Lifting & firming · Fairfax, VA
Ultherapy®
Ultherapy uses microfocused ultrasound with visualization to target selected tissue layers. Imaging helps the provider see the tissue being treated; it is an important distinction from ultrasound devices without comparable visualization.
Who it may suit
A treatment for your concern.
Not everyone’s concern.
Adults with mild-to-moderate laxity who want a nonsurgical approach and understand its limits. More advanced sagging may be better addressed surgically.
Where it may be used
FDA-cleared uses include lifting the brow, neck and under-chin skin, and improving lines and wrinkles of the décolletage.
A visual guide, not a clinical result
See the concern.
Understand the goal.
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A generic firmness illustration, not a measured Ultherapy outcome. More severe laxity may require other options.
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This is a generic firmness-goal illustration, not evidence for a particular device. Anatomy, handpiece compatibility and response differ.
Understand the treatment
What happens
beneath the surface?
Focused ultrasound creates small thermal treatment points at selected layers. Tissue remodeling follows over time. The diagram is conceptual: anatomy and treatment depths vary across the face.
What the drawing means
Focused thermal treatment points
Focused ultrasound concentrates energy at selected tissue levels. Points shown here are a visual metaphor, not a cartridge-depth prescription.
- 1EpidermisOuter protective barrier
- 2DermisCollagen-rich supporting skin
- 3Subcutaneous fatUnderlying fatty tissue
- 4Supporting fasciaConnective support; anatomy varies
- 5MuscleMovement and expression
The practical details
What to expect.
- Downtime
- Often limited, though redness, swelling and tenderness can occur.
- Comfort
- Brief deep heat or prickling sensations; discuss pain management.
- Results show
- Commonly assessed over 2–3 months; remodeling may continue.
- How long it lasts
- Varies with the individual and ongoing aging.
- 01
Consult: discuss laxity, desired change and whether surgery would better match the goal.
- 02
Treatment: visualization and an individualized plan guide energy delivery.
- 03
Follow-up: allow time for remodeling before assessing the final change.
Honest expectations
What it cannot promise.
Ultherapy does not reproduce a surgical facelift, remove all excess skin or guarantee correction of severe hooding.
Common questions
Before you book.
Is Ultherapy the same as ULTRAskin 2?
Both are ultrasound-based concepts, but their systems, visualization, evidence and protocols differ. They should not be treated as interchangeable.
Can I combine it with injectables?
Possibly. Your clinician decides the order and spacing based on the areas treated and product used.
How do I book in Fairfax?
Visit our Boulevard booking page or call (571) 234-5135. We are at 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 302, Fairfax, VA 22030. Booking opens Boulevard’s self-booking panel when available, with hosted booking as a fallback. Boulevard supplies the booking options; the educational treatment pages are not automatically synchronized with your patient records or service catalog.