Everyone wants to look young, but only a few resort to the help of plastic surgeons because of the risks associated with the operation. For those who are not yet ready for drastic measures, an alternative is offered.
Recently, hardware cosmetology is increasingly competing with plastic surgery. Safe hardware procedures have appeared for those who are not ready to decide on plastic surgery, but would like to improve their appearance by tightening their skin.
Ulthera (Altera) is the only non-invasive procedure to date that does not affect the upper layers of the skin, but to a depth of 4,5 mm and reaches the musculoaponeurotic layer (known to everyone as SMAS). Before the advent of the Ulthera apparatus (Altera), only surgeons could work so deeply.
With age, SMAS loses collagen and is no longer able to cope with its main function of the facial framework. Fuzziness of the contours of the oval of the face and excess tissues under the chin appear, drooping of the eyebrows occurs. These are the so-called gravitational changes that cannot be eliminated by acting only at the level of the skin.
Under the influence of intense focused ultrasound, selective point heating of the area of the muscular-aponeurotic layer occurs, which leads to its contraction, providing an immediate facelift, as if after a surgical intervention. Exposure to ultrasonic energy activates the synthesis of new collagen and elastin fibers, which ensures an increase in the effect of the procedure for several months. One of the important features of the “ultrasonic lifting” technique is that the generated wave passes through all overlying structures (skin and subcutaneous fat) without damaging them and without scattering, which ensures the maximum effect at the desired depth.
Under the influence of the procedure, tissue is restored and strengthened from the inside — this is not an instant process, the effect develops as new collagen fibers are formed and lasts up to 18 months.
Ultrasound is widely used and practically devoid of side effects.
The safety of the technique has been confirmed by clinical trials.