HIFU: An Good Alternative To Facelift

HIFU can be a good alternative for patients who are looking for non-surgical alternatives to facelift. HIFU is a non-invasive treatment, which requires very little to no recovery time.
hifu technology uses ultrasound energy which penetrates very deeply and uniformly into the skin and underlying connective tissue resulting in a nonsurgical lifting and tightening of the skin. This high intensity Ultrasound creates small thermal coagulation points which sets off a response in which collagen is remodeled and new collagen is grown. This helps with the contour and tightness of the areas treated.
hifu therapy affect the collagen generation at a fairly deep level so the collagen renewal you get from the procedure has some significant staying power. But you won’t stop aging and you can’t prevent collagen breakdown. This means eventually you will require another treatment to provide another collagen-inducing event.
The biggest factor in how long your hifu lifting will last is how robustly your body responds to collagen stimulation. Aging never stops. There is a continuous cycle of collagen breakdown and generation. As we age that cycle leans heavier on the breakdown events instead of the generation.
The duration of the effect that hifu procedure has on tightening and lifting is expected to be more than one year based on new collagen growth, not just tightening the connective tissue.The results can last anywhere from 1-3 years before needing to re-treat in order to maintain results. The longevity of the results depends on your body’s ability to produce, maintain and breakdown collagen.
hifu facial treatment can be repeated in 6 to 12 months. Collagen typically takes this long to develop so waiting this long between treatments will allow you to better assess how much improvement you got in order to determine if repeating HIFU is necessary and or/worth the investment.
There is no downtime with HIFU and no “recovery time” unless you took prescription medications to help with the pain management during the procedure. In that case, you would have limitations on your activities such as driving until the medication had worn off.

Is HIFU Effective For Lifting Brows?

HIFU is a very effective treatment for lifting the brows. Its effectiveness will not be as dramatic as a surgical brow lift, but it is a great non-surgical option.
hifu is a focused deeply penetrating ultrasound energy that without surgery can help provide a lift. It is targeted for lifting skin on the neck, under the chin, on the brow etc. Its effectiveness would not be expected to provide the same amount of a lift as a surgical brow lift, but without surgery it is impressive how much lifting some patients receive.
By treating the forehead, hifu therapy can makes the skin across the forehead tightened and eye brows lifted, which help patients who no longer can have Botox injected for horizontal upper forehead lines as they suffer from dropped eyebrows because their skin has sagged so much over the years that they need to use their forehead muscle to keep up the skin of the upper eyelids.
Browlifts are done best with surgery– not treatments. hifu technology does not provide the same degree of lifting as a surgical procedure. It is still an option for the patient who requires or desires a minimal or very moderate elevation of the lateral brow.
It is a quick, walk-in and walk-out procedure with no down time. Patients may experience slight swelling after the procedure which disappears after a day, and tingling in the lateral forehead because of the large nerve bundles under the skin for about two weeks.
HIFU uses hifu ultrasound energy to safely firm, tighten and actually lift the skin. It targets the deep supportive structures where aging begins. HIFU may provide benefits for younger patients that are looking to improve their facial appearance by sculpting their facial contours.
HIFU does not work on all patients and those who have been very damaged by sun exposure and have lost a great deal of their skin’s elasticity will not gain as much and sometimes, not any, benefit.

HIFU Vs Traditional Liposuction

high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is the latest and most advanced medical breakthroughs in non-surgical fat reduction procedures for body shaping.
Traditional liposuction causes tissue trauma and bruising due to tissue destruction necessary to manually break up and separate the fat, while HIFU treatment emulsifies fat without damaging adjacent tissues. Traditional liposuction can sometimes produce wavy areas of fat as a side effect. Using the focussed ultrasound technique, this side effect is kept at a negligible level.
HIFU is different from diagnostic and other therapeutic ultrasound equipment in that it focuses on fat cells only; causing significant damage to the fat cell membranes. The fat cells release their contents into the lymphatic system which is then delivered to both the liver and kidneys which process the fatty products. The entire process is painless and requires no anesthesia or sedation. Patients can resume their daily routines immediately. Since hifu is designed specifically to only affect the fat cell, all other tissues such as muscle, nerve, blood vessel and other organs, are not affected at all.
More importantly the procedure fairly comfortable, fast, and reliable. Patient selection is very important and it does not accomplish the same thing as liposuction. Some patients are better candidates for liposuction- but if you are a candidate for hifu treatment it will give you a noticeable result without the costs and other issues related to surgery and anesthesia.
It is not an alternative for a tummy tuck for significantly loose skin. If you are adverse to surgery and have only mild to moderate skin laxity then Thermage for Body might give you some modest skin tightening. HIFU coupled withThermage might provide a nonsurgical option for adequate fat and mildly loose skin, but not if you have little fat and a lot of loose skin.

How does HIFU differ from other non-surgical treatments?

For decades, many techniques and technologies have been utilized in an attempt to remove unwanted fat. HIFU is a unique and effective breakthrough in treating localized fat deposits without surgery.
lipo laser uses a diode laser light source for non-invasive body contouring of the waist, hips, and thighs. The light is shined on the area(s) of the body being treated; multiple treatment sessions are required. Studies have suggested that this laser wavelength partially disrupts the fat cell membrane, allowing the lipid and fatty contents of the fat cell to leak out, and thereby promotes fat cell collapse. The clinical studies showed impressive results at two weeks, but longer term patient follow-up is absent. In addition, it seems to work best when used with diet supplements and exercise. Unlike an ultrasound wave, laser energy cannot be focused to specific layers below the skin.
cryolipolysis machine is a medical device that relies on controlled cooling for non-invasive reduction of local fat deposits. This process, called cryolipolysis, is based upon the premise that fat cells are more easily damaged by exposure to cold temperatures than skin cells. The cold temperature, which is actually above the freezing point, destroys fat cells beneath the skin. There is a reduction in the fatty tissue layer over several months as the body’s processes clear away the destroyed fat. Limitations of this technology include the prolonged treatment time, the lack of specificity in the treatment application, and the inability to provide specific sculpting and contouring to different body areas. Patients can also experience prolonged numbness or hypersensitivity, due to the effects of the cold temperatures on the nerves of the skin.
HIFU uses a high intensity focused ultrasound hifu wave to permanently destroy fat cells at a specified depth below the skin. The other techniques lack this same specificity of fat cell destruction. The method by which HIFU delivers this focused ultrasonic energy is very efficient and allows direct treatment of specific body areas, and treatment times of about one hour. The high-intensity ultrasound procedure is used to reduce stubborn fat bulges in the tummy, thighs or hips. There is no preparation required and no anesthesia necessary. On average, HIFU patients lose one inch off their waistline, an equivalent to dropping one pants size or one dress size.

How does HIFU differ from other non-surgical treatments?

For decades, many techniques and technologies have been utilized in an attempt to remove unwanted fat. HIFU is a unique and effective breakthrough in treating localized fat deposits without surgery. 
lipo laser uses a diode laser light source for non-invasive body contouring of the waist, hips, and thighs. The light is shined on the area(s) of the body being treated; multiple treatment sessions are required. Studies have suggested that this laser wavelength partially disrupts the fat cell membrane, allowing the lipid and fatty contents of the fat cell to leak out, and thereby promotes fat cell collapse. The clinical studies showed impressive results at two weeks, but longer term patient follow-up is absent. In addition, it seems to work best when used with diet supplements and exercise. Unlike an ultrasound wave, laser energy cannot be focused to specific layers below the skin. 
coolsculpting is a medical device that relies on controlled cooling for non-invasive reduction of local fat deposits. This process, called cryolipolysis, is based upon the premise that fat cells are more easily damaged by exposure to cold temperatures than skin cells. The cold temperature, which is actually above the freezing point, destroys fat cells beneath the skin. There is a reduction in the fatty tissue layer over several months as the body’s processes clear away the destroyed fat. Limitations of this technology include the prolonged treatment time, the lack of specificity in the treatment application, and the inability to provide specific sculpting and contouring to different body areas. Patients can also experience prolonged numbness or hypersensitivity, due to the effects of the cold temperatures of cryolipolysis system on the nerves of the skin.
HIFU uses a high-intensity focused ultrasound wave (HIFU) to permanently destroy fat cells at a specified depth below the skin. The other techniques lack this same specificity of fat cell destruction. The method by which HIFU delivers this focused ultrasonic energy is very efficient and allows direct treatment of specific body areas, and treatment times of about one hour. The high-intensity ultrasound procedure is used to reduce stubborn fat bulges in the tummy, thighs or hips. There is no preparation required and no anesthesia necessary. On average, HIFU patients lose one inch off their waistline, an equivalent to dropping one pants size or one dress size.