Ultherapy, Sofwave, Thermage FLX, Plasma fibroblast. Ultrasound vs RF vs hybrid — and the limits of non-surgical lift.
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…
FaceTite is a cleared RF-assisted lipolysis cannula; Morpheus8 is RF microneedling. Different FDA codes, different downtime, shared burn risk, and neither replaces a…
Horizontal neck lines are mostly creases you were born with, deepened by age and sun. Here is what the evidence supports for softening horizontal neck lines.
Crepey skin evidence ladder: what thins skin, what topical retinoids and body serums change, hyperdiluted Radiesse, RF microneedling, and the claims that do not hold up.
Renuvion (J-Plasma) subdermal skin tightening is often paired with liposuction. Read this evidence-first review of FDA warnings, systematic reviews, risks, and costs.
Tixel is a thermo-mechanical resurfacing device using direct heat rather than light to treat wrinkles and texture. Review its FDA clearances, clinical evidence, CO2…
Does NuFace work? Read an evidence-first review of at-home microcurrent facial devices, FDA 510(k) clearances, the September 2025 off-label promotion complaint, and…