Early Experience With Ultherapy Prime in Asia Pacific: A Pilot Case Series

Microfocused ultrasound with real-time visualization is well established as a safe and effective treatment for noninvasive skin lifting. Ultherapy Prime is an updated treatment with an advanced processor and improved imaging capabilities that uses microfocused ultrasound with real-time visualization technology to stimulate tissue remodeling and tightening to improve skin laxity. As published data on Ultherapy Prime in Asian patients are lacking, we conducted a case series to describe the effectiveness and safety of Ultherapy Prime for noninvasive skin lifting and improvement of skin laxity in Asians.

Thirty participants with mild-to-severe sagging on the Merz Aesthetics Scale (MAS) for jawline and neck volume received Ultherapy Prime treatment. Dual-depth treatment with 650 lines or more of microfocused ultrasound was customized to the patients' facial anatomies using the See, Plan, Treat approach and applied to the fibrous and deep dermal layers. Outcomes assessed included the MAS for jawline and neck volume, subject and physician Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale scores, and pain scores.

Most participants achieved 1 point or greater improvement in neck volume and jawline using the MAS at day 90, regardless of Fitzpatrick phototypes, age, body mass index, or sex. Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale improvement was reported for all physicians and patients (100%), with ratings varying from improved to very improved and very much improved. Treatment was well tolerated (mean pain score 4.50).

A single Ultherapy Prime treatment is associated with clinical improvements in jawline and neck skin laxity and is well tolerated in Asian patients across demographics.