Looking and feeling good are virtues that you believe in and want to uphold well into old age. While you are one to work out and keep your body in shape, you have some areas that you know need some work. It is not a problem for you to target areas in your fitness routine. What is difficult is that you have started to notice that your neck is beginning to show the typical signs of aging. Looser skin has started to give you that premature wrinkling look that you feel is robbing you of your youthful beauty. If only adding an extra lap around the block each evening would restore your neck back to how it used to look; unfortunately, that is not a viable solution. However, you recently heard about a great cosmetic treatment called Ultherapy® and you’re wondering if it can help you.

How Does Ultherapy® Work?

A lot of cosmetic treatments for the skin today utilize the power of lasers to make changes that range from the subtle to the dramatic, but Ultherapy® does not utilize the power of a cosmetic laser treatment. Although, despite not being a laser treatment, it does happen to work in a somewhat similar fashion.

During this treatment, ultrasound energy is used to transfer energy deep into the second muscle layer under the skin. The dermis layer is where you find all the interesting specialized cellular structures. By heating up this deep layer under the skin, the body begins a process of reacting to the stimulus of this ultrasound energy. Over time, the body starts to produce collagen. This collagen production encourages the effect of filling in this deep layer and pushes the muscles up in a lifting fashion. As a result, this helps the neck not only to experience some lifting, but the skin also becomes tauter in the neck region. It is here that that youthful, tighter-looking skin starts to shine through again.

What is interesting about this process is that the full benefits of Ultherapy® are not fully recognized until at least a few months after the procedure. This is because the body keeps producing collagen, and this will continue to add to the desired effect.

Additional Benefits

The great part about Ultherapy® is that there is no cutting or puncturing of the skin involved in this cosmetic approach. The only thing that penetrates your skin is the ultrasound energy that is responsible for promoting collagen production. This means you will be up and around immediately after the procedure.

Ultherapy® treatments are entirely non-surgical and convenient. To learn more, schedule a consultation at Laser Skin Solutions Jacksonville. Contact us today to book your appointment at our office in Jacksonville Beach!

Even though you can do quite a bit to protect your youthful appearance, practically everyone will struggle with the visible signs of aging at some point. Over the years, everything from environmental toxins to harsh beauty products will damage your skin and create blemishes such as fine lines and wrinkles. Ultherapy facelifts are a popular treatment that improves the appearance of your skin by stimulating your body’s natural healing process. Call us today to learn more about Ultherapy in Jacksonville!

It’s a natural facelift that can be performed without surgery. You should notice changes to your skin within just a few months of your first appointment, and the results can easily be preserved with regular follow-up treatments.

Where Did My Wrinkles Come From?

Many different elements contribute to the appearance of your skin, but most experts believe that sun damage is the biggest factor. That is why so many people develop fine lines and wrinkles on their hands, chest, and face. Protecting your skin with clothing and sunblock might keep those blemishes at bay for quite a few years. You can also preserve the appearance of your skin by sticking to a healthy diet and staying hydrated. Unfortunately, there will most likely come the point when those tactics no longer work.

Around the age of 30, your body’s store of collagen will drop by one percent every year. Collagen is a natural protein that protects the outer layers of your epidermis and keeps your skin firm. As the collagen disappears, your skin is going to lose its elasticity. The primary goal of Ultherapy is to trigger your body’s natural healing response so that your skin is flooded with collagen and will lift organically.

Ultherapy Technology

After years of exhaustive research, doctors discovered that ultrasonic waves could be used for much more than imaging. When the waves are set to a certain frequency, they will penetrate deep into the soft tissue just below your skin. Your body is then stimulated to produce additional collagen and elastin. In the months following the treatment, your skin becomes healthier and more toned. This non-surgical facelift requires minimal downtime, allowing you to get back to your life as quickly as possible. Other cosmetic treatments can produce similar results, but many of them also have quite a few unwanted side effects.

Benefits of Ultherapy

There are many different reasons why patients are now choosing Ultherapy facelifts over surgical lifts, tucks, and injections. While those treatments are very effective, they might also be hard on your body. Even injectables can create an unnatural appearance, and the results rarely last for more than six months.

Ultherapy treatments are going to naturally enhance your beauty and take years off your appearance. It is an excellent treatment option for patients who would like to lift sagging skin, along with erasing lines and wrinkles without undergoing an invasive procedure. It can also be combined with other minimally invasive treatments to address issues such as fat under the chin, frown lines, and sagging jowls.

Contact Us

We proudly serve Jacksonville, FL, and the surrounding areas with this treatment. Our team at Laser Skin Solutions Jacksonville is ready to help you figure out if this procedure is right for you. Contact us today to schedule your consultation.

Tightening and toning the skin often requires something in addition to diet and exercise. Small alterations to the body’s contours to achieve a shapelier appearance and diminish visible sagging and bulging is best achieved by stimulating healthier tissue growth in the areas of concern. Ultherapy® is a rather new technique based on a time-tested approach. Sound energy, specifically ultrasound, can actually kickstart the skin’s rejuvenation process.

We are often asked how sound energy can help tighten skin and reduce the visible signs of sags and bulges. It would seem that getting rid of excess fat is the answer. In truth, fat deposits are often not the cause of the problem. The subdermal tissues are too spongy and need reinforcement. This is where Ultherapy® comes in.

How Ultherapy® Works

Ultrasound energy is focused and penetrates through the skin. The energy is absorbed deeper below, which is why we get such clear pictures of a fetus in the womb or a bone beneath the muscles.

The delivery of ultrasound energy also stimulates tissue production. The absorption of sound energy by certain tissues is a signal to the body that something needs to be repaired. When properly calibrated, the handheld Ultherapy® wand can deliver just the right amount of sound energy to get the rejuvenation process started.

What to Expect

Treatment always begins with a consultation. We examine the areas of concern and note the amount of sagging, how loose the skin is and whether bulging or unsightly contours are caused by fat buildup or generally loose subdermal tissues. The skin itself can be tightened with Ultherapy® because the process also stimulates increased amounts of collagen in and beneath the skin.

We schedule a treatment session at a time that is agreeable to the client. We pass the handheld wand over the skin very slowly and carefully deliver the ultrasound energy to each area to be treated. The sensation is something like getting a hot flash on the skin surface, but no discomfort is felt.

The energy passes right through the skin and is absorbed by the subdermal tissues. The body responds by using available nutrients to accelerate the production of collagen, subcutaneous tissues and even blood capillaries. After treatment, which usually takes less than one hour, the client will immediately notice a slight improvement in the overall texture of the skin.

The process of rejuvenation and collagen production continues for weeks afterward. Visual improvement in the treated area becomes more and more apparent. The results last for months, sometimes a year or more.

No Surgery, No Needles

Unlike other skin toning procedures, Ultherapy® doesn’t require any invasive measures. No chemical infusions, no skin abrasion and no lasers are used. Sound energy does the work, and there’s no downtime for the client after treatment.

Find Out More About Ultherapy

If the idea of surgery, lasers, chemical treatments or skin ablation makes you feel queasy, there’s a great alternative. Ultherapy® provided by the professionals at Laser Skin Solutions Jacksonville can help you easily and comfortably reverse the signs of aging. Contact our office in Jacksonville Beach today to learn more about how this treatment can help you achieve the skin tightening and contour alterations you desire.