Sponsored by MedixSysteme
Sygma
Lift 3D from MedixSysteme (Ruggell, Liechtenstein), combines laser and ultrasound to provide a full suite of facial correction and reshaping therapies for a diverse array of global or more targeted area-specific treatments. Harnessing the possibilities of a single nonsurgical device with surface-wide plus depth correction re-orients the treatment focus toward a three-dimensional recontouring paradigm, hence the tagline, ‘Facelift with More.’
SygmaLift 3D’s three ergonomic, easy-to-use handpieces include the 635 nm diode laser, the 3D TRIFOCAL handpiece with three emitters focused to target specific areas, and the SPATULA which is more practical for rapid treatment of larger curved areas like the cheeks or chin. The V-shaped pattern of the 3D SPATULA handpiece – of which the peak energy emits from the top of the V-triangle and the lower energy is delivered toward the periphery – is very suitable for reshaping the cheek and submental areas, said Nuttapol Larpcharoenkij, MD, an aesthetic dermatologist in Bangkok, Thailand. “This helps accentuate the jawline more conveniently,” he pointed out.
“With the Prisma-pulsing energy pattern of SygmaLift 3D, I use the SPATULA to slim down a chubby face and double chin without long-term side effects, and results lasting out to two years so far. This is an important part of my V-face shaping protocol for patients,” Dr. Larpcharoenkij continued. Prisma-pulse is a proprietary energy emission pattern with SygmaLift 3D.
In addition, “with the TRIFOCAL handpiece I can reduce mild to moderate eye bags after three sessions, two weeks apart using settings of energy level three to five for ten minutes, with the circular pattern for each,” Dr. Larpcharoenkij added.
Also, in one long “shot” of 2.5 seconds SygmaLift 3D delivers higher energies over a large area, both deeply and at the surface. “The 3D intensive, focused, fractional ultrasound improves the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) located 4 to 5 mm under the skin’s surface as well as local volume to create a tighter facial silhouette and contour, especially around the cheeks and jawline. The different ultrasound handpieces enable multi-planar delivery of ultrasound,” Dr. Larpcharoenkij explained. “Furthermore, adding the 635 nm diode laser reduces pigmentation and heightens nourishing skin oxygenation.”
According to Dr. Larpcharoenkij, the key benefit of the SygmaLift 3D is the painless fractionated high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology, which delivers effective facial slimming and reshaping treatments. Handpiece v
ariety improves and expands treatment options, and “this version of SygmaLift maximizes treatment speed, making it less time-consuming for practitioners to complete treatment.”
For dermatologist Wichai Hongcharu, MD, founder and medical director of the Dr. Wichai Clinic and chief of the dermatology unit at Saint Louis Hospital (Bangkok), “the combined mechanical and thermal effects promote deeper spatial regeneration and remodeling of collagen for lifting and tightening. It is a fast, efficient painless, patient-friendly device that can be used alone or in combination with other tightening devices.”
According to Dr. Wichai, thanks to the three diverse handpieces, the growing variety of treatments with SygmaLift 3D includes overall wrinkles and lines as well as perioral or periocular lines and eye bags, cheek lifting, enhancement of the jawline, double-chin reduction, overall facial slimming, and more.
