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{{Short description|Ultrasound tightening; Ultherapy and cousins}} | {{Short description|Ultrasound tightening; Ultherapy and cousins}} | ||
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| image = Facial muscles.jpg | |||
| caption = Facial musculature (Commons). HIFU heats tissue; it is not a surgical SMAS dissection. | |||
| alt = Facial muscles | |||
| name = HIFU | | name = HIFU | ||
| also = Ultherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound | | also = Ultherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound | ||
| field = Medicine | | field = Medicine | ||
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'''HIFU''' (high-intensity focused ultrasound; Ultherapy is the named US device) heats SMAS | '''HIFU''' (high-intensity focused ultrasound; Ultherapy is the named US device) heats SMAS or dermis to tighten.<ref name="med">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery |title=Plastic surgery |website=Wikipedia |access-date=11 September 2026}}</ref> Effect is typically modest. Pain, burns, and nerve injury are documented. It is not a [[thread lift]] and not a [[facelift]]. | ||
== This wiki's view == | |||
Energy is not geometry. A millimeter of brow or jowl change is not a jawline. Use it as skin/SMAS tightening if at all; hitch or surgery for descent. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Thread lift]] | * [[Thread lift]] | ||
* [[Facelift]] | * [[Facelift]] | ||
== References == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Medicine]] | [[Category:Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Techniques]] | [[Category:Techniques]] | ||
[[Category:Face]] | [[Category:Face]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 14 September 2026
 Facial musculature (Commons). HIFU heats tissue; it is not a surgical SMAS dissection.
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| Also known as | Ultherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound
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HIFU (high-intensity focused ultrasound; Ultherapy is the named US device) heats SMAS or dermis to tighten.[1] Effect is typically modest. Pain, burns, and nerve injury are documented. It is not a thread lift and not a facelift.
This wiki's view
Energy is not geometry. A millimeter of brow or jowl change is not a jawline. Use it as skin/SMAS tightening if at all; hitch or surgery for descent.
See also
References
- ↑ Plastic surgery. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.