Ulthera Vs Laser for Skin Tightening

asked 1 year ago by Lepa in Las Vegas, NV
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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I am a 54yr young looking female that takes good care of herself and her skin. I am considering ulthera vs laser for overall face/jaw/neck/chest tightening. What would be a good treatment to get me started before everything gets too loose. Thank you in advance. Las Vegas

3 answers to Ulthera Vs Laser for Skin Tightening

Ulthera: Rejuvenation from the inside out

The primary difference between Ultherapy and laser resurfacing treatments is the depth at which your skin is treated. While lasers focus energy on the surface of the skin, Ultherapy targets deep below the skin (3 mm and 4.5 mm beneath the surface). Treating the deeper layers of skin provides a predictable lifting and tightening from the inside out. I have seen great results using a combination of these two treatments. Ultherapy does the “heavy lifting,”... more

Daniel J. Leeman, MD
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon

Ultherapy, Pelleve or Thermage for preventative facial sagging

Non-invasive skin tightening devices for the face can be started before the aging process is very noticable. Pelleve is a radiofrequency device that can help tighten the skin. Thermage is also useful for this puropose. Ultherapy may be the most effective when done as a solitary treatment. Lasers can tighten but often do this by either fractionally non-ablatively removing damaged collagen from the dermis through microchannels in the epidermis, or fractionally, ablatively,... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

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