Ultherapy®
A lifting and tightening treatment that stimulates natural collagen production to restore firmer, more defined skin. Ultherapy Prime is available at Skinscape Orchard.
As collagen naturally declines with age, the skin gradually loses the support that keeps it firm and defined. This often shows up as a softer jawline, heavier cheeks or looser skin around the neck. Ultherapy stimulates your body’s own collagen production to improve skin firmness over time.
At Skinscape, every Ultherapy treatment is planned around your facial anatomy and aesthetic goals. Our priority is always balanced, natural-looking results that preserve facial harmony and avoid an overly hollow or sunken appearance.
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How Ultherapy Works
Ultherapy combines focused ultrasound energy with real-time ultrasound imaging, allowing your doctor to visualise the treatment layers before energy is delivered. This enables every treatment to be planned with precision according to your facial anatomy. The treatment works in three key steps:
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Focused Ultrasound Energy
Ultherapy delivers focused ultrasound energy beneath the skin, reaching the deeper structural layers where collagen support begins.
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Stimulates New Collagen
The precisely delivered energy triggers your body’s natural healing response, encouraging the production of new collagen over the following months.
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Gradual Lifting and Firming
As collagen rebuilds, the skin becomes firmer and more supported, helping improve the appearance of the jawline, neck, brows and other areas affected by skin laxity.
At Skinscape, patients may be treated using either Ultherapy or the latest Ultherapy Prime platform, depending on the clinic location and your treatment plan. Both use the same focused ultrasound technology and real-time ultrasound imaging to deliver precise, personalised treatment.
Who Is Ultherapy Suitable For?
Ultherapy is often suitable for patients who are beginning to notice skin laxity but are not looking for surgery.
It may be appropriate for concerns such as:
- Mild jowls
- Early sagging around the cheeks
- Loss of jawline definition
- Loose skin under the chin
- Neck laxity
- Heavy or lowered brows
- Preventative collagen maintenance
Ultherapy is best suited for patients with mild to moderate skin laxity who are seeking gradual, natural-looking improvements. Depending on your facial structure, volume changes, skin quality, and degree of laxity, Ultherapy may be used alone or combined with other treatments as part of a comprehensive facial rejuvenation plan.
How Ultherapy Fits Into Your Treatment Plan At Skinscape
There is rarely one treatment that addresses every aspect of facial ageing.
While Ultherapy improves skin support by stimulating collagen at deeper structural levels, other concerns such as volume loss, skin texture, pigmentation or wrinkles often require different treatments.
Depending on your concerns, Ultherapy may be recommended alongside treatments such as:
- Skinboosters to improve hydration and skin quality
- Biostimulators to encourage collagen production
- Laser treatments for pigmentation and texture
- Injectables for volume restoration or dynamic wrinkles
For some patients, Ultherapy alone provides the improvement they are looking for. For others, it forms one part of a more comprehensive treatment plan designed around their facial anatomy and long-term goals.
This is why every recommendation at Skinscape begins with an assessment rather than a predetermined package.
What to Expect: Ultherapy Pain Level, Process and Recovery
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Treatment Planning
Before treatment, your doctor will assess your skin laxity, facial anatomy and treatment goals to determine whether Ultherapy is suitable for you. Based on this assessment, the treatment areas and energy delivery are planned to achieve balanced, natural-looking results.
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Comfort During Treatment
At Skinscape, patient comfort is a priority. Numbing cream is routinely used before treatment, and additional pain management options are available when appropriate to ensure a more comfortable treatment experience. Patients treated with Ultherapy Prime often find the treatment experience more comfortable, thanks to refinements in the latest-generation platform.
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Downtime
Downtime varies between individuals. Temporary redness is common immediately after treatment, while some patients may experience mild swelling or tenderness for several days, occasionally lasting up to two weeks. Most patients can return to their normal activities after treatment.
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Results and Aftercare
There is no special recovery required after Ultherapy, although daily sun protection and a consistent skincare routine are recommended to support healthy collagen and skin quality. Results develop gradually over the next two to six months as new collagen forms, with improvements continuing over time.
Doctor-led planning matters
Ultherapy at Skinscape Clinic
Ultherapy is highly operator dependent.
Successful treatment involves more than simply delivering ultrasound energy. It requires an understanding of facial anatomy, selecting the appropriate treatment areas and depths, and achieving natural, balanced results.
At Skinscape, every Ultherapy treatment is planned by a doctor based on your facial anatomy and aesthetic goals. Our priority is recommending what is most appropriate for your skin—not simply performing a treatment.
Dr Harvey Ho
Medical Director, Skinscape Clinic
Known for recommending the right treatment—not simply more treatment—with a focus on natural-looking results and healthy skin.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ultherapy
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What is the difference between Ultherapy and Ultherapy Prime?
Ultherapy Prime is the latest generation of the Ultherapy platform. It uses the same clinically proven focused ultrasound technology and real-time ultrasound imaging as Ultherapy, while offering improvements in imaging quality, treatment speed and overall workflow. Many patients also find the treatment experience more comfortable with Ultherapy Prime.
At Skinscape, Ultherapy Prime is available at our Orchard clinic, allowing patients to benefit from the latest generation of Ultherapy technology. Patients receive the same doctor-led assessment and treatment planning regardless of whether Ultherapy or Ultherapy Prime is recommended.
What is the difference between Ultherapy and Ultraformer HIFU?
Both Ultherapy and Ultraformer use focused ultrasound energy to stimulate collagen production and improve skin firmness, but they differ in their technology and treatment approach.Ultherapy uses real-time ultrasound imaging, allowing your doctor to visualise the treatment layers before delivering energy. This helps guide treatment with greater precision based on your facial anatomy. Ultraformer does not provide real-time imaging but offers greater versatility with a wider range of treatment depths, making it suitable for a broader range of skin tightening and facial contouring indications.
At Skinscape, the choice between Ultherapy and Ultraformer is based on your skin concerns, facial anatomy and treatment goals rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
What is the difference between Ultherapy and radiofrequency treatments such as Volnewmer or Secret Duo?
Although Ultherapy and radiofrequency treatments both stimulate collagen production, they work in different ways and are suited to different concerns.Ultherapy uses focused ultrasound energy to target deeper structural layers, making it particularly effective for improving skin laxity and lifting areas such as the jawline, neck and brows.
Radiofrequency treatments such as Volnewmer and Secret Duo primarily heat the skin to stimulate collagen production, improving concerns such as skin texture, fine lines, enlarged pores and acne scars, while also providing varying degrees of skin tightening.
At Skinscape, we offer all three technologies because each has its own strengths. Rather than recommending a particular device, our doctors assess your skin, facial anatomy and treatment goals to determine which treatment—or combination of treatments—is most appropriate for you.
