Volnewmer vs Ultherapy: radiofrequency or ultrasound?
Medically reviewed by Dr Sin Yong · Last reviewed · 3 min read
Volnewmer and Ultherapy are often compared, but they use different energies. Volnewmer is monopolar radiofrequency at 6.78 MHz: it heats the dermis and the fibrous septae as a layer, with water cooling on the surface. Ultherapy is micro-focused ultrasound with imaging: it places small points of heat at set depths, down to the SMAS. One conditions a layer of skin; the other places heat deeper at points. Dr Sin Yong’s VF Lift – Vertical Facelift protocol is built on Volnewmer.
Dr Sin Yong presenting VF Lift at the CLASSYS APAC Symposium.
Key facts
Volnewmer
Monopolar RF, 6.78 MHz; volumetric dermal heating; water cooling
Ultherapy
Micro-focused ultrasound with imaging; points at 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 mm
Volnewmer is considered for
Skin laxity and quality across face and body; VF Lift protocol
Ultherapy is considered for
Early descent of brow, jowl and under-chin with a deeper component
Both
Non-surgical; change develops over months; neither adds volume
Brow, under-chin, neck, décolletage (FDA-cleared); jowl also treated
Maker
CLASSYS
Merz Aesthetics
Which one, for whom
Where the concern is skin laxity and texture over a wide area, including the body, radiofrequency is the reason Volnewmer is considered. Where early descent with a deeper component is the main concern, focused ultrasound is the reason Ultherapy is considered. Some plans use both, at different times. Neither treats volume loss. Separately, where earlier Sculptra or Ellansé has over-stimulated an area, VF Lift – Vertical Facelift is built to target Sculptra and Ellansé and take away the excess; suitability is decided at assessment.
