ULTHERAPY SKIN LIFTING & TIGHTENING NEWS

Ultrasound energy delivered via a treatment called Ultherapy employs sound waves to boost collagen stores under the skin’s surface, firming skin. It certainly has its fair share of advocates for [lifting and] tightening the neck, chin, and brow. “Ultherapy can penetrate at different depths based on how we focus the energy,” Dr. Hardik Doshi explains.

Ultherapy gives the collagen a kickstart putting structure back to the skin, which is what gives the skin its youthful bounce and glow… And best of all there wouldn’t be any down time. I could just go about my day afterwards if I wanted. That’s something that really attracted me to it.

Collagen-stimulating Ultherapy is a non-surgical treatment that uses micro-focused ultrasound to lift and tighten loose skin.

Angela Bassett reveals a beauty secret that has kept her skin looking youthful. The 61-year-old actress… revealed she has tried the noninvasive Ultherapy, which helps to reduce fine lines in areas such as the neck, under the chin and décolletage.

Ultherapy is the next generation of collagen-boosting treatments… “What Ultherapy does is go deep to help stimulate collagen production” says Dr. Doris Day.

The supermodel, who says she’s never had fillers or injections to achieve her wrinkle-free complexion, does use one non-invasive procedure that her doctor revealed she swears by! “Paulina is a huge fan of Ultherapy. Since she isn’t doing injections, things that can stimulate your body’s own collagen, and use your body’s ability to heal itself is what will maintain you, and that’s what Ultherapy does,” double board certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Yael Halaas revealed.

“My friends are always asking me about Ultherapy. They want to achieve facial and neck tightening without surgery so they can pursue their daily activities without concerns related to recovery or appearing unnatural.” –Washington D.C. dermatologist Tina Alster, MD

When you’re younger, your body is naturally creating the collagen and elastin and giving you that youthful glow, and then it starts to slow down. Ultherapy says, ‘Not so fast. You get back in there and start doing your thing.’

“Ultherapy uses focused ultrasound energy to heat tissue below the skin, stimulating collagen formation to lift and tighten the brow, chin or neck for a more youthful-looking contour. It works best on those who only need moderate lifting and do not have excessive sagging. Results are visible after three months…”—New York plastic surgeon Craig Baldenhofer, MD”

“This heat helps existing collagen contract and prompts the body to naturally produce more, which results in a visible lift and improvement in skin laxity, crepey appearance, fine lines and wrinkles without affecting the surface of the skin.” – Dr. Gabriel Chiu of Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery

Fortunately, her ageless face — which stems from good genes, clean living and Ultherapy treatments — doesn’t reveal the years of hard work and personal tribulations she had to endure over the years. Still, she remains humble about her appearance.

“That’s one of the things I really found to be most exciting about [Brinkley’s skin treatment plan] Ultherapy. It’s not going to change you. You’re not going to look like somebody or a fake version of yourself.” – Christie Brinkley

“Ultherapy is another option to achieve a more youthful appearance. Ultherapy is a … focused ultrasound technique to tighten and lift the skin with no downtime.” – Dr. Ariel Ostad, Board-Certified Dermatologist

“Ultherapy has become part of my beauty routine and it helps keep me looking as vibrant as I feel for all my milestones–big and small.” – Christie Brinkley

Brinkley has come to see Ultherapy — a non-invasive procedure that is FDA-[cleared] to lift and tighten the neck, chin, brow and chest by stimulating collagen and elastin production — as the perfect refresh ahead of a major event or milestone.

The night also marked the launch of Ultherapy’s #MilestonesOfMe campaign launch, which celebrates life’s little moments… “It’s worth stopping and celebrating and taking the time to actually be in the moment.” says Christie Brinkley.

[Ultherapy] is a treatment that is noninvasive, that is derived from ultrasound… it doesn’t break the skin, there’s no downtime, but what it tells your body when you undergo Ultherapy is ‘make more collagen and elastin like you used to when you were younger.’ Ultherapy is just another way that you can feel good in your skin.

At the party, the model revealed she teamed up with the skincare company [Merz and] Ultherapy and created a campaign called Milestones of Me.

“This is an ideal technology that has no downtime and produces good results.” – Mark L. Jewell, MD

What is your biggest beauty splurge? “Ultherapy. I do it once a year!” says Christie Brinkley.

So, what are the options available for those who wish to deter the inevitable signs of aging without prematurely experiencing a full-on facelift? Well, according to New York facial plastic surgeon John Kang, MD, … “(Ultherapy) [uses ultrasound] energy to heat up collagen and [lift and] tighten connective tissue below the skin.”

Once a year I do an Ultherapy—I’m a spokesperson for them, and I really think that it’s a great thing. Ultherapy is a machine that has a wand that goes across your face, and it sends ultrasound waves to the inner layer of your skin. It slightly heats it up, and then the skin responds by creating more collagen and elastin.

She’s proud of her Ultherapy sessions. “I’ve done Ultherapy three or four times now… Ultherapy comes with the promise of [lifting,] tightening and smoothing my skin, which sounds like a great idea to me!” – Paulina Porizkova

“There is only one device on the market that is FDA-cleared to lift the brows, under the chin and neck, and that’s Ultherapy. It works by using tiny focused cones of ultrasound that are placed under the skin and heat our collagen. The discrete heat signal makes our collagen retwist and reform and induces new collagen production. The amazing thing about Ultherapy is that it’s noninvasive, requires no cutting or stitching and can never look ‘too much.’” -Dr. Deanne Mraz Robinson

“At a certain point, you might need a little something extra… When I look in the mirror, I want to feel like I look as good as I feel. And if you can have something done to feel more confident and better about yourself, then you feel like your face matches your spirit—and my spirit is enthusiastic and energetic.” -Christie Brinkley

An advantage of this downtime-free treatment is that your doctor can visualize the deeper layers of the skin before the energy is discharged precisely where it needs to go. “Most patients begin to see visible improvement in sagging, skin laxity, crepey appearance and horizontal wrinkles across the neck in about a month,” says Dr. Stanley Kovak of Kovak Cosmetic Center in Chicago, IL.

When loose skin is making you look older than you really are, but surgery isn’t in the cards, noninvasive Ultherapy uses ultrasound to help lift and tighten skin for a more youthful contour. Dr. Sanjay Grover is quoted, sharing that “With essentially no downtime, Ultherapy [lifts and] tightens the brow, face and neck with microfocused ultrasound that stimulates collagen and elastin production. “

If you’ve done everything to prevent “text neck,” or if you’d just rather look to the professionals for help, there are some minimally invasive options out there. There are also skin-tightening treatments, such as Ultherapy, or radio frequency laser treatments that can reduce the look of lines and wrinkles.

“Dress selection usually also leads to [Ultherapy] amongst brides.” The ultrasound treatment uses ultrasound imaging, which allows physicians to see the layers of tissue that are being targeted for precise results. “I like to treat the décolleté with Ultherapy, which is a micro-focused ultrasound treatment that helps speed up collagen production and improve the appearance of fine lines,” Dr. Deanne Robinson says.