I looked up why leg lifting is painful — I understood it after learning the concept of retaining ligaments.

When you look at reviews for Onda, the phrase "It hurts, but it works well" always comes up together. I was curious why it hurts, so I looked it up.

 

 

Onda has two uses. One is for fat removal, and the other is for lifting.

 

They say that when used for fat removal, it actually doesn't hurt that much because it melts the epidermal fat layer with heat.

 

However, it is a different story when used for lifting purposes, and that is connected to the concept of "retaining ligaments."

 

Retaining ligaments are ligaments that start from the bone and connect to the skin. It is a relatively new concept discovered in 2015, and it is said that the skin does not sag only if these retaining ligaments function properly.

 

As you get older, these ligaments harden and shorten, pulling the skin downward, which is said to be the cause of nasolabial folds and marionette lines.

 

When performing a lift with Onda, the handpiece presses against the skin to deliver thermal energy deep into the retaining ligaments. It loosens the stiffened ligaments.

 

But they say that when you press it, the lymph and blood flow that had hardened underneath is compressed, making it feel painful.

 

And if it hurts and then suddenly stops, they say that is a sign that the ligaments are starting to loosen.

 

 

 

This is also why Onda is combined with lifting fillers. It is a method where Onda is used to release the retaining ligaments and raise the body to the lifting position, and then a small amount of filler is injected to support it and prevent it from sagging.

 

It involves injecting 0.1cc of filler into 10 to 12 points, and even though it is a small amount, it is said to have the effect of making the face look smaller and lifted.

 

 

I thought Onda was just a treatment that applied heat, but I just found out about the principle behind it lol. Just sharing.