{"procedure":{"id":"diode_laser_lifting","name":"Diode Laser Lifting","type":"category","family":"Diode Laser Lifting","category":"Diode Laser Lifting","price":"mid","pain":1,"downtime":1,"visible_in":2,"lasts":2,"summary":"Multi-wavelength laser lifting","explanation":"Diode Laser Lifting uses multi-wavelength diode laser energy with contact cooling to gently heat the skin for tightening, contour refinement, and glow. It covers devices such as Soprano Titanium, Primelase, and Fortra. Best suited for mild laxity and lower-face heaviness with almost no downtime; it is not a SMAS-level lift like HIFU.","target":"mild laxity, lower-face heaviness","description":"Diode Laser Lifting uses multi-wavelength diode laser energy with contact cooling to gently heat the skin for tightening, contour refinement, and glow. It covers devices such as Soprano Titanium, Primelase, and Fortra. Best suited for mild laxity and lower-face heaviness with almost no downtime; it is not a SMAS-level lift like HIFU.","detail":{"id":"diode_laser_lifting","name":"Diode Laser Lifting","price":{"basis":"Full face, 40-100 kJ, 1 session","krw_max":990000,"krw_min":400000,"varies_by":"kJ"},"dosage":{"unit":"kJ","options":[{"tag":"Standard","note":"Entry","amount":"40 kJ","coverage":"Full face (light)","description":"A common single-session dose.","krw_typical":550000},{"tag":"Intensive","note":"Stronger","amount":"100 kJ","coverage":"Full face + jawline/neck","description":"More passes for contour and neck.","krw_typical":990000},{"tag":"Course","note":"Course","amount":"40 kJ x 3","coverage":"Full face","description":"3-session course at a lower per-session price.","krw_typical":1320000}],"unit_explainer":"kJ is total delivered energy. Higher kJ means more passes/heat over the face; Korean clinics typically price 40-100 kJ."},"header":{"one_liner":"A clinic-specific diode-laser heating protocol marketed for skin firmness.","target_tags":["Jawline","Mild sagging","Glow","Firmness","Neck"],"category_label":"LIFTING","technology_label":"Diode laser"},"details":{"sessions":"1-3 sessions, 2-4 weeks apart","aftercare":"Often little immediate downtime, with possible heat, redness, swelling or tenderness. Avoid heat/friction and vigorous activity for the interval given by the treating clinician.","anesthesia":"None","regulatory":"Soprano Titanium is officially presented primarily as a laser hair-removal system using 755/810/1064 nm wavelengths.","technology":"Multi-wavelength diode laser (755/810/940/1060-1064 nm, device-dependent) with contact cooling","measurement":"kJ","manufacturer":"Alma Lasers (Soprano Titanium), Cocoon Medical (Primelase), others","repeat_interval":"1-3 months","technical_specs":"Contact cooling; in-motion delivery; energy totals 30-100+ kJ.","before_treatment":"Avoid tanning 2-4 weeks; stop strong exfoliants a few days before.","safety_suitability":"Avoid with recent tan, active infection or inflammation, photosensitizing medication, pregnancy. Mild laxity only — not a substitute for HIFU/threads in significant sagging. Hair in the treated area may thin (the device is a hair-removal laser)."},"recovery":{"flying":"Usually possible","makeup":"Same day","alcohol":"Moderation on the day","exercise":"Same / next day","sauna_heat":"Avoid 1-2 days","back_to_daily":"Immediately","common_side_effects":["Mild redness","Warmth","Rare: blistering or temporary darkening if over-treated"]},"references":[{"url":"https://almalasers.com/product/soprano-titanium-special-edition/?faqid=949","title":"Alma Soprano Titanium actual marketed use"}],"quick_facts":{"pain":"Minimal (warm)","downtime":"None","results_last":"About 1-3 months per session; courses extend","treatment_time":"20-40 min","results_visible":"Immediate tightening; builds over 2-4 weeks"},"alternatives":[{"name":"Ultherapy","catalog_id":"ultherapy","consider_when":"You need SMAS-level lifting for real sagging."},{"name":"Thermage FLX","catalog_id":"thermage","consider_when":"You want longer-lasting tightening from one session."},{"name":"Inmode Forma","catalog_id":"inmode_forma","consider_when":"You prefer low-cost RF heating with similar comfort."}],"before_after":[],"good_to_know":["Soprano Titanium is officially presented primarily as a laser hair-removal system. Some clinics use “Titanium lifting” as a separate clinical protocol, but its lifting effect is not established by the hair-removal approval.","Hair-removal clearance for a diode device does not prove a lifting indication, and total kJ figures are not a reliable way to compare lifting treatments.","Heat-related risk and whether a specific tip or treatment area is suitable should be decided by the treating doctor."],"how_it_works":{"steps":[{"body":"Makeup is removed; a cooling gel is applied. No numbing is usually needed.","title":"Cleanse & gel"},{"body":"The cooled handpiece glides repeatedly over the face/neck to build heat gradually.","title":"Gliding passes"},{"body":"Passes continue until a planned total energy (kJ) is delivered across zones.","title":"Heat to target kJ"},{"body":"Skin feels tighter right away; collagen remodeling builds over weeks.","title":"Tighten & glow"}],"how_delivered":"Multi-wavelength diode laser energy delivered in continuous gliding motion (in-motion) with contact cooling","illustration_idea":"Three colored wavelengths reaching different depths of dermis under a cooled tip, warming without surface burns.","what_touches_skin":"Cooled sapphire-tip diode laser handpiece + gel","what_it_feels_like":"Warm, hot-stone-like heat building up; generally painless"}}}}