Technology
Sofwave
Dermal ultrasound
Uses non-invasive ultrasound energy to heat targeted dermal tissue — considered within firmness and skin-quality planning, not as a replacement for surgery or a default answer to declining firmness.
What it is
Sofwave delivers non-invasive ultrasound energy to create controlled thermal treatment within targeted dermal tissue. Manufacturer materials describe stimulation of collagen and elastin-related remodeling as the intended tissue response.
How it works
A patient who feels less firm does not necessarily need more volume. Skin quality and dermal support can contribute to how firm, smooth and rested the face appears — ultrasound energy at a targeted depth is one way to support that, when tissue-quality assessment supports it.
Why depth and target matter
The tissue layer decides whether ultrasound applies.
Structural anatomy, volume distribution and degree of laxity are assessed separately from dermal tissue quality — ultrasound energy at a targeted dermal depth is considered when the finding is genuinely a tissue-quality and firmness question, not when the dominant issue is structural descent or volume loss.
Where it may fit
Sofwave is one option within the Lifting & Firming treatment family, considered where assessment finds dermal tissue quality — not structure or volume — driving the concern.
How Dr. Lancho thinks about it
This technology fits naturally within a tissue-first approach to firmness: consider whether improving tissue quality and firmness addresses the problem before defaulting to adding volume. It's not positioned as a replacement for surgery, and not every form of facial descent is a skin-firmness problem.
When another approach may make more sense
If the primary concern is substantial structural descent, true volume deficiency, pigment, vascular change or surface texture, another technology or treatment family may address the dominant component more directly.
Before your consultation
Firmness isn't always a device question.
Assessment determines whether tissue quality is genuinely the layer driving the concern, and whether this technology is the appropriate match for it.