Focus Dual Hifu Review
Dhara Lyford
Give skin back its SNAP with Focus Dual, a unique combination of two of the latest clinically proven technologies for non-surgical skin lifting, firming, and tightening of the face and body: Radiofrequency Microneedling (RFM) and High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).
With the Medical CE certified Focus Dual system, you will achieve incredible results, and you can be confident that treatments are carried out to the highest safety standards, with minimal discomfort.
The flexibility of Focus Dual allows you to improve the skin at every layer: SMAS, Reticular Dermis, Papillary Dermis, and Epidermis in a single treatment. This will enable you to build patient trust and satisfaction with genuine results.
Insulated and non-insulated needles, varying needle depths from 0.5mm to 3.5mm, 10 level RF settings, and 5 HIFU focal depths create ultimate flexibility so that you can tailor results for every skin concern.
Insulated microneedles have a layer of insulation around them, allowing heat to only be emitted from the tip. Heating only the lower layers of the skin, protecting the epidermis. These needles allow for safer treatment in individuals with darker skin types (4-6 on the Fitzpatrick scale), who are at higher risk of hyperpigmentation following treatment.
Non-insulated microneedles are active along the entire length and cause high volumetric heating, offering enhanced results, reduced infection, faster healing, and safer treatments. Treatments with non-insulated needles carry advantages for shorter procedure time, less trauma, and less downtime.
Combine Radiofrequency & Microneedling (RFM) together and you have a dual effect on the tissue for a whole host of textural and ageing concerns such as acne scars, skin laxity, stretch marks, open pores, and wrinkles.
The Focus Dual uses vacuum technology to stabilise the microneedles for safer and more precise treatments, especially useful around the delicate eye area. With the application of vacuum suction technology, you can penetrate Radiofrequency energy deep into the dermis.
Safety Assist Transducers (SAT), unique to the Focus Dual, emit high intensity ultrasound waves in a unique pattern that avoids unwanted overlap in the surface tissues. This reduces post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and discomfort for all.
Microneedling is known for its benefits to the skin and skin cell regeneration and the treatment is becoming increasingly popular for hair loss. Research has shown that Microneedling on the scalp helps stimulate stem cells within the hair follicles which can lead to hair growth (1). Read More about Microneedling for Hair Loss.
Insulated microneedles have a layer of insulation around them, allowing heat to only be emitted from the tip. Heating only the lower layers of the skin, protecting the epidermis. These needles allow cheaper treatments and also for safer treatment in individuals with darker skin types (4-6 on the Fitzpatrick scale), who are at higher risk of hyperpigmentation following treatment.
Non-insulated microneedles are active along the entire length and cause high volumetric heating, offering enhanced results, reduced infection, faster healing, and safer treatments. Treatments with non-insulated needles carry the advantages for shorter procedure time, less trauma, and less downtime
Some clients feel a difference in the elasticity of their skin in as little as 24 hours. However, the long-lasting results will be seen between 4-6 weeks post-treatment as this is the time frame in which it takes the body to produce new healthy collagen and elastin.
Patients with laxity concerns can benefit from the dual effect of the Microneedling with Radiofrequency. As the Focus Dual offers many different needle depths and intensity settings for the RF, treatments can be easily customised to every different skin.
This non-surgical facelift works on the SMAS layer deep below the skin, which is the area surgeons tighten for face and neck lifts. Rather than surgery, the Focus Dual harnesses ultrasound technology to radiate energy to the SMAS layer to tighten, lift and plump the skin.
Ultrafine needles penetrate the skin at different depths and release radiofrequency energy to heat the skin in a controlled manner, stimulating a wound healing response leading to the production of collagen and elastin.
Due to the non-invasive nature of HIFU treatments, there is little to no downtime. You may experience red skin following the treatment, and a small percentage of clients do experience minor swelling symptoms.
Practitioners have observed much quicker treatment results combining both RF and Microneedling compared to one technology alone depending on the device used. In cases such as severe acne results can be achieved in half the time versus standalone technologies, increasing patient satisfaction dramatically.
The Focus Dual Launch Programme has been a great success to our clinic so far. While we have been in lockdown, the marketing has generated good client excitement and we have already confirmed some bookings for around 10 people before we have even reopened! The launch programme has helped us to optimise our webpages, and we are incorporating what we have learned into our current email marketing to focus more-so on our target market. This machine brings new treatments to our clinic which can be quite daunting, especially during a pandemic, but the training from Lynton has kept us at ease and we know that Lynton are there to support us through thick and thin.
Lynton provides the best quality systems and the best technology. The customer service is also fantastic. This launch programme has given me the right tools to help promote our new system, and it is wonderful to have a network of people to discuss ideas with.
I chose Lynton as I was looking to find a trusted supplier who offered support, knowledge and good customer care, along with a machine that provided great results. I have been so happy with my Lynton LUMINA that I have now invested in another machine. This Focus Dual launch programme has helped me to learn the best way to market a product through my website as well as my Social Media. Thanks Lynton!
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If you are interested in a HIFU Facial or are already having the treatment, it is important to learn about HIFU risks and side effects. Today, I want to share all the questions I have received from people like you so that you can better understand HIFU treatments.
As well as great technologies and outcomes, I have noticed some fear and concerns about the treatment. If you are treated correctly by a trained practitioner, the risks of severe side effects are minimal. Always ensure your practitioner has been professionally trained. Any treatment that can deliver visible results is often from a powerful device.
If treatments are not conducted correctly, unexpected side effects are possible.
As a practitioner who knows how wonderful HIFU is, I would like to answer your concerns.
HIFU, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound is an excellent non-surgical treatment to lift, firm and tighten the skin. It is extremely popular because no other technologies can stimulate every layer of the skin, including the SMAS layer, and it virtually has no downtime. The minimal risk of side effects is another reason it is so popular. Compared to other tightening treatments or surgery, the cost is also affordable.
The HIFU is a non-surgical face lift using focused ultrasound. During a HIFU treatment, various cartridges are used to focus the ultrasound at different skin depths. The focused energy generates heat which tightens the SMAS layer and promotes collagen production in the Dermis layer to give a natural lifting appearance.
HIFU is an FDA-approved non-invasive technology for facelift and fat reduction. Three cartridges can be used for a HIFU facial. These target 1.5mm, 3mm and 4.5 mm skin depth. If a treatment is done at the wrong depth and targets fat, a volume reduction may occur. Proper training dramatically reduces this risk.
We cleanse your skin first, then apply ultrasound gel to cool your skin and increase energy conductivity. The HIFU handpiece is placed on the skin and held in one area at a time. You will feel a prickling, tingling, and warm sensation whilst the energy penetrates the skin. You may feel some level of discomfort, but it is tolerable. I will check how you feel throughout the procedure to ensure you are as comfortable as possible.
HIFU and Dermal Filler injection have different purposes.
HIFU tightens loose skin and stimulates collagen production, while Dermal Filler replaces lost volume to plump up the skin. It is good to use both HIFU and Dermal Fillers to achieve the best result.
For example, adding volume with Dermal Fillers in the upper cheek pulls up the lower face. Then treating the lower face with HIFU will stimulate the formation of collagen to lift, firm and tighten the skin.
HIFU penetrates the deep layers of the skin. If you have a Thread Lift, you must wait six months to have HIFU. Thread Lift can also affect other treatments, such as Laser and Radio Frequency. If you plan to have a Thread Lift, you must be aware of these issues.
Some medical conditions prevent you from having HIFU. Some of the main conditions are people with pacemakers, Epilepsy, Facial paralysis, Lupus, Kidney disorders, Cancer, and Anti-Coagulant medication users.
Some people may see an immediate lifting effect immediately after the treatment. However, the ultimate results are natural and will show gradually over the following 2 to 3 months. During this time, older collagen structures will be replaced with new, strong collagen.
Our Focus Dual HIFU machine has virtually no downtime. You may experience slight redness and swelling following the treatment, but these symptoms should subside quickly. I will give you general aftercare advice, and you can return to your normal activities immediately.
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