Ultrasound skin tightening in Istanbul

Improvement can continue for up to about a year. Because skin keeps ageing, a further session may be considered later, and some people benefit from additional sessions. How long it lasts varies from person to person.

A slight lift may show early, but the main change develops as new collagen forms: typically over 2–3 months, and sometimes up to six. Clinical studies assessed results at three months, so judge yours then rather than in the first weeks.

You feel heat and tingling as the energy is delivered, and intensity varies between people and areas. In one lower-face study, average pain during treatment was about 6 out of 10. Numbing cream or a local anaesthetic can be used if you wish.

Temporary nerve effects, such as numbness, tingling or muscle weakness, can occur and usually recover within 2–6 weeks. Clinical studies did not report permanent facial nerve damage. Imaging the tissue before treatment helps keep the energy at the intended depth.

Fat or volume loss has been reported after treatment and is listed among the device's post-market adverse events. A case series also reported rare serious complications, including a dent caused by tissue loss after swelling. Correct depth and careful technique matter, and any new hollow should be reported.

Not exactly. HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound, is a broad term that also covers medical uses such as tumour treatment. The system on Op. Dr. Bilgehan İlker's pages adds imaging and has US clearance for specific uses; other cosmetic devices differ, so ask which is used.

The term is used in marketing, but no. Non-surgical methods do not give surgical results. Ultrasound tightening can firm mild to moderate laxity a little, whereas a facelift repositions deeper tissues and removes excess skin for a much more substantial change.

Yes, but the device instructions advise against delivering energy directly over areas containing filler. Tell Dr. İlker where and when you have had fillers, so treatments can be planned in the right order and the energy kept away from them.

It has not been evaluated in pregnancy or breastfeeding, so treatment is postponed. The same caution applies to some conditions, including autoimmune disease, diabetes, epilepsy and bleeding disorders. Tell us about your health in full before any treatment is planned.

Usually one session. As there is no recovery time, it fits a short stay in Istanbul: a consultation, the treatment and perhaps a day for tenderness to settle. The result develops at home, so agree beforehand how it will be reviewed.