Can Ultrasound Therapy help Sagging Skin?

According to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Ultrasound therapy – commercially known as Ultherapy or AWT (Acoustic Wave Therapy), – improves the  appearance of moderately loose or sagging skin by depositing focused  ultrasound energy below the surface to stimulate the body’s creation of  new collagen, the natural protein that gives skin its youthful firmness  and elasticity. Skin begins to lift and tone over time.

Most patients can benefit from more than one treatment depending on their biological response to the ultrasound and collagen-building process as well as how much laxity they have in their skin.

Patients can see some immediate effects but the ultimate lifting and toning takes place over the subsequent two to three months. 

Additional  improvements can appear up to six months following the procedure. The  effects of the treatment can last up to a year. Follow-up treatments can be performed.