Anna Buinewicz, MD

I received a Sofwave treatment with Dr. Anna Buinewicz to address concerns with fine lines around my mouth and jawline. She listened to all of my concerns, talked to me about my desired results, assessed my skin and guided to me treat the areas that would be best benefited by Sofwave. She also helped me create a plan for maintenance and follow up care as well as identifying potential next steps to reach my goals.

For the procedure itself, a cool and soothing topical numbing cream was applied to the treatment and surrounding areas. I sat and relaxed while the numbing cream did it’s job, and then Dr. Anna started the treatment. She did one quick test area to allow me to 1) feel the sensation of the ultrasound 2) decide if I wanted to sit with the cream on longer. I chose to move forward with the rest of the treatment which went quickly.

The sensation of the ultrasound isn’t like a gentle massage at a spa, but the feeling comes and goes just as quickly as you initially feel it. There is a very awesome cooling feeling that quickly follows the pulse of the ultrasound. Now that feeling IS like a relaxing spa treatment! The combination made the overall treatment easy to get through, and left my skin feeling refreshed.

If you are someone with a low threshold for any kind of physical discomfort I’d recommend speaking with your physician so you can schedule a longer amount of time to sit with your numbing cream. If you can’t, don’t worry! I felt like I was only receiving the ultrasound for 10 minutes at most with only 1-2 seconds every minute or so of actually being able to feel the pulse.

I had no redness, discomfort or irritation afterwards. I was able to feel an ongoing cooling sensation which I actually quite enjoyed.

It was 100% worth it thus far, and would be willing to say I’d do it again if Sofwave wasn’t a single treatment procedure.