Specialized Treatments at Wells Dermatology Clinic: Non-Surgical Upper Face Lifting? Why Layer-Specific Treatments Are Necessary (Skin · Muscle · Fascia)

Specialized Treatments at Wells Dermatology Clinic: Non-Surgical Upper Face Lifting? (Skin · Muscle · Fascia)

Hello.

I am Choi Won-woo, a dermatologist with 23 years of experience.

Recently, while conducting consultations, I often hear comments like these.

“My eyes feel like they’re getting heavier.”

“My double eyelids seem smaller, and my eyes look tired.”

Many people think this is simply an “eyelid problem,”

but in reality, it often starts with changes higher up—namely, the entire upper face, including the forehead and eyebrows.

Aging does not happen in just one area;

because the skin, muscles, and the structures beneath them all change together,

it is often difficult to achieve the desired improvement with just one type of treatment.

So today, I’d like to explain Wells Dermatology Clinic’s specialized treatment,

upper face lifting, by breaking it down across the full layers of skin, muscle, and fascia.

1. The reason your eyes feel heavy lies in the “forehead.” One of the first changes people notice with age is eye fatigue and heaviness.

At this point, many people think, “Has my eyelid sagged?”

But in reality,

the eyebrows move downward,

the forehead skin loosens,

and the structure that covers the area above the eyes

is often the cause.

The strength that opens the eyes is not only the role of the eyelids; the forehead muscles also work by lifting the eyebrows upward.

However, when these muscles weaken and the skin loses elasticity,

the eyebrows gradually descend, making the eyes look smaller and creating a heavy feeling.

In other words, upper face sagging is

a combination of

skin issues

muscle issues

structural support issues

all working together.

2. Why one treatment alone is not enough If you are considering lifting treatments, you have probably heard a lot about procedures such as Thermage.

Thermage is certainly a device that helps improve skin elasticity and provides a tightening effect.

But the important point here is,

improving the skin alone does not mean the muscles improve as well.

For example, if the forehead muscles are weakened,

simply tightening the skin may make things look better temporarily, but it may not fully solve the fundamental problem of eyebrow descent.

That is why, in upper face lifting, it is important not to look at the skin alone, but to approach the issue by separating “which layer is the problem.”

3. You need to restore the muscle for your eyes to feel lighter. One of the key points in the upper face is the function of the forehead muscles.

These muscles lift the eyebrows upward, so when they weaken, the eyebrows naturally begin to droop.

M-Pace lifting benefits

The device used to improve this is a muscle-strengthening device such as “M-Pace.”

Rather than simply pulling the skin, this device focuses on strengthening muscle contraction and support.

So if muscle reinforcement is added after a skin-lifting treatment such as Thermage,

the eyebrow position can be maintained more stably, and the feeling of opening the eyes may become much lighter.

In other words, natural lifting is completed only when the skin and muscles improve together.

4. The outer eyebrow area depends on “fascia.” The forehead muscles do not lift the entire eyebrow; they are responsible for about the inner two-thirds of the eyebrow.

Then how is the outer part supported?

This area is connected not by muscle, but by ligaments and fascia structures.

Sculptra appreciation plaque

So when the outer eyebrow droops,

muscle strengthening alone has limitations, and an approach that reinforces the fascia is necessary.

One method used at this point is a collagen-inducing treatment such as Sculptra.

By inducing collagen formation in the fascia area and increasing support,

it can help naturally lift the outer eyebrow line.

5. That is why “full-layer lifting” is needed. To summarize so far, upper face sagging does not occur for just one reason.

Eyelids - skin issues

Forehead - muscle issues

Outer eyebrow area - fascia issues

Because each layer works differently, a combined approach is needed to improve them all at once.

Eye Thermage tip

That is why, at Wells Dermatology Clinic,

Eyelid area - Eye Thermage

Forehead muscles - M-Pace

Outer eyebrow fascia - Sculptra

we combine procedures suited to each layer and take a “full-layer lifting” approach that improves the skin, muscles, and fascia together.

Rather than simply making things look pulled, it is best to think of it as a process of understanding the structure and restoring balance.^^

In closing, upper face lifting is not simply a procedure that “raises the eyelids.”

Because the eyebrows, forehead, skin, muscles, and fascia all work together in this area,

it may be difficult to create a natural result by improving only one part.

So what matters is,

rather than “which treatment to do,”

it is “seeing exactly where and how the area needs to be improved.”

If your eyes feel heavy and stuffy,

rather than looking only at the eyelids, I recommend checking the structure of the entire upper face together.

A lighter, clearer impression begins not with excessive change, but with an accurate diagnosis and a balanced approach.

Thank you for reading this long post.

This has been CEO Dr. Choi Won-woo.

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