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  What is a HIFU facial? High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound or HIFU treatment is a non-surgical and non-invasive facelift. It uses an advanced cosmetic technology that uses ultrasound energy to tighten and lift particular facial regions. This treatment can significantly improve the skin tone and texture within a single session. Moreover, the results of this treatment are immediate and long-lasting. HIFU treatment can help eliminate different signs of aging, including: fine lines and wrinkles loss of skin elasticity rough-textured skin dull and dead-looking skin sagging and loose skin tissue HIFU Facelift vs. Traditional Facelift The difference between traditional and HIFU facelifts is mentioned below: Traditional Facelift The traditional facelift is an old and well-received surgical cosmetic procedure. This treatment aims to alter the patient’s facial appearance and make it appear younger. For this purpose, a surgeon removes or reduces parts of the skin and muscle tissue from the fa...

Gone are the days where Botox would leave someone with a glassy-looking forehead and a frozen, expressionless face. Now, the new innovative way to use Botox is to improve the first impression our faces make on other people, but ever so subtly. ‘We have completely changed the way we use Botox,’ says Dr Vicky Dondos, co-founder of Medicetics. ’15 years ago we got over-excited about the wow effect people used to see after having Botox. Deep lines and wrinkles would have completely vanished, it was obvious you had had treatment and your face would look significantly different. ‘Now though, Botox is used as a preventative way to slow down the effects of ageing and tweak the impression a face makes, I call this the blink impact’. People may think you have had something done, but as the treatment is subtle, you will still look completely like yourself – just a fresher more vibrant version. ‘The doses of Botox we administer nowadays, are much lighter and the way we place the Botox ...