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Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience

Facial skin quality profoundly influences an individual’s perceived appearance and is an important aspect of facial rejuvenation. Facial pore enlargement is one of the most common concerns among Asian individuals that adversely impacts perceived skin surface evenness and affects overall skin quality...

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Autores principales: Park, Je-Young, Youn, Seongjae, Hong, Wonkyu, Lee, Kyou Chae, Kim, Inyong
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10219723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37250837
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005029
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author Park, Je-Young
Youn, Seongjae
Hong, Wonkyu
Lee, Kyou Chae
Kim, Inyong
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Youn, Seongjae
Hong, Wonkyu
Lee, Kyou Chae
Kim, Inyong
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description Facial skin quality profoundly influences an individual’s perceived appearance and is an important aspect of facial rejuvenation. Facial pore enlargement is one of the most common concerns among Asian individuals that adversely impacts perceived skin surface evenness and affects overall skin quality. One of the major causes of enlarged pores is facial skin laxity. Microfocused ultrasound with visualization (MFU-V; Ultherapy; Merz North America, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.) is indicated for lifting and tightening of the face and neck, and improving the appearance of wrinkles on the décolletage. In addition, it is useful for addressing several aspects of facial rejuvenation, including facial pores, skin laxity, skin unevenness, etc., but there is limited literature on these applications. Thus, we present our proposed MFU-V treatment protocol for achieving a harmonious outcome for attractive skin, along with practical strategies for its application, illustrated in patients presenting with enlarged pores as their main concern. Drawing on our collective experience in using MFU-V for facial rejuvenation and the recently published skin quality framework that advocates addressing interrelated attributes of skin quality for optimal outcomes, we developed a treatment protocol for improving skin quality using MFU-V. This MFU-V treatment protocol reliably improves overall skin quality in patients presenting with enlarged pores, through MFU-V’s effects on skin lifting and tightening, and consequent improvement in facial pores and skin texture. This treatment protocol can be readily used as part of a multimodal layering approach to yield successful outcomes in patients with various facial skin concerns.
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spelling pubmed-102197232023-05-27 Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience Park, Je-Young Youn, Seongjae Hong, Wonkyu Lee, Kyou Chae Kim, Inyong Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Cosmetic Facial skin quality profoundly influences an individual’s perceived appearance and is an important aspect of facial rejuvenation. Facial pore enlargement is one of the most common concerns among Asian individuals that adversely impacts perceived skin surface evenness and affects overall skin quality. One of the major causes of enlarged pores is facial skin laxity. Microfocused ultrasound with visualization (MFU-V; Ultherapy; Merz North America, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.) is indicated for lifting and tightening of the face and neck, and improving the appearance of wrinkles on the décolletage. In addition, it is useful for addressing several aspects of facial rejuvenation, including facial pores, skin laxity, skin unevenness, etc., but there is limited literature on these applications. Thus, we present our proposed MFU-V treatment protocol for achieving a harmonious outcome for attractive skin, along with practical strategies for its application, illustrated in patients presenting with enlarged pores as their main concern. Drawing on our collective experience in using MFU-V for facial rejuvenation and the recently published skin quality framework that advocates addressing interrelated attributes of skin quality for optimal outcomes, we developed a treatment protocol for improving skin quality using MFU-V. This MFU-V treatment protocol reliably improves overall skin quality in patients presenting with enlarged pores, through MFU-V’s effects on skin lifting and tightening, and consequent improvement in facial pores and skin texture. This treatment protocol can be readily used as part of a multimodal layering approach to yield successful outcomes in patients with various facial skin concerns. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10219723/ /pubmed/37250837 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005029 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Youn, Seongjae
Hong, Wonkyu
Lee, Kyou Chae
Kim, Inyong
Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience
title Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience
title_full Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience
title_fullStr Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience
title_full_unstemmed Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience
title_short Treatment Protocol on Using Microfocused Ultrasound with Visualization for Skin Quality Improvement: The Korean Experience
title_sort treatment protocol on using microfocused ultrasound with visualization for skin quality improvement: the korean experience
topic Cosmetic
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10219723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37250837
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005029
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