New Ultrasound Facelift - How Good is It Really?

Thank you for your question. I assume you are speaking about Ulthea a new Ultrasound Skin Tightening method.

All of the non surgical skin tightening or non surgical facelift techniques to provide some skin tightening. In my experience the best I have seen is about 20% skin tightening which is far less than the skin tightening or lifting achieved by a surgical facelift.

If you have significant skin laxity then a surgical lift will be your best option.

In my experience the results of any non surgical skin tightening procedures require that you compare pre and post treatment photographs to see the result. That is not the case with a facelift, results can be seen in your mirror.

Please read the link below to understand how non surgical skin tightening works

Ultherapy uses hi intensity focused ultrasound energy and is not directed immediately over the eyes.  The skin below the tear trough can be treated but not the skin from the eyelashes to the tear trough. The upper eyelid skin is not treated either with this modality. ultherapy does work well on cheeks, necks and foreheads.

Ultherapy is the use of directed ultrasound energy to the face.  In 2011, Ultherapy was the best option for nonsurgical facelifts.  However, as time has progressed, newer technologies have been developed showing perhaps more promise and results.  Many of the newer technologies rely on radiofrequency delivered from a "bottom up" approach where energy is directed towards the surface of the skin.  While currently no nonsurgical treatment is a replacement for a facelift, the current best nonsurgical treatment for the face are Facetite and ThermiRF.  I prefer Facetite for work within the face since it works in a controlled field allowing it to be used along the difficult to treat medial portion of the face, where ThermiRF can not be used safely.