In February, Amanda Holden visited a clinic in London and had a Lynton Laser Focus Dual treatment. The Focus Dual is a gold standard combination of RF Microneedling and HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound).
The HIFU non-surgical facelift is a great way of addressing the effects of skin ageing without the downtime associated with surgery. HIFU is a revolutionary skin-tightening treatment that helps you to lift, smooth and tighten sagging skin using ultrasound. The Focus Dual HIFU ‘face-lift’ creates deep focus points, in the SMAS layer through heat zones. These heat zones kickstart the production of collagen and elastin leaving you with youthful looking skin. The SMAS layer is immediately contracted without damage to the skin surface or surrounding tissues, this creates immediate tightening and lifting. The skin’s wound healing response is then triggered so the skin naturally starts to lift, firm, and tighten over time. Treatments are carried out every 3-6 weeks and typically between 1 and 3 treatments are recommended for the best results. Top up sessions are performed as maintenance when required but usually only once or twice a year. Results can usually be seen immediately, but the results get better and better up to 12 weeks post treatment as your collagen is renewed. We expect results to last 1-2 years, but this is dependent on lifestyle and maintenance.
The combination of Radiofrequency and Microneedling will create a controlled trauma to the skin, meaning the body’s natural healing process to produce collagen and elastin is triggered. These are the natural proteins which keep the skin looking youthful and firm. Microneedling creates ‘micro-traumas’ to the skin, therefore stimulating the healing process while the Radiofrequency uses heat to tighten the skin from the inside out. The result of this treatment is firmer, tighter, smoother, more lifted, and hydrated skin. The treatment uses ultra-fine needles to penetrate the skin at different depths (depending on the treatment you need) while simultaneously heating the skin, therefore stimulating the body’s natural healing process releasing increased collagen and elastin. Results can be seen after one treatment, however, to deliver the best results we recommend having 2 to 6 sessions, at 4 week intervals depending on the skin concern.
