For all those people who say that Haifu didn't work

for them, these are the people that usually have elastosis.

This means that they've got broken collagen, broken elastin, and

it's usually through sun damage. In this case, we need to work on the

sun damage first, so to speak. My recommendation straight off

the bat would be if you increase the energy output on

your Haifu machine during a treatment, you will burn the skin

and you will be screaming on that bed. The D's don't mean anything. Yes,

the technology changes, but how does Haifu work? Haifu

works by... Welcome to the Holistic Skin Guru, where what's

on the surface is just as important as what's underneath. I'm

your host, Aamena. Let's dive deep into the world of

holistic skincare. Haifu.

Why is there so much confusion about this treatment? I just don't

understand. Haifu is focused ultrasound

that is sometimes called ultratherma, ultratherapy,

ultraforma. Sometimes it's just called Haifu. Now

it's, it's really hard in Australia because it's

not a regulated industry. It's not a regulated treatment

like lasers are, you know, with laser laser

treatments, we need to have laser certificates, and

it varies from state to state. So the Queensland laser

license is different to the New South Wales laser license. But

essentially, there's a regulation. There's something that's keeping people

in line, making sure that they understand the equipment, the

technology, what it's doing in the skin, that

sort of thing. Now, the problem with HIFU, because it's

not regulated, because it's quite safe, it's not regulated, but

in the wrong hands, it can be an issue. So,

you know, we've had a lot of dodgy

operators pop up around the show. I've been seeing

a lot on my feeds, which means you guys must be seeing it

on your feeds. I've even seen videos of

operators advertising their Haifu services. And

the actual video is of an operator placing the

Haifu incorrectly on the face. And I'm having a heart attack.

and a whole lot of anxiety watching the video because I know as

a professional that they should not be doing it in that way. So

it makes me think what exactly is going on? Like how

are these people even allowed to operate this equipment?

And I get questions on a daily basis from you guys asking

me about Haifu. So I thought this

is a good opportunity for me to delve deeper into

haifu and try to explain it even further. So

if you already are confused, make it really easy

for you to understand what you should be looking for in a haifu

specialist, in a haifu clinic, and out of the treatment. I'm

gonna actually also talk about why people

say they had haifu and it didn't work, but stick around till

the end and you'll find out why. I'll answer that question. So

first of all, how does Haifu work? Haifu works

by extrapolating energy down into

the subcutaneous tissue to stimulate what's

called a fibroblast that actually makes collagen

in the skin. This is the area of our skin that ages first. You

know, from the age of 20, the fibroblast stops producing

collagen and elastin at a rate of 1% every single year. after

the age of 20. So by the time we're 30, it's 10%. By the

time we're 20, it's 20% and so on. So

that's what HIFU is essentially doing. By increasing the

collagen production, we're actually slowing down and

reversing the aging process. So say you're 35 and

you have HIFU. You know, you've already lost 15% of

your collagen production. When you have your HIFU, it

pushes you back down to about 10%. Instead

of you losing 15%, you're only losing 10% because

it's increased some of your collagen production in

your subcutaneous tissue. Now, The

other thing that's confusing people are the D's. Everybody's

asking me, is it 7D? Is it 11D? Is

it even 17D? And I've even heard 21D. Now

this is just marketing jargon. It's got nothing to do with

your results and it's got nothing to do with energy output.

Trust me. If you increase the energy output

on your Haifu machine during a treatment, you will burn

the skin and you will be screaming on that bed. It would be

extremely painful. So the D's

don't mean anything. They don't mean that it's a stronger machine

or a better machine. Yes, the technology changes. But

the therapeutics good administrator in Australia, they

regulate the machines that come into the country. And

we know that the machines can only output

a certain number of kilojoules of energy. And we

can't go higher than that. And that's to protect you as the consumer. So

it is safe. It's very safe treatment. and

it's TGA approved, but in the wrong hands, it can

be unsafe. So make sure that you go

to a place that is experienced, they know what they're doing, and

their technicians are highly trained. Now,

when do you use Haifu? Moderate to low laxity with

some fat. So if you've got that a

little bit of fat in your face, you wanna be breaking that fat down,

Haifu will do that. Now, that's kind of a side effect of

Haifu and it's not meant for fat reduction, that's not

what it's meant to do, but it will kill some fat

cells. So you must be careful as to who

you see because as we age, we don't want to

lose, for example, some of our buckle fat because as

we age, that can make us look a little bit gaunt. So

we want to make sure that if we're trying to reduce some

fat and we've got low laxity in our skin

and we want to lift that skin, Haifu is

for us. but it must be used with care

in those areas to make sure that we are

getting the best result for our skin. Every face

is different. Every person's contours in

their face is different. So every Haifu treatment has

to be approached differently. There's no one Haifu suits

everyone solution. Now, the other thing that

you should be thinking about is the depth. How

deep Is the technician going

down into the subcutaneous tissue in that skin? Now,

certain areas of the face we can't go down too deep. For example,

our forehead, because there's a lot of bone in there and

there's not a lot of fat, fatty tissue. But in our cheeks, in

our sides, in our necks, we have fatty tissue. And if

we can go quite deep in there, say 4.5, 4 mils,

even 3 mils, depending on the face, And it comes down

to the technician as to which measurement

or how far down they're going to go. And so they have to be making these informed

decisions. So that's why you want to go to someone who's experienced, because

if they hit you in the wrong spot, with an

energy that goes down too far, they can actually kill

some of that fat in there that's going to actually make you look gaunt. I

know the younger girls are even going for buckle fat removal, which

to me is just absolutely crazy because you can't put that back

and you're going to need it when you're older. We

don't want to look like ghosts. We don't want to have this

gauntness in our faces. So make sure that

whoever's doing your haifu is not hitting your buccal

fat too hard, but they're concentrating on the areas that need it.

Many times, Haifu and a little bit of RF

combined work really well, not at the same time, but

in conjunction with each other. And especially with

people who have moderate to high skin laxity,

they may need extra work. And if you've got

very, very high laxity in the skin, then you

may need to look at surgery. A few sessions of Haifu may improve

the skin somewhat. And why it will improve the

skin? Because when we work in the subcutaneous tissue, it's

actually improving the strength of the skin. And so when

you do decide to go for surgery, there's a lot more of

the skin to work with for the surgeon. So an

older skin is quite thin and we want to thicken that skin. We want to

make that skin nice and strong. And so if surgery

is your only answer, say you're in your seventies and you want to have surgery, but

you've got that really thin skin, you might need a few sessions

of Haifu just to thicken the subcutaneous tissue. So

it's easier for your surgeon to work with your skin. So

as you can see, Haifu is quite technical. It's not something

that you just want to be going to any person down the road for.

You want to do your research, make sure they know what they're doing, make

sure you understand the devices. Please stop asking

me about the Ds. They mean absolutely nothing.

The number of Ds is pertaining to the number of

hand pieces on the machine. As you get different machines, some

that are used for body areas and some that are used only

on the face. To do a full face, you only need up

to four D. That's it. Okay. So stop asking that question.

That is a ridiculous question. And any, uh, any

clinic that is, uh, using the

D's as a marketing tech tactic to make it sound like their

machine is better than, you know, the clinic down the road, that's

simply lying. There is no one size fits all

when it comes to Haifu. Um, and the device

that you're using will give you results depending on

the technician. The other thing we need to talk

about is elastosis. So for all those

people who say that Haifu didn't work for them, these

are the people that usually have elastosis. This

means that they've got broken collagen, broken elastin, and

it's usually through sun damage. So clients that have got significant

sun damage, the likelihood of Haifu working

is a lot less. In this case, we need to work on the sun

damage first, so to speak. So ask your clinic or

ask your professional if what

they are recommending for treating the sun damage first. My

recommendation straight off the bat would be to start a clinical vitamin C

daily to repair and regenerate the skin and prevent any

further sun damage. Then a retinol at night to

help cellular turnover as they are both antioxidants and

they will both help to strengthen the skin. You can also do treatments

like microneedling or what I would highly recommend is

SQT bio microneedling because this is going to help regenerate the

skin and strengthen it. It's also going to help with that sun

damage. And after a couple of months, then you can

revisit Haifu and have a

treatment which will work much better for you. So if you've had

haifu and you say it didn't work, you know, go

back, revisit your skin, have a look to see if you've got

a lot of sun damage. That might be the reason why you

initially did not get any results from your haifu. And ask

your technician questions. Ask them about

their skill level. Ask them about the depth that was used,

the kilojoules. and ask them about their

experience and see if they are answering your questions easily.

It means that they know what they're doing. Because Haifu is used

to build collagen and that's its only job. It

can't lighten dark spots. It can't address enlarged pores

or deal with hydration issues. But it can

and does build collagen. And I think from what I'm seeing in the clinic

is people coming in with unrealistic expectations about

what it is that they want to achieve from Haifu. So

have a chat to your technician and know exactly the results that you're looking for

so that your skin therapist can guide you and be open to

the fact that you may need several different treatments to see your

results. as the skin can only be pushed that

far. And another question I got asked recently is, what

is RF? RF is radiofrequency. It's

actually very old technology. It's been used for years and years

and years. It is amazing and can give you a beautiful lift.

That's why we like to use it in conjunction or after a high food

treatment, not on the same day, but usually on a follow-up treatment.

And the thing with RF, the more you have it done, the

better your skin looks. Thank you for joining me on

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