The UltraFaceLift: Deep Tightening, Smoother Skin, No Downtime
Three of the most powerful non-surgical treatments available, combined into one session to lift, tighten, resurface, and rejuvenate at every layer of the skin.
Most lifting treatments work at one depth. The UltraFaceLift works at all of them.
It brings together Ultherapy, Sylfirm X Radiofrequency Microneedling, and the Fotona 4D Laser Facelift in a single, synergistic protocol, delivering results that no single device can achieve on its own. Dr. Jessie Cheung, a board-certified dermatologist, designs each session around your anatomy, your skin type, and your specific goals. This isn’t a preset package. It’s a clinical decision every step of the way.
Why Combine? Because Aging Happens at Every Level
Facial aging isn’t just about skin that sags. Over time, the deep structural layer beneath the skin loses its firmness and begins to descend. The dermis thins and produces less collagen. The surface collects texture changes, pigment shifts, and fine lines.
Most devices do one of these things well. A few do two. The UltraFaceLift is built to address all of them, with each technology working at the depth where it performs best, so the results compound rather than overlap.
This layered approach is also what makes the UltraFaceLift safe on tan skin and appropriate year-round. The technologies were specifically chosen for their compatibility across all skin types and tones, without the pigmentation risks that come with more aggressive resurfacing treatments.
The Three Technologies of The UltraFaceLift
Ultherapy: Lifting from the Foundation Up
Ultherapy uses microfocused ultrasound to deliver energy precisely at 1.5mm, 3.0mm, and 4.5mm beneath the skin’s surface. At the deepest level, it reaches the SMAS, the same structural layer a surgeon would address in a facelift, creating controlled heat points that cause collagen to contract immediately and stimulate new collagen production over the months that follow.
What sets Ultherapy apart from other ultrasound devices is real-time imaging. The provider can see the tissue layers being treated, which means energy lands where it’s intended rather than where anatomy happens to put it. That precision matters.
Ultherapy is FDA-cleared for non-invasive lifting of the brow, neck, and under-chin. In the UltraFaceLift, it handles structure: the foundation everything else builds on.
Targets: skin laxity, jawline definition, jowl softening, brow lifting, neck tightening
Sylfirm X Radiofrequency Microneedling: Collagen, Tone, and Texture in the Dermis
Sylfirm X is the first and only FDA-cleared dual-wave RF microneedling device, and it works at a different level than Ultherapy entirely. While Ultherapy addresses deep structure, Sylfirm X focuses on the dermis, where texture, tone, and overall skin quality are determined.
Ultra-fine needles deliver radiofrequency energy directly into the skin at controlled depths, bypassing the outer surface so energy levels can be higher without any surface damage. The heat triggers a wound-healing response: collagen remodels, fibroblasts activate, and new collagen and elastin production begins.
Its dual-wave technology is what makes Sylfirm X genuinely unique. Continuous wave drives skin tightening and collagen remodeling. Pulsed wave selectively targets the abnormal blood vessels and overactive pigment cells that cause melasma, rosacea, and stubborn redness, without disturbing the healthy tissue around them. It is the only RF microneedling device approved to safely treat these conditions, which is a significant reason it belongs in a protocol designed to work across all skin tones.
Targets: fine lines, skin laxity, enlarged pores, acne scars, uneven texture, melasma, rosacea, redness, pigmentation
Fotona 4D Laser Facelift: Volumization, Resurfacing, and Surface Refinement
The Fotona 4D uses two laser wavelengths — Nd:YAG and Er:YAG — in four sequential treatment modes, completing what the other two technologies don’t cover: surface quality, volume loss around the mouth, and whole-skin tightening from the outside in.
SmoothLiftin (Er:YAG, intraoral): Delivered from inside the mouth, this step gently heats the tissue that supports the nasolabial folds and the area around the lips. The result is a natural volumizing and lifting effect from the inside out, with no filler involved.
FRAC3 (Nd:YAG): A fractional, non-ablative pass that creates microscopic zones of controlled heat in the dermis, targeting deeper imperfections like pigmentation, pronounced lines, and enlarged pores. Tone and texture improve without any ablation of the skin’s surface.
PIANO (Nd:YAG): An ultra-long pulse mode that heats the deeper dermis evenly using a brushing technique. It’s notably gentle on the surface while being effective well below it, adding another layer of structural tightening to the session.
SupErficial (Er:YAG): A light, controlled laser peel that clears the outermost layer of skin to reveal a brighter, smoother surface. Most patients see an immediate improvement in radiance after this step.
Targets: nasolabial folds, volume loss around the mouth, uneven tone, surface texture, radiance, overall tightening
Who is a good candidate for the UltraFaceLift?
The UltraFaceLift works well for adults who want real improvement without surgery or significant downtime. It’s especially effective for people in their late 30s through 60s dealing with early-to-moderate laxity, shifting skin tone, or texture concerns they haven’t been able to address with a single treatment.
Because all three technologies are safe across skin types and tones, this protocol can be performed year-round, including on tan skin, without the seasonal restrictions that apply to many laser treatments.
It’s worth being clear about what this isn’t. The UltraFaceLift is not a replacement for surgery in patients with significant laxity. Dr. Cheung’s consultations are direct: if this protocol is right for you, she’ll say so. If something else would serve you better, she’ll say that too.
Why This Works Better at Cheung Aesthetics & Wellness
Combining three technologies only works when someone with real expertise is making the decisions. A protocol like this involves ongoing clinical judgment: which settings to use, how to sequence the treatments for your specific skin, what to watch for in real time. That’s not something a device can do on its own.
Dr. Cheung’s background as a board-certified dermatologist means she understands skin biology at a level that goes beyond device training. Her approach is conservative and anatomy-driven. She works with your skin rather than pushing it past what it can handle, and that’s what makes combination therapy both safe and worth doing.
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