The two cheek applicators are the pads that give EMface its lift. They are FDA-cleared in the US for the temporary reduction of facial wrinkles. Synchronised radiofrequency warms the skin of the cheek to the temperature at which it lays down new collagen. HIFES contracts the zygomaticus and risorius, the muscles that lift the cheek and the corner of the mouth, so the mid-face sits higher at rest. Four 20-minute sessions about a week apart, from £199 per session at EMface Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
What it does on the cheeks
A cheek that has flattened and slid with age lifts as the muscles under it tone, the fold from the nose to the mouth softens as the cheek is held higher, and the skin thickens with collagen. It is lift from muscle and skin, with nothing injected and nothing through the skin, which suits someone who wants fullness back without filler. A cheek that has lost real volume is a volume question, and the clinician says at the free consultation whether EMface, filler or both is the plan.
The evidence
The clearance for the cheek applicators covers the temporary reduction of facial wrinkles. BTL's multicentre study behind the full-face programme measured wrinkles, lift and muscle tone across the forehead and cheeks together, and the full-face page sets out those figures; no study measures the cheeks alone, and we say so.
The session and the course
The two cheek pads are placed, the applicator runs for 20 minutes, the skin is a little pink for ten to twenty minutes and you go straight back to work. Four sessions about a week apart, on their own or with the forehead in the same visit. The main result shows six to twelve weeks after the last session, with the after photograph at three months, and it holds for around twelve months for most people in our experience. One session every three to six months keeps it.
Price and booking
EMface is from £199 per session, with the cheeks counted as one area. The course price for the areas you choose is confirmed in writing at your free consultation, with a price match on any comparable written quote and 0% finance over the course. The prices page shows how a course is built. Call EMface Clinic on 0207 043 8102 or use the form below; the full EMface guide covers the rest of the face.
