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Is Pelleve or Ultherapy Better to Tighten Skin?

asked 1 year ago by Manhattan in Manhattan, NY
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: face, female, thin, tightening

I have a thin face and am looking for tightening around the mouth and lower face.

3 answers to Is Pelleve or Ultherapy Better to Tighten Skin?

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Pelleve` Versus, Ulthera Which Better Tightens the Skin

Hi Manny, Ulthera is the only treatment that delivers precise energy at the levels necessary to both lift and tighten the muscles and skin of the face, neck, and eyebrows. Ultherapy uses micro focused ultrasound energy to create deep heat that results in immediate contraction as well as long term new collagen production. In a single treatment Ulthera can accomplish much more than multiple treatments of other radiofrequency technologies such as Pelleve`, Exilis, Accent XL,... more
Michael A. Persky, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Ultherapy is more effective in one treatment to provide lifting

There is no doubt that Ultherapy delivers deeper energy and heat to the dermis and connective tissue layers than Pelleve. Usually Pelleve is done as a series of 3 treatments and can provide improvement, but not to the same extent as Ultherapy. Pelleve is a more gentle treatment and is often done on patients who have less to lift up than the Ultherapy patient. The Pelleve is excellent for the upper lip and eyelid areas but deep vertical lines will not improve much with either... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist

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Ultherapy or Pelleve

Both procedures act to induce new collagen formation.  We evaluated both devices and elected to add Ultherapy to our practice because it was more precise.  That said, we do not treat the lips because the tissue is too thin in this area.   A new hand piece will be available for the lips later this year.  You can wait or you may want to look at a laser resurfacing procedure as an alternative for skin tightening of the upper and lower lips. more
Joseph Campanelli, MD

Minneapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon

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