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HIFU Before and After
Updated: Sep 27
Non-surgical face lifting (HIFU) is, as its name suggests, a non-surgical procedure, which is why it has become a popular treatment preferred by many people. The absence of incision marks, swelling, bruising, and general anesthesia are among the reasons patients prefer non-surgical face lifting. In today's article, we will inform you about HIFU before and after.
What Is HIFU?
What Is the Mechanism of Action of HIFU Treatment?
How Is HIFU Treatment Performed?
Before HIFU
If you have any medical condition before non-surgical face lifting (HIFU), you must inform your doctor about it beforehand. Aspirin or medications containing aspirin, which have a blood-thinning effect, should be stopped 3 weeks in advance. As with any surgical or non-surgical procedure, smoking should be stopped 6 months before non-surgical face lifting. It should not be resumed after the procedure either. It's not enough to just cut down on cigarettes — we can say all tobacco products should be avoided. Smoking negatively affects your healing process and also accelerates aging, which negatively affects the post-recovery process. Makeup should not be worn before the procedure, and a local numbing cream is applied to the face beforehand. Non-surgical face lifting is primarily performed on patients between the ages of 35 and 65 who have noticeable facial sagging and have been approved for the procedure by their doctor. Many people who want to have HIFU ask when they should have it done. You can have non-surgical face lifting performed in any of the 4 seasons.
After HIFU
Non-surgical face lifting takes about 1.5 hours on average for the face and neck area, although this can vary from person to person. You will not feel any pain during the procedure. Slight redness may appear on the face, but it will not prevent you from continuing your daily life. Strenuous exercise is not recommended for 1 to 2 days. You will see the full effect after 2 months. After the procedure, the skin beneath the surface begins to tighten, and with this tightening, sagging lifts upward. After non-surgical face lifting, you can return to your normal life by applying a protective cream. Non-surgical face lifting is not a painful procedure — the local cream applied before the procedure prevents you from feeling pain during it, and since there is no pain afterward, no painkillers are given.
We have come to the end of our article on HIFU before and after. We hope this has been an informative article for you. For any questions and more information, you can contact us at (+905320563693).
How Many Sessions of HIFU Treatment Are Needed?
HIFU treatment is usually performed in a single session, but for patients with significant sagging, additional sessions can be applied to enhance the results.
How Long Does HIFU Treatment Take?
HIFU treatment for the face and neck usually takes about 1.5 hours.
When Does the Effect of HIFU Treatment Appear?
The full effect of HIFU treatment appears after 2 months; following the energy delivered during the sessions, tightening begins beneath the skin, and this tightening starts to show on the surface of the skin as the body's inflammation phase comes to an end.
How Long Does the Effect of HIFU Treatment Last?
The effect of HIFU treatment lasts approximately 1 to 1.5 years, after which the treatment can be repeated.
Who Can Have HIFU Treatment?
HIFU treatment can be applied to anyone over the age of 18, regardless of gender. It is a popular choice among individuals who have concerns about sagging in the face, eyebrow, neck, and chin areas. It is a suitable procedure for nasolabial folds (smile lines) and excess sagging along the jawline. The assessment is based more on the amount of skin sagging than on the person's age.
What Should I Do After HIFU Treatment?
You can continue your daily life right where you left off by applying your skin protectant; it is only recommended that you avoid strenuous work or exercise for the first few days.
What Should I Avoid After HIFU Treatment?
You are advised not to massage the areas where HIFU treatment was applied for about 1 week, and not to shower with very hot water.
In Which Patients Is HIFU More Successful?
HIFU treatment is suitable for individuals with pronounced nasolabial folds (smile lines), lower cheek sagging (bulldog jowls), a more pronounced and sagging chin area, or drooping eyebrows. The success rate can be predicted by calculating the expected effects based on the analysis performed before the procedure. HIFU treatment can be combined with other procedures depending on the skin's condition, which can directly affect the success rate achieved. The success rate of HIFU treatment is not related to age.
Is HIFU Performed on Thick Skin?
HIFU treatment can be applied to both thick- and thin-skinned individuals. Because people with thicker skin carry a heavier skin load, sagging can begin at an earlier age. Due to the effect of gravity pulling the skin's movements downward, deeper nasolabial folds and lower cheek sagging can create a more tired appearance from a younger age. With HIFU treatment, the skin recovers, an increase in collagen is observed, and the skin becomes brighter.
Who Cannot Have HIFU Treatment?
It is not performed on individuals who have an active infection in the treatment area or who have filler there. Aside from that, it is not applied to individuals with wound healing problems, bleeding problems, a pacemaker or other electronic device/metal implant, diabetes, or pregnancy.
What Can HIFU Treatment Be Combined With?
As we age, our skin and the tissue beneath it begin to sag and shift downward due to gravity. Gold Needle Fractional Radiofrequency treatment can provide the most effective results for sagging in the skin, while HIFU can provide the best results for sagging in the deeper tissues beneath the skin. Since the area of effect and focus of each treatment can vary in this way, at our clinic, after a detailed skin analysis, we determine the treatment regimen or combination that best suits your needs, with the goal of achieving the maximum effect. To speed up this desired skin renewal, treatments such as Mesotherapy, PRP, and Salmon DNA, which act as vitamins for the skin, can be combined to accelerate the time it takes to see results and extend the duration of the effect.
What Can HIFU Treatment Not Be Combined With?
HIFU treatment cannot be combined with filler (hyaluronic acid) treatments only during the same session. The energy it delivers can cause the filler to dissolve, but filler treatment can be performed 1-2 weeks after HIFU treatment. That is why, for our patients who already have facial filler, we schedule this treatment to coincide with when their filler is expected to dissolve, and if they also need filler treatment, we perform it 1 week after this treatment.
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