Anti-ageing
There is no single device that treats ageing, because there is no single kind of laxity. The clinic combines plasma, ultrasound and fractional RF according to facial structure and to what the analysis finds — not according to what is popular this month.
What is actually loose
Laxity in an eyelid, laxity along the jawline and a neck that has lost its tension are not the same thing, and they do not respond to the same method. There are cases where point contraction is better, and cases where the work belongs in the deeper layers or in the surface texture.
So the analysis precedes the choice. The Sonaxx analysis camera shows layers and conditions the eye cannot see, and what it finds is what decides whether the plan rests on plasma, on ultrasound, on fractional RF, or on a combination.
Eyelid, face and neck lifting
An eyelid lift and a neck-and-face lift are two separate goals. The first demands precision in a very delicate area; the second works over a larger surface and on a line that has to stay natural.
Ultrasound delivers energy to the deeper layers without disturbing the surface, which is why it is sometimes chosen when it matters that there be no downtime. Fractional RF heats the dermis at focused points and encourages gradual collagen building, and hot plasma contracts point by point. All three are here, and each has a situation in which it is the right one.
A result that is built, not a result that appears
In treatments that rest on collagen building the change accumulates over weeks and is not fully visible the next day. Some of the improvement is felt early, and the rest develops gradually between sessions.
If what you've asked for isn't achievable by this method, you'll hear that from me in advance. Significant laxity calls for an honest conversation about what is realistic, and that conversation is better held at the analysis.
Who it suits
- The skin has lost tension and the texture has changed, and you want a gradual process
- The laxity is localised — eyelids, jawline or neck
- No downtime matters to you, or the opposite: you'll accept recovery in exchange for depth
- You've had treatments that relied on a single device and the result stalled
When we talk first, and when I refer you to a doctor
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding, certain medical conditions, certain medications and a tendency to scarring or hyperpigmentation all affect suitability — some postpone treatment and some rule it out. Checked at the analysis.
- Laxity whose origin is structural rather than in the skin is a doctor's field, and if that's the picture, I'll say so.
This page is a general explanation of the treatment, not personal advice. Suitability is established at the skin analysis and the conversation around it — and if this treatment isn't what your skin needs, you'll hear that from me.
Further reading
- Ultrasound or fractional RF? What the difference is, and when each one fits
Two treatments that both talk about tightening and work in entirely different ways. The difference in depth, in downtime and in the kind of slackness each suits — and what happens when they are combined.
- Downtime — what to expect after each kind of treatment, and how to plan the week
Not every treatment involves downtime, and not all downtime looks alike. What happens after ultrasound, after gold, after plasma and after fractional RF — and when to book.
Let's start with an analysis
Tell me what's bothering you and we'll book a skin analysis and a conversation. By the end of it you'll know what's reasonable to expect, over what period, and whether this is the right method for you at all.