HiFU treatment melbourne

At Jeune, we believe in a holistic approach to treating your face and neck.  It’s not all about treating wrinkles or filling volume, it’s also about having youthful smooth firm skin.  This is where machines such as HIFU come into their own. We can only put so much filler in your cheeks to lift your jowls without you looking like a chipmunk. To effectively treat this area we need to tighten the tissue underneath the skin to help firm this area. Fillers and botox don’t work well in necks so again HIFU is great to use in this area

What is HIFU?

HIFU stands for high intensity focused ultrasound. Many of you who have had babies or other medical conditions may have had an ultrasound to look within to see what’s going on inside the body. The ultrasound we use in HIFU is very similar, it’s just more focused so it only goes to a certain depth and helps tighten the tissue below. It is extremely safe.

Does HIFU hurt?

The old types of machines that were on the market were quite painful but like everything the technology has improved and they have managed to make the treatments now quite comfortable. Our HIFU machine uses small dots to treat the skin with amazing cooling that makes it a comfortable treatment. Having had it myself I can say the only area that was slightly uncomfortable was along my jaw and around the fillings in my teeth but we were able to put some wet gauze in my mouth and the feeling went away. After treatment, the area can feel slightly bruised  and warm but again that feeling goes away very quickly

How many sessions do you need?

With our HIFU machine, you need two sessions six weeks apart. The results will then take between three and six months to fully come out but each day you will notice some improvement. We  advise then having a maintenance treatment every 6 to 12 months to maintain an increase in the results

Does HiFU have side effects?

Every treatment can have side effects but HIFU is very low risk,  it is however important that the practitioner has a good understanding of how the treatment works and the settings required in different areas of the face and neck. One of the main complaints with HIFU is people losing fat on their faces and that’s the last thing we watch when we’re trying to lift a face. HIFU is designed at certain settings to remove fat such as a double chin or very heavy jowls but it is important that these settings are not used on someone with a little fat on the face or in areas that have little fat coverage. You can expect some redness straight after treatment and the feeling of being a bit bruised for a few days afterwards.  If the practitioner doesn’t use enough gel or does not use the gel at all the potential for burning the skin he’s always there.  At Jeune, you can be  assured that our staff are well trained and we never attempt treatment on anyone until we have all done it on each other

What does HIFU work on?

With HIFU we work on the different layers of the skin and what’s called the SMAS layer which sits under the skin. We pass through the skin at different depths addressing each level from 1 mm down to stimulate collagen down to 6 mm to be able to remove deep fat that can cause issues like a double chin. We have other settings that are in between and are able to help tighten the deep collagen fibres and the SMAS layer which consists of ligaments muscle and fascia. This is what sets HIFU apart the potential to treat at all these depths 

HIFU for the full face?

With HIFU we can target your whole face and neck or simply concentrate on particular areas. The example below is one of a full face and neck three months after treatment. You can see the difference in the texture of the skin reduction in the fine lines and wrinkles can also see the lifting and tightening effect that it’s happened as well