In a constant pursuit of youth and beauty, women go to various tricks, often resorting to the most complex and traumatic methods of rejuvenation. Against this background, new techniques and cosmetic procedures are emerging that allow you to prolong youth without surgical intervention, for example, smas-lifting.
Description of SMAS lifting
Hifu Smas-lifting is an ultrasound procedure for lifting and rejuvenating the face without surgical intervention. This technology was created specifically as an alternative to plastic surgery that can tighten the skin without injuring.
The effect of the procedure lasts for a year and a half, which makes smas-lifting a revolutionary technique in aesthetic cosmetology.
Hifu technology is a focused, high-intensity ultrasound that targets the epidermis at a precisely defined depth, causing the epidermal fibers to compress instantly. Smas is a system of collections of facial muscles and soft tissues of the face, which are affected by Hifu.
Thus, Hifu Smas-lifting is a procedure for the correction and tightening of the skin of the face through the provided ultrasonic and thermal effects on the subcutaneous muscles and tissues.
Indications and contraindications
The smas-lifting procedure is one of the most effective in eliminating age-related changes and facelift. However, among other things, it has a number of other advantages over other cosmetic procedures.
Among the indications for smas lifting are:
- The presence of gravitational or age-related ptosis;
- Deformation and loss of clarity of the oval of the face;
- The appearance of a second chin;
- The omission of the cheeks, eyebrows, corners of the lips and eyelids;
- Sagging soft tissues under the chin and neck;
- Hanging and excess skin in the eyelids;
- Goose paws in the outer corners of the eyes;
- Zone asymmetry of the face;
- Thinning of the lips (upper or lower);
- Pronounced nasolabial folds.
Despite the many indications for the procedure, there are contraindications, in connection with which smas-lifting will have to be postponed until the problem is completely eliminated or completely excluded from a number of possible procedures.
Contraindications for smas-lifting:
- Pregnancy and lactation;
- Metal implants in the area of the procedure;
- Open wounds or inflammation on the skin;
- Severe acne or a period of exacerbation;
- The presence of a pacemaker;
- Oncology;
- Endocrine diseases;
- Violation of the process of tissue regeneration;
- Epilepsy.
It is also forbidden to carry out the procedure if an operation was performed within a month before the smas-lifting, regardless of its type and location of the intervention.
How is the procedure performed?
The smas-lifting procedure takes about an hour, usually from forty to fifty minutes. In the process, the client may feel a slight tingling or burning sensation in the treated areas of the face. It depends on the individual sensitivity of each client.
Before the procedure, consultation is carried out, areas for processing are determined and the process is discussed.Three days before the smas-lifting, the client should completely abandon the use of external preparations containing isotretinoin, salicylic and glycolic acids.
Smas-lifting is carried out in several stages:
- Stage 1: make-up remover. First, the master must completely cleanse the skin of any makeup residue. This is carried out using special means, the last to use a disinfecting lotion or tonic;
- Stage 2: preparation. Marking is applied to the face to determine the trajectory of movement and highlight areas that are most in need of processing. The marking is applied using a special ruler and a white cosmetic pencil;
- Stage 3: processing. The skin is covered with a layer of gel for the best conduct of ultrasonic waves. Then they begin the procedure, which consists in the systematic sliding of the nozzle of the apparatus according to the marked markup.
According to the rules, only one half of the face is processed first so that the client can evaluate the effect of the procedure. Then the master can proceed to the second half. Thus, according to the following apparatus for marking, a special thermal “grid” is created, which serves as a lifting frame.
Pros and cons of ultrasonic lifting
As with any cosmetology procedure, ultrasonic lifting smas-lifting also has its advantages and disadvantages. Among the advantages, the following aspects are especially distinguished:
- Painlessness of the procedure;
- Lack of a rehabilitation period;
- Ultrasound harmlessness for the skin;
- The ability to use at any time of the year;
- Universality, i.e. suitable for any type of skin;
- The effect after the first procedure;
- Single lifting - no need for frequent repetition.
Correction of smas-lifting is single (after 4-5 months) and is carried out only in specific cases.
Basically, the disadvantages of smas-lifting are associated with its high cost and insufficient qualifications of a cosmetologist. The right choice of a cosmetologist will help to avoid any problems associated with hifu lifting. If the procedure is performed poorly, the following are possible:
- The appearance of small hematomas;
- A significant change in facial features;
- Violation of the oval of the face;
- Injury to nerve endings adjacent to the skin.
The result of low-quality smas-lifting can be corrected exclusively with the help of plastic surgery. Therefore, it is extremely important to find a qualified cosmetologist who is able to carry out the procedure without harm to health and side effects.
Reviews about smas lifting
Smas lifting is one of the few cosmetic procedures that rarely causes negative feedback. Basically, customers are extremely satisfied with the effect and actively share the results with others.
Oksana, 43 years old:
I have long wanted to correct the contours of my face and tighten my skin a little, because by the age of forty she began to sag, and every year it was more pronounced. At the same time, she was always afraid of serious procedures and, especially, surgical interventions. Smas-lifting learned about the procedure from a colleague when she came to work completely updated, and this is not after a vacation or a weekend! It turned out to be easy to decide on smas-lifting, made an appointment with the cosmetologist and discussed her wishes, a procedure was appointed a few days later. In the process, of course, there was a slight itching and warmth, but it was not painful, but the effect was worth it! Literally in one hour the sagging in the cheekbones disappeared, cheeks and chin were pulled up, the skin was smoothed. I was just shocked. But now, after a year, the effect is still preserved! Six months later, a correction is scheduled and I look forward to it.
Larisa, 50 years old:
From my youth on “you” with cosmetology, I myself work in the same field and, barely hearing about the new procedure called smas-lifting, I immediately decided to do it myself. I signed up to a colleague whom I trust, and soon found myself in the place of my own clients. In comparison with other procedures that I have ever felt on myself, this is the most painless, not even causing unpleasant sensations.The effect appeared immediately, the volume of the face decreased significantly, the contour tightened and the cheeks became smooth. However, I managed to get rid of the hated nasolabial folds. The result shocked me so much that I now actively recommend smas-lifting to all my clients and, as an example, I bring myself the effect that has been unchanged for seven months!
Ekaterina, 50 years old:
I was never afraid of cosmetic procedures, but I was not a supporter of them, until my daughter made an appointment with a cosmetologist. Beautician, assessing the condition of my skin, immediately advised me to resort to an ultrasonic lift - smas-lifting. Thinking a little, I nevertheless agreed. As a result, in less than an hour, I literally revived! The effect of smas lifting is simply amazing, now I look ten years younger and extremely pleased with myself. Be sure to go through a second procedure to maintain the effect for as long as possible!
