Ultherapy Skin Tightening

Ultherapy by Mercer (Ulthera) FDA-cleared ultrasound skin tightening and lifting at Cienega Medical. Precisely focused ultrasound energy targets the SMAS layer and deep dermis to lift the brow, tighten the jawline, reduce neck laxity, and firm the chest — without surgery. Pricing from $400 for a small area to $3,500 for full face and partial neck. Results develop over two to three months and are associated with lasting one to two years.

Cienega Medical offers Ultherapy — the only FDA-cleared non-invasive device for lifting the brow, chin, and neck, and improving décolletage lines — using Ulthera's patented micro-focused ultrasound with visualisation (MFU-V) technology. Unlike superficial energy-based devices, Ultherapy delivers tightly focused ultrasound energy to precise tissue depths beneath the skin surface: 4.5 mm to target the SMAS (superficial muscular aponeurotic system) — the same tissue layer that surgeons tighten during a traditional facelift — 3.0 mm for the deep reticular dermis, and 1.5 mm for the superficial dermis. At each focal point, the concentrated energy creates a discrete thermal coagulation zone (a thermal lesion approximately 1 mm in diameter) without affecting the overlying skin or intervening tissue. These micro-injuries trigger a collagen remodelling and neocollagenesis cascade that gradually tightens and lifts the treated tissue over two to three months as new collagen matures and contracts. The unique visualisation component allows the treating clinician to view the tissue layers in real time on the handpiece display, confirming correct energy deposition at the intended depth before treatment. At Cienega Medical, Ultherapy is offered across a zone-based pricing menu: brow lift ($850), submentum/jawline definition ($950), full neck ($1,750), full face ($2,550), and comprehensive face + partial neck ($3,500). Chest treatment ($950) is also available for décolletage line improvement. Smaller areas start at $400. The treatment requires no incisions, anaesthesia, or downtime — mild temporary redness, swelling, and tingling at treatment sites typically resolve within a few hours. Results develop gradually and are associated with sustained effectiveness for twelve to twenty-four months.