One session lasts twelve to eighteen months. That is long for an eye treatment, which suits people who find frequent visits inconvenient. Change appears over about three months, because collagen keeps building while the heat points in the deep layer heal.

Eye Ulthera uses ultrasound to stimulate the deep layer, lifting eyelid sagging from below. Eye Thermage uses RF to warm the eye area broadly, addressing fine lines and firmness. Splitting it that way — Ulthera for sagging, Thermage for texture and fine lines — makes the choice easier.

A protective shield is placed over the eye and the layers are checked on an ultrasound image while firing. Seeing inside as it goes means heat can be placed at exactly the right depth even in the thin eye area. Downtime is one to three days with brief swelling and tingling, usually settling within a few days.