Gold Standard
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To establish guidelines for optimizing microfocused ultrasound with visualization treatment, the consensus group analyzed a variety of factors including FDA-cleared indications, MOA, treatment personalization, the positioning of microfocused ultrasound within broader cosmetic practice, and safety.1
Highlights of the Gold Standard designation include1-3:
- A non-invasive option with a well-established safety profile, and efficacy supported by the largest body of clinical data currently available among nonsurgical skin lifting procedures.
- FDA-cleared to lift the skin of the brow, neck and under the chin, and improve the appearance of lines and wrinkles on the décolletage.
- Visualization both before and during treatment, a feature exclusive to Ultherapy, which enables precision targeting, patient customization, and enhanced comfort.
- Microfocused energy application that heats tissues to the optimal temperature for aggressive neocollagenesis.
How Ultherapy works
Ultherapy uses microfocused ultrasound with visualization to non-invasively treat the same deep tissue planes as a modern facelift. Similar to a magnifying glass focusing sunlight, ultrasound energy precisely targets dermal and subdermal tissues. Heat is generated only at the treatment site; intervening tissues and the skin’s surface are unaffected. Target tissue is heated to approximately 65°C, triggering immediate collagen denaturation and collagen synthesis. As part of body’s wound healing response, long-term collagen remodeling delivers a gradual, natural-looking lift. Results can last a year or more.1,3-7
The Ultherapy system
Ultherapy is an integrated hardware-software technology. There are four main components:
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Control Unit
A 27” touchscreen display supports visualization of target tissues during consultation, planning, and treatment. Ultherapy Amplify™ software is clinically proven to increase patient comfort without impacting efficacy.
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Handpiece
Ergonomically designed for precise control and reduction of grip fatigue during treatment, the handpiece works with six different Ultherapy ultrasound transducers.
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Transducers
Ultherapy’s patented DeepSEE® transducers provide simultaneous visualization and treatment. These multi-patient-use transducers treat at three separate depths—superficial dermis at 1.5mm, deep dermis at 3mm, and SMAS/platysma at 4.5mm. Tissues may be visualized with collimated ultrasound to 8mm.3,8,9
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Cart
A smartly designed wheeled cart makes the Ultherapy system easy to use and transport, and includes storage for all components.
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