A cheek that has slackened over the cheekbone, with the fold from the nose to the mouth deepening below it, was the second zone treated in the 80-patient study behind the brow clearance. That study had no cheek endpoint of its own, which we say plainly; the clearance for facial lines and wrinkles covers the face. The Lift applicator heats the dermis over the cheek about 1.5 mm below the surface with the surface cooled, so the skin contracts and builds collagen over three months and the mid-face tightens. One session, from £799 as part of the face, at Sofwave Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
What it does on the cheeks
In our experience, the skin over the cheekbone firms and the fold below softens as the cheek is held a little higher, for a natural change rather than a lift. A cheek that has lost real volume is a filler question. A face that has lost muscle tone is where EMface at our sister clinic at the same address is added, and the clinician plans the order at the free consultation. Because the heat stays in the dermis, the manufacturer states it does not cause fat loss, so a slim face keeps its contours.
What the study covered
Eighty patients were treated twice on the forehead and temples, the cheeks, and under the chin and the neck; the study measured the brow and the neck, not the cheeks. A 2023 study of 36 patients treated the lower face and found the folds from the nose to the mouth shallower in more than 60% at one month. The full-face page sets out the figures.
The session and the result
Numbing cream for 45 to 60 minutes, then about 20 minutes for both cheeks within a face session; redness for a few hours and mild swelling up to a day, with work and makeup fine the same day. The change shows from six to eight weeks and peaks at three months, when we take the after photograph, and in our experience it holds for around a year.
Price and booking
From £799 for the cheeks as an area, combined at a lower rate with the full face, in writing at your free consultation. We price match any comparable written quote, and 0% finance is available; the prices page shows how a quote is built. Call Sofwave Clinic on 0207 099 9640 or use the form below, and the full Sofwave guide covers the rest.
