Facts, causes, skin tightening
Time leaves no trace on anyone. In our face, this often manifests itself in the loss of elasticity and resilience of the skin. The first visible signs of skin ageing can be seen from the age of 30 or earlier. As a rule, these are only felt to be disturbing when deeper wrinkles become ingrained and the facial proportions change due to the sagging of individual areas of skin.
Skin tightening treatments
Depending on the initial situation and treatment goal, we have various methods available for tightening the face and neck, from non-invasive to surgical.
Facelift
for pronounced sagging face and neck contours / double chin
Eyebrow lift
for drooping eyelids/ drooping eyelids
Radiofrequency microneedling
Minimally invasive skin tightening & wrinkle treatment
Ultrasound face lifting (UltraSkin®)
The gentle mini-lift for the first signs of skin ageing
ResurFX laser treatment
Minimally invasive tissue tightening at the first signs of skin ageing
As a general rule, the more pronounced the skin sagging, the more intensive the treatment. In most cases, the various methods can also be ideally combined. This applies in particular to medical cosmetics, which is always part of successful skin optimization.
Dr. Frank Muggenthaler
Skin, face and neck lift: the methods
Ultrasound lifting – the gentle correction
If the sagging of the skin is not yet so pronounced or a surgical lift is out of the question, the UltraSkin® is a good and gentle method of tightening the tissue. In this method, the connective tissue is heated by focused ultrasound and new collagen and elastic fibers are formed. The treatment results are visible after three to four months.
Skin tightening with laser
With the ResurFX laser from Lumenis®, very good results can be achieved in the treatment of wrinkles and skin tightening in a short space of time. This stimulates collagen production in the deeper layers of the skin and encourages the production of new elastic fibers. Laser treatment is a good alternative to a surgical lift, especially for middle-aged patients with the first signs of sagging skin.
Facelift
If the loss of elasticity in the face and neck is already more pronounced, a comprehensive lift of the forehead, cheeks and neck ensures a maximum rejuvenating effect. We often combine the lift with a correction of the upper and lower eyelids or with a targeted wrinkle treatment using laser or peeling. A facelift is one of the most common procedures performed at our clinic. Thanks to Dr. Dr. Muggenthaler’s many years of experience and the use of state-of-the-art techniques, a natural-looking rejuvenation of the face is achieved.
