The Guides
Volume Three
The Science of Skin Tightening
How non-surgical energy-based treatments influence collagen, what they can realistically achieve, and where the limits lie.
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Foreword
Few categories in aesthetics are spoken about with as much enthusiasm, and as little nuance, as skin tightening.
This guide sets out, plainly, what energy-based tightening is, how it influences tissue, and where its honest limits sit.
Inside this guide
- 01What Tightening Actually Means
- 02High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
- 03Collagen Remodelling Over Time
- 04Tissue Support and Structural Limits
- 05Realistic Expectations
Selected References
A short selection of peer-reviewed sources that informed the perspectives in this guide.
- 01Alam M, White LE, Martin N, Witherspoon J, Yoo S, West DP. (2010). Ultrasound tightening of facial and neck skin: a rater-blinded prospective cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 62(2), 262 to 269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.039
- 02Suh DH, Shin MK, Lee SJ, et al. (2011). Intense focused ultrasound tightening in Asian skin: clinical and pathologic results. Dermatologic Surgery, 37(11), 1595 to 1602. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02094.x
- 03Minkis K, Alam M. (2014). Ultrasound skin tightening. Dermatologic Clinics, 32(1), 71 to 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.det.2013.09.001
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General educational information only. Not medical advice. All cosmetic procedures carry risks. A consultation with a registered medical practitioner is required before any treatment. Results vary between individuals.