Ultherapy Korea: Ultherapy Prime FIT in Seoul

It can happen, and no doctor can promise it won’t. Too much energy in the fat layer can shrink that fat and leave the cheeks looking emptier. Dr. Lee explains this as shrinkage, not fat being destroyed. Your protection is a precise design of the area, a doctor who reads the ultrasound while treating, and a consultation that first asks whether your face suits this at all.

Perhaps not. Dr. Lee finds satisfaction highest in people with moderate or plenty of cheek volume. With very little cheek the problem is often firmness and fine lines, and Thermage may suit you better. A careful plan can refine the outline of a lean face, but if you want more volume, Ultherapy is the opposite treatment.

Prime is Ultherapy alone. FIT adds Fitting in the same visit. Dr. Choi says a fuller, sagging face can respond to Ultherapy alone, which leaves you with less volume. FIT is for skin that has lost its strength, or heavy sagging where less fat would still leave loose skin. It does not last longer: Ultherapy sets the duration, and FIT changes the result.

It is not painless. With numbing cream and local injections, Dr. Choi says there is very little pain during Ultherapy, and Fitting adds some mild heat. Dr. Lee describes reducing pain by about 80% or more with a nerve block, so expect some to remain. Tell us if you are very sensitive.

At 400 to 600 shots, treatment can run 20 to 30 minutes. Dr. Choi’s view is that keeping someone sedated for about 30 minutes brings small risks a cosmetic treatment does not need. Dr. Lee’s view is that moving unconsciously can break tip contact and may raise burn risk. Awake, you can tell us how each area feels. This is our clinic’s approach, not a manufacturer requirement.

Numbing cream and local anesthetic injections, with Air NOX if you wish. Air NOX is oxygen and nitrous oxide; you stay conscious, adjust it with your breathing and use a single-use sterile filter and mouthpiece. It is not for early pregnancy, respiratory disease, panic disorder or vitamin B12 deficiency. Your care team explains preparation, recovery and driving. Ask at consultation whether local anesthetic injections cost extra.

Burns can happen. Because the energy lands deep, Dr. Lee says visible surface burns are uncommon. The main cause Dr. Lee describes is a gap between tip and skin, which sends energy toward the surface. That is why the gel, tip contact, the doctor’s anatomy knowledge and your being awake all matter. See the side-effect list on this page.

You can check. Dr. Lee warns that refilled and fake tips are widely reported, so ask about the tip and the machine at any clinic; the Ultherapy website explains how to check. At WELLS you are awake and can see the tip and the shot count, you can ask in English, and if a tip is not genuine we refund ten times the cost. Ask how the ten-times refund is calculated and claimed.

It depends on your face, so we set the count after 3D analysis. Our doctors describe a wide range: about 50 shots for a small area, under 300 for a lean face with little laxity, and 500 or more on the lower face alone with a heavy jawline. Dr. Choi says 300 can fall short for lifting the whole face. FIT 400 has 300 shots and FIT 500 has 400. Ask what a change would cost before treatment.

Dr. Choi says it varies widely, from about 6 months to a year. Very saggy, soft skin tends to fade sooner, and firm skin with less sagging lasts longer. The cost comes largely from the tip, an expensive consumable. Value depends on the right depth and energy for your face, more than on the shot count or the price.

Dr. Ryu compares it to a bumped arm: sore and swollen for one to two weeks. About two weeks of soreness and firmness is normal. If you swell easily, tell us beforehand. We do not publish a rule for flying or for when you can return to activities, so give the dermatologist your dates and ask at consultation.

Not necessarily. Dr. Ryu names Thermage and Fitting as the two treatments that pair well with Ultherapy. Thermage heats the skin more broadly to help tighten it. If you want more a month or two later but not a repeat session, Fitting can be added. A dermatologist decides which, if any, after seeing you.