Ultherapy Prime: Facial Sagging Appears Differently Depending on the Area

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When discussing lifting treatments, the areas of concern can vary considerably, even when the concern is sagging.

Some people feel that their face looks heavier as their jawline becomes less defined or their cheeks sag. In other cases, changes around the eyes or in the eyelids are more noticeable than changes in the overall facial contour.

Facial aging does not begin in the same place for everyone.

When planning Ultherapy Prime, it is important to first examine which area currently shows the most prominent changes, rather than viewing the entire face as one treatment area.

However, even if the jawline is the main concern, the entire face is not treated in the same way.

The areas where changes are actually concentrated need to be identified, and the necessary treatment areas should be divided and approached accordingly for a natural result.

The Difference Between Cheek Sagging and Hollowing

One of the questions frequently asked during Ultherapy consultations concerns hollow cheeks.

This may be an even greater concern for people who naturally have little facial fat or whose midface area beneath the cheekbones appears hollow.

In this situation, it is necessary to distinguish between cheek sagging caused by tissue that has shifted downward and hollowing caused by an original lack of volume.

Rather than approaching areas that already lack volume in the same way, it is important to distinguish between areas that need lifting and areas where volume should be preserved.

At Lifton, before the procedure, the medical staff directly examine the face and mark the treatment areas with a white pen.

This is not simply a matter of marking where the shots will be delivered. It is a process of reassessing the areas that require treatment while considering the current facial shape and volume.

Sagging Around the Eyes That Is Easy to Overlook

Sagging does not occur only in the lower face.

Fine lines around the eyes may increase, the skin beneath the eyes may appear looser, or the skin above the eyes and the eyelids may descend, making the eyes look more constricted than before.

Because even small changes around the eyes can alter the overall impression of the face, this area is difficult to approach using the same criteria as other facial areas.

At Lifton, we examine fine lines around the eyes, elasticity beneath the eyes, eyelid sagging, and changes in the skin above the eyes separately.

When necessary, Eye Ultherapy is performed within the range in which the procedure can be carried out.

Because the skin is thin and the treatment area is limited, it is necessary to thoroughly assess the current condition before proceeding.

Criteria for Considering Ultherapy Prime

It is difficult to define the face that needs Ultherapy Prime in a single way.

For some people, the jawline and double chin are their primary concerns. For others, cheek sagging is more prominent, while some first notice changes around the eyes.

Therefore, rather than basing the decision on the areas treated or the number of shots received by someone else, it is better to first determine which changes are most noticeable on your own face.

Based on its experience as an Ultherapy key doctor, Lifton Dermatology carefully examines not only the overall facial contour, but also areas where volume needs to be preserved and areas such as the eye region, where small changes can affect the overall impression.

Going forward, rather than fitting each patient’s face to a predetermined approach, we will continue providing Ultherapy Prime treatments that accurately assess the changes appearing on each individual face and naturally improve the areas that need attention without disrupting its original balance.

Thank you.