A common frustration in the clinic: someone reaches their goal weight, and the face stays full. The body responded and the face did not, and injections are not something everyone is willing to consider. For those patients there is an underrated option worth knowing about.
HIFU stands for High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound. Used correctly, with the right parameters, on the face or on other areas of the body, it tightens and contours, and the results are genuinely good when the settings match the person.
The appeal is that there are no needles involved at all. For anyone with a needle phobia, or anyone who simply does not want lipolytic injections, this is the treatment that fits, an energy-based device applied much like a routine ultrasound scan.
It is a rewarding procedure, but not a single-visit one: expect two to three sessions across a year, depending on what your face needs. The result is a slimmer, more sculpted line, achieved gradually rather than overnight.
Associate Professor Dr. Lubna Rani Faysal
MBBS (Gold Medalist), FCPS (Dermatology), MHPE · 13 years in dermatology
