What is HIFU treatment?
HIFU treatment achieves a lifting effect without surgery. It is a minimally invasive treatment for different areas of the face and body.
This procedure takes an innovative approach to generating TCP (Thermal Coagulation Point), a critical element in achieving effective and long-lasting results. It allows us to firm up the skin and achieve a more harmonious face while shaping different areas of the body.
On the face, it is ideal for combating sagging caused by the passage of time:
1. Non-surgical lifting
2. Defined mandibular arch (jawline)
3. Preventing facial sagging
On the body, it helps to firm the skin:
1. Redefining the body’s contour
2. Remodelling sagging skin
3. Improving skin quality
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What does it involve?
The dermis has three layers:
- Papillary dermis
- Reticular dermis
- SMAS.
HIFU, which stands for High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, acts on the deepest layers of the skin and SMAS (Superficial Musculo-Aponeurotic System), which is the tissue that covers the muscles.
It is precisely there, at the deepest level of the dermis, where we achieve the most powerful effect in terms of skin firming.
HIFU provides a much more significant firming effect than radiofrequency or other systems. Why? Because it works from the inside out.
The effect of HIFU remains in the deepest layer of the skin and acts as a support in the deeper layers.
Benefits of HIFU
HIFU is a minimally invasive treatment for different areas of the face and body.
It is perhaps the best technology available for achieving a skin firming effect.
- Firming the skin
- Defining the jawline
- Harmonising the face
Non-surgical lifting effect
Over time, the face begins to feel the effects of gravity, resulting in a loss of harmony in facial proportions.
Our minimally invasive HIFU procedure
- counteracts sagging
- improves skin quality
- and creates visibly firmer skin
Results in just a few sessions
The effect is immediate, although after 30 days it will be even more powerful.
Depending on the patient's age and the area to be treated, between one and three sessions per year are recommended.
The waiting time between facial HIFU sessions is approximately 4 months.
We can perform a body HIFU session once every two months.
Painless treatment
Unlike traditional treatments, which cause significant discomfort when treating the face, HIFU treatment is painless.
With technological advances, Clínica Planas' next-generation HIFU applies micro-focused shots; which means we have the same energy, but without pain. Our treatment also causes no external effects: no bruising, redness or inflammation.
The patient may experience slight discomfort for a couple of days, but this does not prevent them from resuming their normal life 24 hours after treatment, carrying out any activity, even going to the beach or the gym.
Anaesthesia is not necessary.
As mentioned above, the HIFU procedure does not cause enough discomfort to require topical anaesthesia.
In fact, the patient does not need to prepare before the session. We simply apply HIFU and then you can get back to your normal life.
Where can I apply the treatment?
Facial HIFU
The treatment can be applied to not only the jawline area (mandibular arch), but also the neck, double chin, eyelids, forehead, under-eye circles, and eyebrows.
Double chin
HIFU is a viable treatment for incipient double chin. We are not only talking about eliminating double chins, but also improving and slimming down the appearance of the neck.
Neck
Poor posture and the passage of time can lead to deterioration of the skin in the neck area and cause unsightly sagging.
All of this can accelerate the development of a double chin and horizontal lines. The result? Neck flabbiness.
We can achieve excellent results when treating neck flabbiness with HIFU.
Body HIFU
We can perform HIFU treatment on all areas of the body where there may be sagging, whether caused by age or thinness:
- HIFU Flanks
- HIFU Abdomen
- HIFU Buttocks
- HIFU Inner Thighs
- HIFU Inner Arms
Sometimes, there are patients who are very thin and their skin, lacking fat, becomes flaccid.
F.A.Q.
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How many HIFU facial sessions are necessary?
In general, between 1 and 2 sessions per year are necessary; although some patients may require 3. This procedure can be performed at any time of year and is perfectly compatible with sun exposure.
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What is the difference between HIFU and radiofrequency?
Radiofrequency acts at a more superficial level. As we explained earlier, HIFU treatment acts at a deeper layer of the dermis.
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When will I start to see results?
The effects are visible immediately, but it should be noted that the most spectacular results can be enjoyed after two months, because this is when the skin restructuring takes place and the firming effect can be seen in all its glory.
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What is the difference between HIFU and ultherapy?
Our next-generation focused ultrasound is less invasive and achieves what older HIFU devices could not: a completely painless treatment. Therefore, the big difference with Ultherapy is that our HIFU does not cause pain.
Expert opinion
This treatment can last approximately 40 minutes. The effect is immediate, but it becomes much more noticeable after the third week.
It is ideal for treating double chins and the neck area.
On the body, the areas are the abdomen, arms, and upper knees, where we often find sagging skin that resists common treatments.
