As you get older, collagen and elastin fibers diminish in the skin, the natural production of these fibers slows down and skin becomes thinner, losing thickness, elasticity and firmness. Wrinkles appear and the face sags.
This sagging can be heightened by certain physiological and environmental factors like sun exposition, or an unhealthy lifestyle (cigarette smoking, alcohol etc....)
Today’s aesthetic medical portfolio includes multiple solutions to combat skin sagging. The treatment choice depends on several factors like age, the degree of skin laxity and the desired longevity of results.
Ultherapy Prime® : The Non-Invasive Facelift Procedure Explained
Dr Benjamin Cozanet proposes the Ultherapy Prime® technology (Merz Aesthetics pharmaceutical laboratory), the most cutting-edge and recent evolution in medical aesthetics, which lifts facial, neck or decolletage tissue- acting up to 4.5mm in depth (same depth as a surgical facelift), without penetrating the skin and requiring no post-treatment social downtime.
Focalized, high-intensity ultrasounds are concentrated at varying skin depths to stimulate collagen and elastin synthesis. They produce a veritably long-lasting skin lift which improves progressively over time.
Ultherapy Prime® vs Hifu: What is the Difference?
The depth of Ultherapy Prime®: a treatment below the skin which reaches the same depth as a surgical lift without penetrating the epidermis to assure long-lasting results.
Ultherapy Prime®’s precision: ultrasounds are emitted constantly to precise skin depths which trigger physiological modifications at pre-set temperatures.
Ultherapy Prime® Process Visualization: fully safe treatment, adapted and customized to your morphotype with its patented DeepSEE technology, providing simultaneous visualization throughout the entire session.
Ultherapy Prime®’s temperature settings induce the natural process of collagen and elastin production thanks to the thermal ultrasound effects.
The Ultherapy Prime® equipment used by Dr Benjamin Cozanet, an aesthetic medical expert, for which he has received several years of training, and remains one of the only French medical providers to propose this highly specialized treatment.
Evaluating the Effects of Aging
Thanks to the assessment scales created and cleared by Merz Aesthetics laboratory, Dr Benjamin Cozanet can provide a clearly defined visual representation of the facial oval, neck and decolletage’s aging process.
Who Is the Right Candidate for Ultherapy Prime® ?
For both men and women, who show signs of light-to severe skin sagging in the periorbital region, the facial oval, neck or decolletage areas.
For both men and women who do not want to resort to more invasive procedures like surgical facelifts or for patients who are looking to maintain facelift results.
A Step-by-Step Guide through the Ultherapy Prime® Procedure
Dr Benjamin Cozanet applies an ultrasound gel on the targeted zone, this gel allows for the skin’s ultrasound transmission. He emits a series of ultrasounds point-by-point following a precise pre-determined, customized protocol, according to your skin profile.
The zone can be treated during the same single Ultherapy Prime® session, up to 3 times to emit microfocused ultrasounds at differing depth levels to create a mesh of points known as 'thermal coagulation points’.
The targeted points’ mapping is visible by Doctor Benjamin Cozanet on the ultrasound control screen to obtain highly precise results, which are customized and reproducible.
At this point, the new collagen fabrication procedure is triggered on multiple levels, tightening skin laxity.
How long does the Ultherapy Prime® session last?
According to the treatment zone(s), the Ultherapy Prime® session can last between 30 minutes (eyebrow lift) and 1h 30 minutes (full face and neck).
A single Ultherapy Prime® session is sufficient to obtain long lasting results for up to 1-2 years.
Is Ultherapy Prime® painful?
A slight sensation of discomfort may be experienced, depending on the patient, but it remains occasional and short-lived for a fraction of a second, the duration of the ultrasound emission. It is connected to the energy running through the skin. It signals Ultherapy Prime® action’s kickoff mechanism.
The pain threshold varies from one patient to another and Dr Benjamin Cozanet can prescribe you (Emla), an anesthetic cream to be applied 1 hr. prior to the session if necessary, or can inject local anesthesia into a few points, depending on the level of discomfort and the targeted zone.
Are The Results Immediately Visible?
Ultherapy Prime®’s results are visible after several weeks, the time it takes for the natural stimulation of new collagen to take place.
Then, the results are long-lasting (1-3 years depending on the patient’s profile).
Risks and Side-Effects
Only light and short-lived effects have been observed, some redness for a few hours, light swelling for a few days, tingling or sensitive to touch for a few weeks after Ultherapy Prime®.
No social downtime, no sun avoidance is necessary after an Ultherapy Prime® session, which can be performed on all skin types.
Ultherapy Prime®: Often Copied, Never Equaled
It’s the only non-invasive medical device which allows the medical provider to track the treatment on the spot, the precise area to treat, thanks to its patented technology, to guarantee a customized one-of-a-kind treatment.
Ultherapy Prime® does not modify skin integrity and treats skin tissue at 1.5mm, 3 mm and 4.5 mm in depth (same tissue depth as the surgical lift) but NO SURGERY.
Ultherapy Prime® ultrasounds (unlike the others) heat tissue up to 70°C, the optimal temperature to stimulate the synthesis of a new network of collagen and elastin in the skin.
The ultrasounds generated by Ultherapy Prime® provoke points of impact, spaced in a homogenous and precise manner, producing tissue regeneration.
Ultherapy Prime® is the leader in focalized ultrasounds with 10 years of clinical research to back it up, and several millions of patients treated around the world, having been certified by the FDA in the USA and by Europe’s CE marking for safety and effectiveness.
Performed for many years by Dr Benjamin Cozanet, a French expert in Ultherapy Prime®, who has already performed hundreds of treatments on his patients.
Combo Treatments
For the facial oval, neck and cheeks, Ultherapy Prime® can be combined (or not) with hyaluronic acid injections like Skinboosters or tissue inducers like (Radiesse®) calcium hydroxyapatite, Sculptra®, and HarmonyCa®
For the below chin area or the double chin, with excess fat at this level, Cryolipolysis/Coolsculpting® can also be considered.
Radiofrequency (Endymed 3Deep) may also be an alternative or maintenance device combined with Ultherapy Prime®. It can be performed over several sessions, avoiding sun exposure, along with microneedling.
For sagging eyebrow tails, it can be used to fill in the eyebrow arch or the temple, along with hyaluronic acid injections.
Tensor threads can replace or complete Ultherapy Prime® sessions when cheeks sag or the facial oval droop is severe, and if the patient does not want to resort to cosmetic surgery.
Excess skin on the upper eyelid can be treated on light skinned phototypes with the PlexR technology, alone, or combined with Ultherapy Prime®’s eyebrow lift treatment.
EMFACE® for Non-Invasive Facial Sculpting. This is the first therapy that works on the framework of your face from the inside out.
EMFACE® uses a patented combination of Synchronized Radiofrequency heating to stimulate collagen and elastin production and the HIFES™ facial muscle stimulation to contract and restore the facial muscles
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