HIFU Before and After: Photos, When Results Show and What to Expect
HIFU before and after photos are the most useful thing you can look at before you book, as long as you know how to read them. This page shows before and after photos of HIFU on the face, jawline and neck, explains when the result in each one appeared and how long it lasts, quotes what clients at our clinic in Whickham, Newcastle, have said, and sets out what a realistic HIFU result is for different starting points. Results vary from person to person, and the free assessment is where we tell you what to expect for your face.
The short version
- HIFU lifts the jawline, jowls, neck and brow. The photos show that change: a cleaner line of the jaw and firmer skin under the chin, not a new skin texture.
- A small lift on the day, the real result from about six weeks, full result at three months, lasting 12 to 18 months. One session for most people.
- Mild to moderate sagging gets the results shown here. Heavy laxity needs surgery and we will say so at the assessment.
- Face £1,095, face and neck £1,295, neck £995, eyes and brow £895 at our Whickham, Newcastle clinic. Free assessment first.
HIFU before and after: face, jawline and neck
The photos below show the face before HIFU and after the result has built. HIFU is one session for most people and the result is judged at two to three months, which is when the after photograph should be taken. The first thing to notice in all of them is that the change is in the line of the jaw and the firmness of the neck, not in the expression or the skin texture. HIFU lifts. It does not resurface.
When HIFU results show
There is a small lift on the day, because the heat makes the tissue contract, and most people see it in the mirror that evening. Then it softens over the first week as the swelling goes, which catches people out. The real result is built by new collagen and that takes time: a visible change from about six weeks, most of it by two months, and the full result at three months, which is when we take the after photograph. It then holds for 12 to 18 months before it starts to fade, and a maintenance session resets it. A second session three months after the first is an option for heavier laxity but most people need one.
What a realistic HIFU result is
For someone in their forties with early jowls and a jawline that has started to blur, HIFU gives back a clean line and firmer skin under the chin, and that is the result most of the photos above show. For someone in their fifties or early sixties with moderate sagging, the lift is real but partial, with the jowl smaller rather than gone, and the neck firmer rather than tight. For heavy laxity, skin that stays in a fold when you pinch it, HIFU is the wrong tool and surgery is the honest answer, which we will say at the assessment rather than take the booking. HIFU does not fill, so hollow cheeks and temples look the same afterwards, and it does not resurface, so sun damage, lines at rest and pigmentation need other treatments.
What clients say about their HIFU results
These reviews were left on Reviews.io by verified clients and are quoted as written.
"Highly recommend the HIFU Ultra treatment. I had previously went somewhere else in Newcastle cheaper and it never worked. I went to RT Aesthetics and paid a lot more but wow the results and treatment itself were very different! You really do get what you pay for and wish I’d known before I went to the other cheap place."
Faye, Reviews.io, 2024
"5 star HIFU results around my neck / jowls area."
Julie, Reviews.io, 2024
"Huge difference on my face and jowls with the HIFU and BTL Exilis treatment. Great customer service and support."
Dan, Reviews.io, 2024
"I started treatment with RT Aesthetics as I was very stressed about my jowls. I didn’t tell anyone I had treatment to see if people couldn’t notice. Sure enough people could see I had something done in just 3/4 weeks after my treatment. Very happy customer"
Hayley, Reviews.io, 2022
All of our HIFU reviews are on the HIFU reviews page.
How to read HIFU before and after photos, here or anywhere
A fair pair is taken in the same place, in the same light, at the same angle and distance, with the same expression and the chin at the same height. Tilting the chin up a few degrees tightens any neck, which is the oldest trick in aesthetics photography. Look for the after photo being taken weeks after treatment rather than the same day, because the day-of swelling flatters everyone. Look for a named device. A clinic that will not tell you which HIFU machine it uses is usually using one it would rather not name, and the cheap 5D and 7D machines are where the bad results come from. At your assessment we will show you more results, including people with a similar starting point to yours.
HIFU prices in Newcastle
HIFU at RT Aesthetics is £1,095 for the face, £1,295 for the face and neck, £995 for the neck, £895 for the eyes and brow and £995 for the double chin, all with the ULTRAcel Q+ system. The assessment is free, 0% finance over 12 months is available on plans of £1,000 or more subject to a credit assessment, and we price match like-for-like clinic treatments. Full details are on the HIFU in Newcastle page.
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