ONDA uses microwave energy with Coolwave cooling. Two handpieces address deep fat and surface tightening, with far less pain than HIFU or RF.
Hello. This is Dr. Lee Yumin of MeSOnBom Clinic.
I was unwell with a cold recently. I half hoped I might lose some weight along with it, but the scales stubbornly refused to move.
Seeing patients in clinic, I hear concerns like mine, and deeper ones.
"Doctor, I want to lose weight and improve my skin's firmness, but lifting hurts too much — I can't face it."
There are excellent devices such as Ulthera and Thermage, but many people hesitate because of the characteristic throbbing or sharp pain.
As a doctor I have always asked how patients might feel less pain and still leave the clinic smiling at a satisfying result.
And I have found the answer — the device I have recently, and very happily, introduced: ONDA Lifting.
ONDA is an innovative device that targets fat cells using microwave energy. Microwave usually brings a kitchen oven to mind.
The principle is similar, but the way it is applied to the body is completely different.
It does not heat from the surface inward as an oven does. ONDA uses Coolwave technology.
While energy is applied, a cooling system in the handpiece surface protects the skin surface, concentrating strong thermal energy only in the targeted deep fat layer.
In other words, it keeps the surface safe while intelligently reducing unwanted fat beneath and adding firmness.
ONDA uses two handpieces (7mm and 3mm) differing in diameter and depth of penetration.
7mm handpiece (deep): larger in diameter, it targets the deep fat layer to break down unwanted fat cells.
3mm handpiece (shallow): it targets the shallower dermis to induce collagen and tighten the surface.
In practice the two are alternated to achieve fat reduction at depth and skin tightening at the surface together — lifting in three dimensions.
One of the most common questions is simply: "Doctor, does it hurt?"
To answer directly: compared with the more intense lifting devices, the pain is remarkably low.
It is not the sensation of the skin being pierced or the bone aching. Thanks to the cooling system the treatment feels cold at first, and as energy accumulates a gradual warmth rises from deep in the skin.
The most accurate description is the feeling of a warm compress, or the heat just after leaving a sauna.
That those who had considered sedation out of fear of pain can have ONDA comfortably without even anaesthetic cream is the main reason I introduced it.
ONDA can be applied from face to body, wherever unwanted volume should be reduced and firmness restored.
I recommend it readily to those who raise the following concerns.
Sensitive to pain: those who gave up on lifting because of the bone-deep sensation of HIFU or the hot, sharp pain of RF.
Wanting two effects at once: those who want to reduce unwanted fat while tightening the surface of the skin.
A stubborn double chin and deep cheek fat: those whose jawline has blurred and who want a double chin targeted decisively.
Body line and cellulite: those who want to smooth stubborn cellulite on the abdomen, hips or thighs before summer and firm the body line.
A lightness and tightening can be felt after a single session.
But because it varies with skin condition and the amount of fat, we usually recommend four to six sessions at monthly intervals to maximise both the effect and how long it lasts.
Introducing a new device is a promise to give patients better results more comfortably.
In a hot and tiring summer, I hope you recover a healthy, firm face and body line with ONDA, without the stress of severe dieting or pain.
Please come in whenever you like — we will design it carefully for you. Thank you.
Our medical team will advise you based on your skin condition.
