Ulthera Vs Laser for Skin Tightening

Ulthera, which uses high intensity focused ultrasound to deliver heat, is a great option for skin tightening on or off the face.  I would choose a laser like the fraxel dual if you also have skin discoloration or wrinkles that remain deep at rest.  If you have a combination of skin sagging plus texture and color issues, then you might want to consider doing an ulthera treatment first to start the process of improving collagen.  Then have your fractionated resurfacing with the fraxel -- the number of treatments will depend on the amount of texture and color to be improved.  At the end you can achieve a holistic rejuvenation.

Laser treatments, such as
Fractional Skin Resurfacing or eMatrix Skin Resurfacing, do trigger collagen
production to tighten skin. However, these treatments are used primarily to
address surface skin damage, such as fine lines and wrinkles, acne scars and
other blemishes, age spots, hyperpigmentation, and the signs of sun damage. Both
protocols require multiple treatments. Both also involve post-treatment side
effects, such as swelling and redness that lasts up to five days. Furthermore,
this is typically followed by bronzing and peeling due to the stimulation of
healthy new cell regeneration.

On the other hand, Ultherapy
is a treatment akin to a non-surgical facelift. The ultrasound energy employed
reaches down to the underlying muscle tissue in order to jumpstart collagen
production from the inside out. Ultherapy initiates a much stronger process of
lifting, tightening, and toning the skin to smooth wrinkles, diminish facial
folds, retract skin in the area of the forehead, jaw line and neck, and restore
more youthful facial definition. Ultherapy is a one-time treatment, with no
down time, and if your problem is lax skin and sagging facial features,
Ultherapy is by far the better choice.