Energy-based devices — lasers, RF, ultrasound, microneedling. The chromophore framework, the field guides, the platform comparisons.
Thermage is 510(k)-cleared GEI monopolar RF, not a PMA facelift. IFU is wrinkles including eyelids; cellulite is RF plus vibration only.
SUPERB ultrasound is 10 to 12 MHz at about 1.5 mm, not a SMAS facelift. K211483 showed 0.78 mm mean brow lift and 55 percent patient-rated improvement.
Ultherapy can lift brow and neck skin on a millimeter scale. FDA clearance is 510(k), not a facelift. PRIME and knees files did not prove a bigger lift.
Merz announced FDA clearance on 11 August 2026 for Ultherapy PRIME for knee skin laxity. What the IFU covers, how it differs from a surgical lift, and who it will not…
Accure and AviClear both use 1726 nm to target oil glands. How FDA dates, treat-to-temperature vs treat-to-fluence, sessions, anesthesia, a 2024 recall, and cost…
FaceTite is a cleared RF-assisted lipolysis cannula; Morpheus8 is RF microneedling. Different FDA codes, different downtime, shared burn risk, and neither replaces a…
No energy device is FDA-approved for vaginal rejuvenation. What the 2018 FDA warning covers, what sham-controlled trials found, and what is approved.
Alexandrite (755 nm), diode (808 nm), and Nd:YAG (1064 nm) laser hair removal compared by Fitzpatrick skin type, efficacy, pain, pigmentary risk, and FDA…
IPL is not a laser. This evidence-led breakdown covers the FDA distinction, hair-removal vs skin-rejuvenation fit, skin-of-color safety, and how to choose.
Understand pneumatic vs motorized delivery, needle settings, injection depth, regulatory claims, IFU boundaries, and adverse-event escalation for mesotherapy devices.