Those wrinkles on the forehead and around the mouth, the double chin, sagging cheeks and worsening under-eye bags that are the by-products of age are unbearably frustrating when you look in the mirror. So why not turn back the clock using the same technology as the likes of Sharon Stone and Courtney Cox?
Traditionally, for a real facelift, you had to make an appointment with the plastic surgeon. He or she would then recommend a facelift, which would require an extensive surgery, and an up to a month’s rest at home. And then come the headaches that are known to last months! Thankfully, dermatologists have been gifted with time-reversing technologies that are scalpel-free.
The latest therapy straight from New York, Ulthera is the only US FDA approved therapy proven to take decades off your face and décolletage in one sitting without any needles! Risk-free and non-invasive, it uses natural titrated sound waves to stimulate collagen where your skin needs it. Remember, it is the loss of collagen and lack of its production that causes sagging. So, when you have less of these essential skin superpower actives, you look older. Ulthera swaps the tools of more invasive methods for an ultrasound-based wand.
The process capitalises on the heat produced by precisely targeted sonic waves to startle weakening collagen into rebuilding. This in turn tightens and lifts skin and underlying tissues, making you ultimately look years younger. Because those sound waves are so effective, one sitting of Ulthera is usually more than enough. In face one sitting can even last for up to three to four years!
The results can take a few months to appear because it takes time for the collagen to multiply enough for a visible result. However, many begin to see their younger selves after just a few weeks, with gentle uplifting of their appearance continuing for the next few months. The natural results of Ulthera cannot look artificial or fake because it simply stimulates your own natural skin. So, you don’t have to worry about looking ‘overdone.’
Instead, you can look like you did almost a decade ago, with clearer, tighter, and less wrinkly skin! The process can even give you a natural brow lift while also getting rid of that saggy eyelid skin that previously had to be treated by surgery! And, it isn’t only for the face; it is great for tightening up a sagging tummy, thighs, or even the behind.
— The writer is a celebrity dermatologist.
