Profound RF for the jawline and jowls in London

A jawline that has started to blur and the first jowls either side of the chin are the lower face. A 2010 study of the predecessor device treated the lower face and found better wrinkle and laxity scores at three and six months. The 2022 study of 24 women on the lower face and neck found wrinkles about 30% better. The needle pairs are placed along the jaw and over the jowl in one session, usually under local anaesthetic, each point heated to a set temperature. Every treatment is given by Dr Marie Duggan, GMC 7488383, at Profound RF London Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.

What it does on the jawline

The skin and the tissue under it along the jaw firm as new collagen and elastin form over the following months, and the early jowl sits tighter. In our experience the jawline and the neck are where people notice the change most. Heavy jowls are more than one session lifts, and the doctor says so where surgery is the better route. The "a third of a facelift" phrase comes from the 2010 photographic comparison in 15 people, which we quote as what it is.

What the studies measured

• Lower face, 2010: the predecessor device improved physician wrinkle and laxity scores at three and six months, and 91% were satisfied or very satisfied at six months.
• 15 people against facelift photographs, 2010: the predecessor device gave a laxity gain of 37% of a surgical facelift's in blinded photographs.
• 24 women, lower face and neck, 2022: wrinkles about 30% better, the neck outline about 20%, satisfaction 8.3 out of 10.

The session and after

Local anaesthetic, then about an hour in all; redness for hours to a day or two, swelling for up to five to ten days, some bruising, and most people back to normal activities within 24 hours. The result builds over months and is photographed at six months in our practice. The how long it lasts page sets out the timeline.

Who it suits

In our practice, an adult with early jowls or a softening jawline and skin that still has spring, who wants one treatment. Not in pregnancy or breastfeeding, with an active infection, with a pacemaker or other electrical implant, or with a history of keloid scarring without the doctor's advice first. The Profound or Morpheus8 page compares the alternative, and the full guide covers the rest.