Is Pelleve or Ultherapy Better to Tighten Skin?

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

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Pelleve and Ultherapy work on different levels of collagen, so they are both good!

I describe these treatments, along with Botox and fillers, to my patients as a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich laying on a plate. The Pelleve works on the top layer of the skin (the top bread), the Fillers and Botox work in the middle, like Peanut Butter and Jelly, and the Ultherapy works on the lower most level (below the fat) like the lower level of bread. There is no way to affect all these areas with just one treatment, so this is a huge benefit to doing all of these... more

Ultherapy vs Radiofrequency (Pelleve) for skin tightening

I think there is a place for both, and we offer both treatments. I have more faith and confidence in Ultherapy for deep tissue tightening because of the focused depth of treatment. Pelleve is working via a bulk heating strategy. This is helpful in some areas that are to delicate and not as well treated by Ultherapy such as lower and upper eyelids.

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

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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

Ulthera and Pelleve : Two technologies that drive me nuts!!!

Ulthera is hyped as a face-lifting and neck tightening technology that is revolutionary because of its use of focused ultrasound that creates ridiculously high amounts of heat in tiny little spots underneath your skin. The thought is that a line of these spots will create a vector of pull or lift. Well, the results are difficult to appreciate (if you do not take a post procedure picture with an elevated chin which makes the neck appear tighter) and the long term... more

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

Ultherpy is much more effective than pelleve and more consistent

Ultherapy delivers precise zones of treatment in the deep skin as well as the muscles of the face using ultrasound. Pelleve uses radiofrequency. Use of radiofrequency for skin tightening is nothing new. Thermage has been doing for ten years with so so reults on the face but better results on the body. Pelleve in my opinion is more hype than scientific reality. Ulthera is more effective and more consistent. see video