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BEAUTY
THE NEEDLE-LESS LIFTULTHERAPY
GLOW ONCLEAR + BRILLIANT
❯❯ WHAT IT IS: Ultherapy uses therapeutic
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If your skin is starting to sag, this “resets the clock
without surgery – it’s the Holy Grail,” says New York
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ȱǷTHE RESULTS:
In the immediate
aftermath, my face was
a touch flushed and
swollen; I looked like I’d
just worked out. For two
weeks my jawbone ached,
and then: no discernible
change in my face. I was
a little sad at one month and
two months, thinking, “Holy
Grail, Holy Shmail.” But one
day about three-and-a-half
months in, people began to
be shocked when I told them
my age. I had a jawline. No
jowls. It really did happen
almost overnight. Kestin’s
one piece of advice if you
want to try the treatment?
“Don’t do Ultherapy on
a Groupon,” he says. And
check your therapist’s
qualifications – try to make
sure they have had the
best training to understand
the structures of the nerves,
fat, bone and tissue in the
face, and thus how to
wield the transducer.- LISA CHASE
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the early signs of ageing and restoring
skin’s natural glow, Clear + Brilliant
uses fractional laser technology,
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the therapist at Sydney’s Skin Renu
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+ Brilliant laser, working in lines
across, then up and down each cheek,
followed by the chin, nose, forehead
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applied to reduce the heat, before
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FROM $650, DEPENDING ON AREA
THE RESULTS:
Lying with the cold compresses on my face, I started
towonder just how red I was (I was heading into the
office after!) – but I only had a slightly sunburnt look,
which lasted for about 24 hours. While I was warned
my face could swell, especially the next morning, it
never happened. For the next few days my skin had
a sandpaper-like feel, but no flakiness. After a week,
it was more radiant and the dry texture was gone.- LAURA CULBERT@
COST:$300 PER TREATMENT