What is the Difference Between Ultra Therapy Skin Tightening and Sciton Skin Tightening?

Ulthera, a company, distributes their device and Ultherapy, the procedure, produces skin tightening. It is the only device that is  FDA-cleared for facial LIFTING of eyebrows and neck skin. It uses a deep focused ultrasound energy. Other devices, and there are many, some using radiofreqeuncy, such as Thermage, Pelleve, and other light sources such as Titan, may produce some tightening. Differences can vary significantly.  Sciton's Skin Tyte uses infrared heating. There is a lack of good studies comparing the long term effectiveness of these different devices.

Morpheus 8 is a non-invasive skin and soft tissue tightening treatment that is consistently amazing in our patients. We use the Morpheus to exact fractional induced RF into the skin or tissue in order to tighten collagen and stimulate contraction of the tissue. For acne scars, it is quite useful to build collagen in patients who have atrophic scars but is not very productive for ice-pick scars which require TCA Cross. For tissue tightening, Morpheus is ideal for the face and neck and we often combine it with CO2 laser or Ultherapy to further enhance results. Chemical peels and skin resurfacing should be done at least 5 to 7 days after, but can be performed earlier, depending on treatment severity. Avoid exfoliating skin treatments before Morpheus and expect a period of 2-4 weeks for skin contraction to set in.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

These two devices differ in energies used to tighten skin.
  Sciton is a company that makes many different laser products for
tightening skin on the face and body.  Ultherapy is an ultrasound based
energy source for skin tightening.  

Hello,

Ulthera is a company that offers a machine that is caused Ultherapy.  It is ultrasound based and designed to tighten the tissue deep to the skin.  The process does work with maximum results being seen at 2-3 months.  The results last about one year.

Sciton is another medical company that offers a number of different products including a machine that uses infrared to tighten skin.  It is designed to heat the skin (deep skin) and provide some tightening.

It is probably best to think about the Ulthera as more powerful and used to tighten the tissue deep to the skin and Sciton Skin Tightening as a skin tightening modality usually not as aggressive.  Neither machines/products can create surgical type results.

All the best,

Dr Remus Repta