The honest comparison — what each does, who each suits, and when combining both is the right answer.
Few questions come up more often in skin clinic consultations than 'should I do Ultherapy or Thermage?'. The answer is rarely simple.
Ultherapy Prime delivers focused ultrasound to the SMAS layer at 4.5mm depth — the structural layer a surgeon addresses in a facelift. It produces progressive lifting over 3–6 months as new collagen forms.
Thermage FLX delivers uniform RF heat throughout the dermis — contracting collagen immediately and stimulating new synthesis over months. It is primarily a skin-firming and texture-improvement treatment.
For patients with both structural sagging (Ultherapy's territory) and skin quality concerns (Thermage's territory), combining both in a single session is BASE's most popular lifting programme.
Ultherapy involves brief sharp sensations at focal points. Thermage FLX uses Comfort Pulse Technology making it generally milder. Both are well-tolerated without general anaesthesia.
This depends entirely on your primary concern. Ask at consultation.
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