NEW! Ultrasonic Face Lifts

Dr. Cole is one of the first three Canadian physicians to obtain this new technology. Dr. Cole majored in physics before entering medical school. He doesn’t buy into new technologies until he is convinced that the science is valid, rigorous and that the device will be effective. He was so excited when he discovered this new, non-invasive therapy, which is significantly less uncomfortable than other existing technologies, requires no down time, and 9 out of 10 people have a significant and noticeable skin lifting, tightening, and improvements in skin tone.

The device was released in Europe and Asia in December 2008, and was recently approved by Health Canada in May 2008. Dr. Cole has quickly added this technology to assist his patients in reaching their goals of a more youthful, vibrant, healthy-looking and feeling skin.

This technology employs focused ultrasound to non-invasively lift and tighten soft tissues on the face. This device utilizes the same energy to both image and treat the skin and its underlying support structures. This device represents a new category of non-invasive aesthetic modalities. This ultrasonic technology gives Dr. Cole unprecedented control of thermal damage at a clearly specified depth of tissue. This approach can achieve outstanding safety and consistent efficacy when compared with previous technologies for dermal and skin lifting treatments.

The history of skin tightening technologies
CO2 lasers were initially used for facial rejuvenation, and worked very well. But problems were discovered such as hypo and hyperpigmentation, scarring, and lengthy downtimes of weeks and sometimes months. Non-ablative lasers were used beginning in 2000 for skin tightening. Results were very inconsistent. It took many treatments and a lot of time to see the results, if any.

Radiofrequency (RF) such as Thermage and Accent came on the scene soon after, which had the capability to treat deeper into the dermis. It was limited however by the large amounts of energy delivered at the surface to cause subsurface thermal damage, which at that depth was indiscriminate. This made for a painful procedure with inconsistent results. Infrared energy soon followed, which could also provide skin tightening outcomes, but again the results were inconsistent.

Fractional technologies came next with non-ablative methods preceding ablative versions. Many treatments were required to achieve modest results, but risk and downtime were significantly reduced. Ablative fractional treatment is currently the new thing, with less treatments required. Even so, it tackles the problem from the same direction as the other techniques, and the deeper structures are not targeted.

What Patients Are Saying

"The deep wrinkles on my forehead are gone; my skin is tighter and I have smaller pores."

"Looking at my Before and After pictures, I was stunned--there was a major change!"

"I don’t see wrinkles, there’s no more ‘hooding,’ and it really opened up my eyes. I can now wear eye shadow."

"There is a continual progression in looking better…this is just amazing to me!"

"3-4 weeks after treatment, I started receiving comments like ‘you look great’ and ‘what have you been doing?'"