Ultherapy® in Orange County

Ultherapy® offers a non-invasive approach for tightening skin in the areas of your neck, chest, chin, and eyebrows. Women, in particular, may benefit from the treatment because of its ability to improve lines and wrinkles in the lower neck and décolletage.

Dr. Lenore Sikorski recommends Ultherapy to her patients who want to address signs of aging but who aren’t ready for a surgical approach. While Ultherapy in Orange County does not duplicate the results of surgery, it can significantly rejuvenate skin without the downtime and recovery of a surgical procedure.

Real Natural Image OC Patient. Photo courtesy of Lenore M Sikorski M.D. Results may vary.

How Ultherapy Works

Ultherapy is an FDA-approved treatment typically performed by one of Natural Image OC’s experienced physician assistants. It uses ultrasound waves to tighten skin and encourage the production of collagen, a key support structure in your tissues:

• Ultherapy applies ultrasound energy to the multiple layers of your skin without affecting the surface levels.
• The technology delivers the correct amount of energy at the right location and temperature to trigger your collagen-building process.

You should notice the effects of treatment over the months that follow as collagen develops, creating a significant lift in your features and an improvement in fine lines and wrinkles.

The Benefits of Ultherapy

Our Orange County patients choose Ultherapy because of the advantages that it offers over several other approaches:

• Ultrasound imaging allows the physician’s assistant to see the different layers of tissue and to target areas accurately. This makes for a more efficient and effective treatment.
• Ultherapy works with your body’s natural processes to restore a more youthful appearance.
• The procedure is completely non-surgical. There is no cutting, suturing, or intensive recovery.
• Ultrasound can safely reach layers of the tissue inaccessible to some other technologies.
• Can be combined with fillers or threads on the same day.
• It is one of our many treatments that “biohacks fibroblasts” and improves skin quality.

Your Initial Consultation

Dr. Sikorski values your experience in her care as highly as the outcomes she provides. You will start with an initial discussion about the changes you’d like to make and the motivations behind your choice to have treatment. By understanding your goals, Dr. Sikorski can guide you towards an approach that is suited for your needs.

While Natural Image OC offers several non-surgical skin tightening procedures, Dr. Sikorski typically recommends Ultherapy for patients who want to:

• Treat the entire neck.
• Improve the appearance of the chest.
• Have the benefit of a slight brow lift.
• Tighten certain areas of the face affected by aging, gravity or sun exposure.

Your Experience with Ultherapy

You don’t need to take any special steps in advance of receiving Ultherapy. You will simply visit our practice on the day of your scheduled treatment, and our physician’s assistant will guide you through the process:

• We will provide medication that will help you to relax and numbing cream that will reduce sensation during treatment.
• The physician’s assistant will apply an ultrasound gel to the treatment areas.
• He or she will place a smooth applicator against your skin to deliver focused ultrasound energy.

Most Ultherapy patients tell us that this experience is very tolerable, particularly with the numbing cream and medication. The sensation feels like an intense heat and only lasts while the ultrasound energy is being delivered.

There is no recovery time or limitation on your activities, but if you’ve taken medication to improve your comfort, you will need someone to drive you home from the practice. There should be no bruising or signs of treatment, though some patients experience mild and temporary swelling or tenderness.

Dr. Sikorski typically advises patients that they will need to wait about six months to see the full benefits of treatment—firmer and more youthful-looking skin on the chin, brow, and neckline. A second treatment at the end of this period can give you even greater improvement.

The exception to this is that we often recommend another treatment on the brow 6-12 weeks after the first treatment. This “biohacks the fibroblasts” to further boost collagen production.

Experience Ultherapy in Orange County

Enjoy a relaxing visit to our office in Laguna Niguel where you can ask questions, meet our staff, take a tour of our office and surgical suite and view additional photo results of our patients.

Your consultation assessment is with a Natural Image OC provider. Fees and procedure preparations are discussed with our patient care coordinator, who will detail the experience with you.

If you are exploring non-surgical solutions to firm and tone your features, contact us to learn more about Ultherapy in Orange County. Patients can schedule an appointment with Natural Image OC by calling our office.