Several ultrasound beams converge at a fixed depth in the mid-dermis, exactly where collagen is made, and heat it just enough to trigger remodelling without harming the surface. Over the following twelve weeks the skin tightens and lifts, most noticeably along the brow, jawline and neck.
There are no cuts and no needles, and because it works with your own collagen the result is gradual and natural. Early softening from four to eight weeks, the fuller effect by twelve, some continued improvement to six months.
Honestly positioned: Sofwave is built for mild to moderate tightening, not as a facelift alternative. If your laxity is past what tightening can do, we will tell you it is a surgical conversation rather than something to spend on here.
Skin cleansed, numbing cream, photos for your file, the treatment area mapped.
Warm, in places briefly hot. That is honestly the worst of it, and we keep you comfortable throughout.
A little flushed for an hour or so, that is all.
SPF daily, avoid strong sun, saunas and very hot showers for 48 hours. Tightening builds over three months.
Usually a single session, topped up roughly once a year. Courses can be split over up to six months.
Prices from the live KB menu, 26 October 2026. Single sessions are paid in full. Courses can be split over three months. KB members save 10% on most further treatments and on in-clinic skincare. Sofwave is not part of the member discount. Sofwave can be spread over up to six months.
You come in, we lift the brow, the jaw, the neck, and for the next three months your collagen quietly does the rest. No needles, no downtime, no drama. The sensation is one of our less comfortable treatments even with numbing, and the trade-off is a short appointment and nothing to hide afterwards.
No. It tightens mild to moderate laxity. For advanced laxity the honest answer is a surgical opinion, and we will say so.
Brief, sharp, hot pulses. Numbing cream helps and it is over in under an hour. Most people find it very manageable.
Early softening from four to eight weeks, the fuller effect by twelve, and some continued improvement to six months.
Usually once a year. It pairs beautifully with Sculptra for structure underneath.
Sofwave is only ever recommended after a consultation, because the honest answer is sometimes that it is not the right tool. New patient assessment with Kelsey, £95.
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