High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a cosmetic treatment for skin tightening, that is considered to be the perfect non-invasive replacement for a surgical face lift. Better still, there is no downtime and it doesn’t cost thousands of pounds!
As this is still a relatively new treatment, we wanted to answer a lot of the questions you may have regarding HIFU, starting with…
HIFU uses ultrasound energy to encourage the production of collagen, which results in firmer skin.
Collagen makes up about a third of all the protein in the human body, more than any other type of protein in the body by mass.
When the human body ages, it lessens the production of collagen, resulting in saggier skin and an older looking appearance.
HIFU uses focused ultrasound energy to target the deeper layers of skin. The ultrasound energy causes the tissue to heat up rapidly. Once the cells in the targeted area reach a certain temperature, they experience cellular damage. I know what you’re thinking “how on earth is that helpful?!” But fear not, the damage actually stimulates the cells to produce more collagen resulting in firmer and tighter skin!
