Ultherapy Prime is the latest model, a successor to the original Ulthera, often called 'Ulthera 2'.

Ulthera has one feature that other lifting devices do not: an ultrasound screen. It shows a real-time cross-section of the skin in the treatment area. Layers like the epidermis, dermis, fat layer, and the SMAS layer, which is the target for lifting, are all visible layer by layer.

The biggest change in Prime is that screen. It's larger and clearer, making the layer boundaries much more visible. However, better equipment doesn't automatically make the treatment more accurate. Ultimately, how closely that screen is observed determines the results.

Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic's Ulthera differs in these aspects.

Ultherapy Prime, The Kkeut Difference

One. We design while you are seated.

Although the treatment is received while lying down, the design is always created first while you are seated.

When you lie down, the direction of gravity changes, and sagging tissues are pushed backward and upward. A face viewed while lying down appears less saggy than it actually is. If you decide where and how much to lift in that position, the areas that truly needed it will be missed once you stand up.

There are two things we do at this stage.

First, we assess the actual state of sagging. We check which lines have collapsed, and where to apply stronger or weaker treatment, all while you remain seated.

Then, before beginning the actual ultrasound treatment, we manually feel and visually inspect to determine the skin thickness in each area. Even within the same face, the thickness above the cheekbones, under the chin, and on the cheeks all differ. Based on these thicknesses, we decide which areas will use the 4.5mm tip and which will use the 3.0mm tip.

In other words, tip selection is not decided spontaneously during the treatment, but rather planned and designed for each area before the procedure begins.

When switching tips during a procedure, it's easy for the thought 'let's just use the current tip for this area' to creep in. By first checking the thickness and making a plan, that possibility is eliminated.

This approach is necessarily different from a treatment that uses the same tip and settings across the entire face.

Two. Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic's Ulthera Tilting Skill

The plan established in the previous stage is based on manual palpation and visual inspection. While accurate, it's not perfect, as there are limits to information obtainable from outside the skin. A plan is a plan, but the inside of the body is only known by 'opening it up'. The tool for 'opening it up' is the ultrasound screen.

This is one of the clear differences between Shurink and Ulthera.

This might be a bit complicated, but understanding it will change how you view lifting procedures.

Ulthera tips have a fixed focal depth. The 4.5mm tip focuses at 4.5mm, and the 3.0mm tip focuses at 3.0mm. The depth set by the tip is precisely that point.

However, the depth of the SMAS layer we need to target varies from person to person and even from area to area within the same face. It's actually rare for this layer to be neatly located at precisely 4.5mm or 3.0mm, matching the tip specifications.

Let's say the SMAS layer is at 3.8mm. The 4.5mm tip would pass below it, and the 3.0mm tip would focus above it. If you apply the tip perpendicularly and fire, both would miss the target. Energy would be delivered, but the layer that actually needs treatment would not be targeted.

In such cases, we tilt the tip diagonally. By applying an angle, the actual focal depth changes, allowing it to reach layers that lie between the standard tip depths. This is called tilting.

To summarize, Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic's Ulthera treatment proceeds as follows: while seated, we palpate and visually inspect to plan the tip and intensity for each area. During the actual treatment, we confirm the layers on the screen and adjust the angle. Relying only on the screen without a plan leads to improvisation, and having only a plan without using the screen leads to inaccuracies. Both are necessary.

And this adjustment process takes time. We must check the SMAS layer's position on the screen for each area and readjust the angle where necessary. From the perspective of treatment speed alone, it's clearly a disadvantage. That's why it's also a step that is easy to omit.

Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic dedicates that time.

As a side note, depending on the design, there are cases where we intentionally target the fat layer instead of the SMAS layer. This is because areas with excessive volume cannot be effectively contoured by only tightening the SMAS. This choice is also only possible when observing the layers on screen.

Three. We provide a transparent record of your treatment today.

After the treatment, we provide you with a lifting card. It details which tips were used, how many shots were administered to each area, and the intensity applied to each region.

After a lifting treatment, there's usually no way to verify what exactly was done. Since it happens on your face, you can't see it yourself, and typically you only hear the total shot count. 'I received 600 shots' — that's often the only record you have.

With a card, things change. It records where the focus was this time, and provides a basis for discussing what to do differently next time you visit. Over multiple treatments, your personal treatment history accumulates.

Everywhere claims to perform designed treatments. We put that claim on paper. Making it verifiable for you is our way of showing confidence.



Four. 25mm, We do not shorten it.

Even with the same 600 shots, the content can differ. We want you to be aware of this.

One shot of Ulthera is not a dot, but a line. It works by continuously delivering ultrasound energy at very short intervals to create a single line, and then arranging these lines parallel to each other to cover the face.

The standard length of this line is 25mm. It is the device's default and recommended value.

However, this length can be shortened in the settings.

What happens if it's shortened? The treatment becomes faster because the delivery time per shot is reduced. However, the area covered by a single shot also decreases proportionally. Shorter lines require significantly more shots to cover the same area. Ultimately, while the shot count might still be 600, the actual amount of energy delivered differs.

The numbers are the same, but the content is different. This is something that can happen in lifting treatments.

Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic performs treatments using the standard 25mm length. We will also transparently show you the device's settings screen before the treatment.