cream to numb the area. After this, we will apply the ultrasound gel to allow the device to glide against the skin smoothly. Then, the HIFU device is placed against the skin.

How to prepare before the treatment

There is no special preparation needed before a HIFU facial. All you need to do is remove all your make-up and cleanse your face to prepare the targeted area. If you are certain medications that can interfere with the treatment, we will recommend that you quit taking them a few days prior to the procedure.

A week before the treatment, avoid sun exposures and tanning. If you are using any skin irritants, this practice should be stopped. The list includes retinol products, salicylic acid, and glycolic acid.

If you have a history of cold sores or fever blisters you should take anti-viral medicine the day before your treatment.

Result to expect?

The result you can expect are tighter and firmer skin with visibly less fine lines and wrinkles. Well-toned and younger-looking skin has never been this easy to achieve!

Some of our clients see immediate results; however, the toning and lifting results appear within two to three months after the treatment. This is because it takes time for new collagen to replace the tired collagen. As this process continues, you can expect to see good results up to six months post-procedure.

The results can last for over year. Depending on the condition of your skin, it can last for longer. This is why we encourage all of our clients to seek touch-up appointments to help up with the aging process.

How will the treatment feel like?

This is the most commonly asked question by our clients at the clinic. You can experience some slight discomfort. You may feel a slight prickly sensation from the tiny electric pulses of high-focused ultrasound energy. This is a very safe procedure, as noted by journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Generally, clients do not report feeling any pain. If you are concerned about pain, we will recommend you take a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug like Advil or Tylenol, which is an acetaminophen, before the facial.

Right after the facial is complete, you will experience some mild swelling and redness, which will reduce over the next couple of hours.

HIFU vs. Facelifts

It is quite well known that HIFU facial has significantly fewer risks and cost lower as compared to a facelift. While the former is non-invasive and makes no incisions, the latter is invasive procedure that requires sutures and incisions. The former requires no downtime while the latter requires at least two to four weeks of rest post-treatment. The risks associated with anesthesia, infection, bleeding, hair loss at the incision site, scarring or pain, and blood clots. However, do note that the results from a facelift, may last much longer than the results from a HIFU facial.

Risk/side effects of the facial

At The Beauty Bar, only qualify and trained professional carry out this treatment, so you are always in safe hands. As mentioned earlier, temporary swelling and redness will subside in a few hours. For a few weeks, you may still feel a slight tingling sensation on the treated site. Rarely, clients experience temporary bruising or numbness, which goes away automatically after a few days. We make every effort to ensure that risks and side-effects are minimized to ensure your comfort and safety and after treatment. Rarely, blisters or bruises may develop, for which an antibiotic ointment can be used twice daily until healed.

Immediate and future care after the treatment

Since there is no downtime after this treatment, you can resume your daily activities almost immediately. For this reason, HIFU is often called lunchtime facial. Make-up can be applied almost immediately, and you can resume tweezing and waxing three days post-treatment.

Resume your daily skincare routine from the next day. A light moisturizer and non-exfoliate cleanser can be used immediately after treatment. Avoid saunas and steam rooms. Skin irritants like Vitamin C, retinol products, benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, and glycolic acid can be resumed three days post-treatment. Use a daily sunblock to minimize irritation and maximize result, with an SPF 30or higher and zinc oxide.

What do HIFU results look like?

See for yourself!

Here are six examples of pictures taken before and after a HIFU treatment. Bear in mind that these are results shown immediately after the treatment finished and HIFU results continuously improve over the following three to six months, meaning these improvements are just the beginning. Skin is tightened, wrinkles smoothed, and sagging jowls or hanging skin are pulled back into place. Each of these patients was treated with a NANOZELLE HIFU device.