The folds that run from the nose to the corners of the mouth deepen as the cheek above them slackens, and Sofwave softens them by tightening the cheek and the skin of the fold itself. A 2023 study of 36 patients measured the change in these folds, and the clearance for facial lines and wrinkles covers the face. The Lift applicator heats the dermis about 1.5 mm below the surface with the surface cooled, so the skin contracts and builds collagen over three months. 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 smile lines
The fold looks shallower as the cheek is held higher and the skin over the fold firms. A fold that is deep because the cheek has lost volume is a filler question, and the clinician says so at the free consultation. Because the heat stays in the dermis, the manufacturer states it does not cause fat loss.
What the study measured
A 2023 study of 36 patients treated the lower face with Sofwave and measured the folds by 3D imaging: they were shallower at one and three months, in more than 60% of patients at one month. The 80-patient clearance study treated the cheeks among its zones. The full-face page sets out the figures.
The session and the result
Numbing cream for 45 to 60 minutes, then about 15 minutes for the folds 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 lower face 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.
