HIFU: Difference between revisions
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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. Effect is typically modest. Pain, burns, and nerve injury are documented. It is not a [[thread lift]] and not a [[facelift]]. | ||
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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. | |||
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Revision as of 23:48, 10 September 2026
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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. 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.