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I recently visited Advanced Dermatology in Southport on the Gold Coast to document the Ultra Therma treatment. Having tried Ultraformer in the past, I wanted to see how this newer focused ultrasound technology compared in terms of comfort and immediate results.
This video follows the process and the treatment itself, focusing on the lower jaw and jowl area.
The Science 🧬
Ultra Therma uses High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) to target the SMAS layer. This deep tissue layer, located about 4.5mm below the surface, is the same area addressed in a surgical facelift. By creating tiny thermal wounds, it stimulates the body’s natural collagen production—giving the skin a "kick up the backside" to start refreshing itself.
My Experience 🧘🏼♀️
Comfort: I found the treatment surprisingly tolerable.
Sensation: While I used a "squeezy ball" for comfort, I only felt mild tingling and a "bitey" sensation over bony areas like the forehead.
Immediate Look: My skin felt warm and looked more "alive" straight after the session. While full results develop over months, a subtle immediate lift is often visible.
When life gets busy, self-care often drops to the bottom of the list, but I felt much better for making the time for this.
Location: Advanced Dermatology, Southport, Gold Coast 🇦🇺
This video follows the process and the treatment itself, focusing on the lower jaw and jowl area.
The Science 🧬
Ultra Therma uses High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) to target the SMAS layer. This deep tissue layer, located about 4.5mm below the surface, is the same area addressed in a surgical facelift. By creating tiny thermal wounds, it stimulates the body’s natural collagen production—giving the skin a "kick up the backside" to start refreshing itself.
My Experience 🧘🏼♀️
Comfort: I found the treatment surprisingly tolerable.
Sensation: While I used a "squeezy ball" for comfort, I only felt mild tingling and a "bitey" sensation over bony areas like the forehead.
Immediate Look: My skin felt warm and looked more "alive" straight after the session. While full results develop over months, a subtle immediate lift is often visible.
When life gets busy, self-care often drops to the bottom of the list, but I felt much better for making the time for this.
Location: Advanced Dermatology, Southport, Gold Coast 🇦🇺
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00:00Hey guys, I'm heading into Advanced Dermatology in Southport for a full face
00:05and neck ultra-therma treatment. It's a treatment designed to help lift and
00:09tighten your skin using ultrasound technology, so I'm hoping to combat some
00:13of this sag along my jawline and just see what the experience is like.
00:41So I'm here at Advanced Dermatology now and I've been seen by the patient
00:46coordinator who just did a sort of initial assessment with me and now I'm
00:51waiting for the nurse practitioner who's going to come in and tell me all about
00:54the treatment and assess my suitability for the treatment as well. So I'm just
00:59chilling on a nice comfy bed. The kids are nearby with our tool helpers as in a
01:07device to watch while I'm having this treatment and I've got a beautiful view
01:11of Southport here to enjoy while I wait.
01:21Okay so I've been explained a little bit more about the treatment. So the fantastic
01:26thing about this ultra-therma, it's a little bit like the ultra-former, it's
01:30getting down to that SMAS level which is very deep and you know obviously the aim of
01:37the game here is to tighten up that area and actually to put little tiny micro
01:42wounds she explained down into that SMAS level because that triggers the
01:46inflammation process and then that's going to tighten up again as it heals and
01:51build more collagen so obviously that the idea is to then lift as collagen is
01:55being built so I'm just filling out a little form here now and the treatment's
02:00going to be starting very soon.
02:04And then just the other way.
02:05Look!
02:06Yeah.
02:08Look!
02:08Look!
02:09That's what we're going to have to see.
02:10Oh thank you.
02:11Not like a blanket or anything?
02:13Um you know what?
02:14It is a bit cold.
02:16It is a bit cold when you're...yeah the aircon is freezing funnily enough.
02:27So I'm going to do the whole left side first.
02:29Oh yeah.
02:31I'm going to use a little squeezy pull.
02:34Oh thanks.
02:36Oh that's always a bad sign when I'm being in the squeezy pull.
02:39You'll be so fine.
02:42I'm going to start on your neck.
02:43So we do each section two times but this is just the gel so it's a bit cold.
02:47Oh no.
02:52Last time I had a squeezy ball was when I was getting anti-wrinkle injections.
02:58Do you find that painful?
03:00No!
03:01It's really not bad.
03:03Yeah.
03:04I feel like a treatment's like painful at the time but once it's done you're like
03:07oh I'll do it again.
03:08Like it's fine.
03:09Yeah.
03:09It's not too too bad.
03:10Alright.
03:11I'm just going to tuck that in just so we don't get the gel when you're trying for
03:15you.
03:21You need a break at all.
03:25I can stop and start at any point so.
03:28Wow that really is fine.
03:30Yeah that's fine.
03:31Yeah.
03:32Amazing.
03:33I mean it'll probably get worse as it goes I think does it or?
03:36More like burnier areas can be more sensitive.
03:40But yeah.
03:41That's amazing.
03:42Like that's very tolerable.
03:44Yeah I agree.
03:45That is nothing like ultraform.
03:47Yeah I think if you have had other treatments in the past like you've had it.
03:50Yeah.
03:51Ultraform is worse than this.
03:53Yeah.
03:53Yeah.
03:54I mean it's a weird sort of fear.
03:56It's a little bit tingly like you can't feel a bit better.
04:01You can feel like something's happening but it's not unbearable.
04:05It's not unbearable although to be honest ultraform is not too bad on the neck either.
04:10So maybe the neck is the sort of kinder area.
04:13We do this area for quite a lot longer than the other areas.
04:15Oh right okay.
04:16So the other ones.
04:17The forehead on ultraform is really horrible.
04:20Yeah.
04:21It's kind of the same in this machine but it's a lot shorter so it's like over a lot quicker.
04:25Oh that's good.
04:29But no so far that's fine.
04:31Wonderful.
04:49Okay.
04:50Yep.
04:51Yeah.
04:51Yeah.
04:52Yeah that's a little bit more biting than the neck but no it's fine.
04:55It's so tolerable.
04:57It's totally fine.
05:20Yeah.
05:21Well so far this has been fine.
05:23Amazing.
05:23And then we just have two like short areas after this one as well so.
05:27Yeah.
05:27Nearly halfway there.
05:28Yeah it's fine.
05:32Yeah it's fine.
05:34It definitely hurts less than our performer.
05:37Yeah that's good.
05:38I think if you've done that then you would yeah find it easy.
05:40Yeah.
05:41And it's quicker too.
05:42I think.
05:43Yeah.
05:43Like you haven't needed to have a break or anything so nice and quick.
06:05What's the best part about it do you reckon?
06:08Like when people are really happy and like get like the results that they're wanting.
06:12Yeah.
06:13Yeah.
06:14That's really good to see.
06:16And with acne do you think blue light and red light like do you think light therapy helps
06:21with acne?
06:22I mean I've never really done much like we don't do it here and I've never really like used
06:27it for my skin.
06:28Yeah.
06:28So I'm not really sure to be honest.
06:30But I've only heard good things.
06:32Yeah.
06:32Like it definitely wouldn't hurt it in any way.
06:34Yeah.
06:35Yeah.
06:37So the ultrasound must be really bouncing off that bony plate or something.
06:40Yeah so anywhere more bony you do kind of feel it a bit more.
06:44Yeah.
06:45Pretty.
06:46Yeah.
06:46And you've got so little skin on your forehead too.
06:49Yeah.
06:50Yeah.
06:53But it's still tolerable.
06:55And I'm just telling myself I can just feel it lifting, lifting, come on.
07:01No pain, no gain.
07:02Exactly.
07:04But I'll show you in the mirror halfway like this thing really doesn't like hasn't gone
07:08too red or anything.
07:09It doesn't seem too sensitive.
07:10Oh yeah that's fine.
07:11Yeah.
07:12And you get like a 10% instant tightening effect.
07:15Oh great.
07:16Yeah.
07:17Oh look that would be very welcome.
07:21Yeah.
07:22Any tightening is welcome.
07:27Well that is so cool.
07:29Like the side that you've done already looks fresher and brighter.
07:34Like it does.
07:36Yeah it looks great.
07:36Even the surface of it.
07:37Yeah it does.
07:38And it does look lifted.
07:40I'm actually a little bit um scared now.
07:44Like it does.
07:46It actually has lifted a bit.
07:48You're right.
07:49You can feel it like feels tighter.
07:51Yeah it does feel tighter.
07:53Yeah.
07:53Oh that's so cool.
07:54Thank you so much.
07:55You're so welcome.
07:57Wow it really does.
07:59Like this side honestly has lifted a bit.
08:01Like so now I look like I've had a stroke on this side.
08:04Yeah you have to do the second half.
08:05You have to finish it now.
08:06Yeah exactly.
08:07Oh no thank you.
08:09Thanks for chatting with that.
08:10That's awesome.
08:23Can i get a little ahead?
08:24I'm doing very well now.
08:30And the floor is close enough to me.
08:32I can see some water off in hisź, please.
08:32Good, let me see you sure.
08:33Now let me hear you.
08:34How may I blow my future?
08:36If I blow myown down the floor,
08:53So does this help with eye bags at all as well?
08:56Yes!
08:57It's going to help with many dark circles and fine lines around the eyes as well.
09:01Well that's good.
09:20That's awesome.
09:23I don't mind the heat afterwards.
09:24You can feel a little bit of heat afterwards but the heat will be alright.
09:28You just do it so easy.
09:30Make it look very easy.
09:32It is a very tolerable treatment.
09:35It is.
09:46It helps to chat to be honest because that kind of then...
09:49It distracts you a little bit.
09:50Yeah a little bit.
09:52Some people like really don't like it.
09:54They don't like it.
09:54You try to ask them questions and your mind goes like blank.
09:59Then other people are like oh it's really good when you are like talking.
10:02Yeah.
10:02It's so different.
10:03It is a bit...
10:04Oh is that it?
10:04Well done.
10:05You did so well.
10:07I survived.
10:08No it was fine.
10:09It was...
10:10It's so fine honestly.
10:12This is way less painful than the Ultraformer.
10:15No that's good.
10:17Forehead is definitely the worst.
10:18A little bit bitey but look I wasn't even squeezing the ball so...
10:21You did amazing.
10:23And you're right it's quick.
10:24Yeah.
10:26Ultraformer was slower like...
10:30Mm-hmm.
10:32Mm-hmm.
10:32You have to go over multiple times.
10:33Yeah.
10:35That was great.
10:37I'm a big fan.
10:38I'm not surprised now that clinics are booting the Ultraformer and going for this more...
10:43Yeah.
10:44Yeah.
10:44So technology advances.
10:47So that's...
10:47That's the big lesson of today.
10:49The machines these days are now better than they were 10 years ago which is when I first
10:54had the Ultraformer which is still that um ultra um sort of the high food.
11:00Same technology.
11:03Yeah.
11:04This is just better.
11:07Yeah.
11:08You're gonna get all the aftercare emailed too.
11:10Oh yeah.
11:11Yeah.
11:11You just want to avoid any excessive heat for two days.
11:14So like super intense exercise, saunas um or like excessive sun.
11:20Oh.
11:20And then you can just use like your normal cleanser, moisturiser and sunscreen you just don't
11:24want to use any of your like retinol, vitamin C or anything like exfoliating.
11:29Just cause your skin can be a bit sensitive.
11:32Yep.
11:32Yeah.
11:32What about my red light mask?
11:35Cause I...
11:35Does your skin kind of get like hot?
11:37No it doesn't.
11:39No yeah that's fine then.
11:40Yeah.
11:40Yeah.
11:41Um.
11:44And then if it's a bit sore you can just yeah have a panadol.
11:47Oh yeah.
11:47And if you get like a rash at all just have an antihistamine.
11:51Okay.
11:51But you can just put makeup like straight back on top since we are like causing trauma to
11:56the surface of the skin.
11:57Yeah.
11:57So that's so fine.
12:00I'll send you a text checking up on you so if you have any um like questions or concerns
12:05or anything like that.
12:06Just respond to that one and then I can get back to you.
12:08Oh thank you.
12:10Oh wow.
12:12It really does genuinely look lifted.
12:15Yeah.
12:15Like that is so cool.
12:17It looks tighter and just that's amazing.
12:22That's genuinely awesome.
12:24That's awesome.
12:25You're so welcome.
12:25I'm really pleased with that.
12:26And so you reckon that it'll even get a little bit better after that?
12:29Yeah.
12:29So that's only like 10% of what you expect to see.
12:31So it takes that like three to six month mark to be seeing the full results.
12:35Thank you so much.
12:37You're so welcome.
12:37But yeah we can definitely get you booked in for those reviews so you can come in and
12:40put the photos together so you hang your body.
12:43Oh yeah.
12:43Okay.
12:44Thank you so much.
12:45You're so welcome having these ones.
12:47Oh thank you.
12:48Yeah.
12:48And in terms of pain it is really really fine.
12:53Like yeah if anyone's had the ultraforma like yeah that was way better.
12:58And I was told that though.
13:00I was told that it doesn't hurt as much as the ultraforma.
13:02Yeah.
13:03So tolerable.
13:04It was like tons better even than skin needling anything.
13:07Yeah.
13:08Wow.
13:08Is this the best treatment ever?
13:11You're welcome.
13:12I can take this off now.
13:13Yeah.
13:13Well that is just awesome.
13:16Like in terms of treatments I mean I have had ultraforma so I did come expecting you know
13:22that it was going to be like ultraforma because it's the ultrasound technology.
13:25Wow it is tons less painful than the ultraforma.
13:29The neck hardly felt at all.
13:31Fleshy areas you really don't really feel.
13:34Just a little bit of tingling.
13:36So across the forehead yes the bony bit it is a little bit you can feel pressure and
13:41a little bit but it was so tolerable.
13:44I wasn't even squeezing the squeeze ball or anything.
13:47And now my skin my face just feels a pleasant sort of warm.
13:51And I think my skin already just feels alive and it's like giving it a bit of a kick up
13:56the backside to now make some fresh collagen which is always a good thing.
14:00It keeps your skin fresher and healthier.
14:03And you know it is really easy to get really busy and you know I was just kind of looking
14:10in the mirror and feeling dull and just feeling a little bit.
14:13Can't be bothered you know sort of.
14:15But just now having had that done I think it is worth the bother.
14:20It is really just worth getting out doing something for yourself doing something for your skin.
14:25You'll feel better for it and your skin's going to be healthier for it.
14:28So yeah I am very happy I had that done.
14:31And apparently results can last for up to two years.
14:33So that's sort of a treatment that you can just get every now and then.
14:38Every couple of years.
14:39Every few years whenever you sort of feel the need to.
14:42But yeah I am really glad I got that done today.
14:45Well that was a lot less painful than I expected.
14:49It was so fine to get that treatment done.
14:52It feels really good to get that treatment done.
14:54And I really can already feel some positive sort of tightening and lifting in my face.
15:00So that was just really cool.
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