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Ultherapy and InMode, and still no change? What was missing

Some people arrive having had both Ultherapy and InMode elsewhere, saying the jawline never changed as much as they expected. Going through their history, there is one thing in common: each was received separately.

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Hong Seok-woo
Director, Somsei Clinic
2026. 08. 01. · 4 min read

Both are devices used for lifting, but the depth at which they mainly act and the role they play are different.

Facial descent does not occur in a single layer, so treating with one device can leave descent in the other layers untouched.

A layered approach starts here. The lower face is addressed first, then the deep layer with HIFU, then fine areas such as the jawline and around the mouth are finished with a pen-type device. RF settles the lower face, HIFU catches the deep descent, and the pen-type device refines the contour of the shallow layer at the end.

The point is not that more devices are better. It is that each layer needs the approach that suits it, in an order where each step raises the efficiency of the next.

Ultherapy and InMode, and still no change? What was missing
The three steps: RF or Indiba on the lower face, 100 Ultherapy shots, then 3,000 pen-type shots.
The three steps: RF or Indiba on the lower face, 100 Ultherapy shots, then 3,000 pen-type shots.
Each pass is placed by hand, checking the layer as it goes.
Each pass is placed by hand, checking the layer as it goes.
The pen-type handpiece runs along the jawline at the end of the session.
The pen-type handpiece runs along the jawline at the end of the session.
Depth and output are read off the screen while the session runs.
Depth and output are read off the screen while the session runs.
Which layers a plan actually covers is worth checking before starting.
Which layers a plan actually covers is worth checking before starting.
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Somsei Clinic · Hong Seok-woo
213, Olympic Park Foreon Station 9, 1300 Yangjae-daero, Gangdong-gu, Seoul
1 min walk from Dunchon-oryun Stn. Exit 1 (Line 9)
Tel 02-488-9119
Adjunct Professor, Korea University Anam Hospital (current) · Residency, Korea University Anam Hospital · Facial Anatomy Program, Yale University · Anti-Aging Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard · Member, Korean Academy of Aesthetic and Laser Surgery
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