EMFACE

EMFACE – Less Wrinkles More Lift

What is facial ageing?

Facial ageing is a multifactorial process involving different facial tissues – skin, fat pads, facial retaining ligaments, muscles and bone. As we age, there is loss of bone, fats and subcutaneous tissues, and laxity of facial ligaments, resulting in loss of structural support for the face. The superficial fat pads in the face start to descend and the facial features start to go down south, resulting in the formation of nasolabial folds, jowls and saggy lower face. Repetitive muscle movements and sun damage also result in the formation of fine lines and wrinkles.

Loss of structural support due to volume depletion and changes to the facial muscles and their connective tissue framework results in an increased soft tissue laxity which is additionally influenced by the effects of gravity.

Since the facial muscles are interconnected via the fascial system and the overlying skin, weakening of these muscles may result in a visible descent of the tissue as we age. The weaker the facial muscles are and the lower the resting muscle tone, the facial muscles are unable to hold the tissue in place resulting in drooping eyebrows and saggy cheeks.

When the resting muscle tone is increased, the muscles have the strength to hold the overlying tissue in place resulting in lifted eyebrows and firm cheeks.

What is EMFACE?

Our face loses muscle tone and density, facial fat, and bone when we age. Particularly as we enter our thirties, there is a significant decrease in the amount of elastin and collagen produced and preserved. Together, these factors contribute to significant loss of definition of the face, relaxation and descent of the brow and cheeks, and weakening of the support layers like ligaments. Emface reverses these early signs of ageing and is suitable for patients as young as their thirties.

Emface is a revolution in facial treatment that simultaneously targets muscles and skin to tighten, lift, and tone the face and helps restore the facial contours without pain, downtime, or using needles.

Emface is the first US-FDA-cleared and CE-marked non-invasive device on the market that uses synchronized radio frequency and HIFES (high-intensity facial electromagnetics stimulation) technology. The result is less wrinkles and more lift naturally without needles.

How does EMFACE work?

BTL Aesthetics, the maker of Emsculpt Neo, has created a solution using the same technologies for the face. Building on the Emsculpt Neo’s body sculpting treatment, Emface uses science and technology to deliver amazing results in just one easy treatment.

Emface is the first US FDA-cleared and CE-marked non-invasive device on the market utilizing the simultaneous application of both synchronized RF and HIFES energies for non-invasive facial lifting and wrinkle reduction.

Synchronized Radio Frequency remodels and smooths skin by heating the dermis and increasing the levels of collagen and elastin fibres.

The HIFES (High-intensity Facial Electrical Stimulation) technology is specifically designed to selectively induce supra-maximal contractions of small delicate muscles in the face. The technology generates strong electrical fields that affect the underlying neuronal and muscle tissue. These electrical fields depolarise the membrane of the motor neurons restoring and elevating support of facial tissues by selectively contracting muscles and increasing the density & quality of muscle structure.

The frontalis muscles are a pair of vertically oriented muscles in the forehead that lift the eyebrows.

The zygomaticus major, zygomaticus minor, and the risorius muscles are responsible for elevating the mid-face.  Zygomaticus major muscles control facial expression, drawing the mouth’s angle upward and outward, while the zygomaticus minor muscles draw the upper lip backwards, upward, and outward.

The risorius muscle’s function is to aid in facial expression by pulling the corner of the mouth laterally via its contraction in an outward and upward motion.

Emface results are enduring, patient satisfaction is high, and there are zero discomforts reported by most patients.  Plus, during clinical trials, no adverse events were observed or reported during any of the clinical test sites.

In 9 clinical studies, patients enjoyed:

• Wrinkle reduction by 37%
• Increase in muscle tone by 30%
• Facial lifting effect by 23%
• Increase in collagen by 26%

What is the difference between the technologies of EMFACE and EMSCULPT NEO? 

Emface utilizes the HIFES (High-Intensity Facial Electrical Stimulation) technology while Emsculpt Neo uses HIFEM (High-Intensity Focused Electro-Magnetic waves).

HIFES energy can penetrate up to 2cm skin depth. The penetration is dependent on the targeted conductive tissues – nerve fibres and muscles. Currents are applied directly into the tissue and affect muscle innervation. It targets small delicate superficial facial muscles. The applicators are specially designed to allow HIFES to target individual-specific muscles.

While HIFEM energy penetrates 7 – 10cm of the skin. HIFEM induces secondary currents in the muscles and bypasses the thick fat layer to reach the entire thickness of deep muscle groups. Unlike HIFES, HIFEM is designed to affect the whole muscle group.