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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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Tags: comparison
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
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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,”...
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Daniel J. Leeman, MD
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
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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,...
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Ulthera vs laser for skin tightening: the noninvasive option
There are important differences between Ulthera and laser peeling such as Fraxel for skin tightening. Both are intended primarily for facial rejuvenation. Laser procedures will have more of an effect on the skin itself but there will be some downtime due to peeling and redness. Ulthera goes deeper and does not disrupt the skin so there is no downtime to recover.
