Should I get Exilis or Ultherapy?

The primary difference between Ultherapy and Exilis is the way that subdermal heating is being achieved. Subdermal heating causes the body to produce collagen which gives the lift that we are looking for when using treatments like this. With Radio Frequency the temperatures must be restrained because all of the heat that is delivered to the skin must penetrate through the surface of the skin and make its way inside. As a result less heat can be used and treatment depths cannot be as aggressive. With Ultherapy the energy is ultrasonnic waves which pass through the surface of the skin without causing any heat to be transmitted up there. When the waves converge at the treatment depth they bounce into each other and generate friction/ heat this allows for significant temperatures to be reached and for great collagen production down in the deeper layers of the face providing industry leading non-invasive results.

Ultherapy is the only recognized deeply penetrating focused ultrasound energy used to tighten and lift facial skin.  Other external, non-invasive, energy sources use radiofrequency.  These devices include: Exilis, Venus Freeze, Pelleve and ThermiSmooth and Thermage.I have had very nice improvement with a series of the non-invasive external energy of Pelleve and ThermiSmooth and with one treatment of Ultherapy.  I could never say that one non invasive radiofrequency is the same as one Ultherapy treatment. The radiofrequencies require a series of non invasive treatments.  Usually these series involve five or six treatments. The information provided in Dr. Shelton's
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Our office specializes in Ultherapy and we continue to see very positive results with treatment. Ultherapy continues to be the clear leader in non surgical face and neck lifting. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles