These are the questions people put to us through the form and at the consultation, grouped the way they are asked. The price for the full face and neck, and whether Sofwave helps the lower face and jawline, come first because they are asked most. Where an answer depends on your skin, the free consultation is where the clinician settles it; call 0207 099 9640 or use the form below.
Price
How much is Sofwave for the full face and neck?
Sofwave is from £799 per area, and the full face and the neck are two areas that combine at a lower rate than two separate quotes. The exact price for your face is confirmed in writing at your free consultation, with a price match on any comparable written quote and 0% finance available. The prices page shows how a quote is built.
How much is the jawline and lower face?
The lower face and jawline is one area, from £799, quoted on its own if that is all you want. If you had it elsewhere last year and are comparing, bring the written quote and we price match any comparable written quote.
How much is one session?
Sofwave is priced per area, not per session, because one session is the norm: from £799 for one area, in writing at your free consultation. If the clinician advises a second session at six to twelve weeks, it is in the same written quote.
Do you offer finance?
Yes, 0% finance is available. The clinician goes through the terms at the consultation.
Which areas Sofwave treats
Will it lift my cheeks?
In our experience Sofwave tightens the skin of the cheeks and softens the folds from the nose to the mouth, which lifts the look of the midface; the US clearances do not name the cheeks, so this is the clinician's judgment for your face. It does not add volume: for cheeks that have lost volume, filler or EMface at our sister clinic at the same address, which works the lifting muscles, may be the better plan, and the clinician says which at the free consultation. The cheeks page and the full face page explain it.
Does Sofwave help jowls and the jawline?
Yes for early to moderate jowls where the skin still has elasticity; that is our clinical judgment, because the US clearance covers lifting lax tissue under the chin and on the neck, not the jowls themselves. A hanging fold with no elasticity left, or a fat pad under the chin, is more than Sofwave tightens. The jowls page explains it, and the jawline page and the neck and jawline page cover the area.
Will it work on smokers' lines, and on an 80-year-old face?
The lines above the lip are treated with the Precise applicator, made for the skin around the mouth, the eyes and the chin, and Sofwave is cleared in the US to improve facial lines and wrinkles. At 80 it depends on the elasticity the skin keeps, not the age: the clinician lifts the skin at the consultation and says plainly whether there is enough to work with. The lip lines page explains.
Can Sofwave plump the lips?
Sofwave tightens and smooths the skin around the lips but does not add volume to them; for fuller lips our doctor can provide filler, and the clinician plans the two together at your free consultation.
Will Sofwave tighten loose skin on my stomach after weight loss?
Mild to moderate loosening, yes, in our clinicians' judgment: the body applicator can be used on the abdomen, although Sofwave's US body clearances are cellulite on the thighs and buttocks and loose skin on the upper arms, not the abdomen. A loose apron of skin after major weight loss is more than Sofwave tightens, and for that the clinician may point you to Morpheus8 Body at our sister clinic at the same address; the free consultation is where that is decided. The abdomen page explains.
Sessions and results
Is one session of Sofwave enough?
For most faces, yes. The manufacturer's protocol and our experience point to one session, with the result building over three months. The brow and neck studies used two treatments, and in our experience some skin benefits from a second session at six to twelve weeks; the clinician says which at the consultation. The sessions page explains.
How long does it last?
Around a year in our clinic's experience, with a session a year keeping the result. The results page sets out the timeline.
How many treatments before I see a difference?
One. An early change shows at one to two weeks, the result builds from six to eight weeks and peaks at three months, when we take the after photograph.
Does it hurt?
You feel a few seconds of heat at each pulse. A topical anaesthetic cream goes on for 45 to 60 minutes first, and with it most patients in our clinic rate the sensation at 4 to 6 out of 10. The clinician sets the energy to a level you can hold.
Is there any downtime?
Very little. The skin is red for one to three hours and may be mildly swollen or tender for up to a day; makeup can go on and you resume your day as usual.
Who it suits
Is Sofwave safe for darker skin, melasma or tanned skin?
Yes. The clearance study for lines and wrinkles enrolled all six skin types, from very fair to very dark (Fitzpatrick I to VI), and a 2026 study of 20 women with melasma found it improved rather than worsened after Sofwave. The manufacturer lists changes in skin pigment among the possible side effects, so tell the clinician about melasma or a fresh tan at the free consultation; the clinician looks at the skin on the day, sets the energy for it, and asks you to avoid fresh sunburn in the week before and after.
What is the downside of Sofwave?
Three things to know. Each pulse is a few seconds of heat, which the numbing cream and the energy setting keep tolerable. The lift is natural rather than surgical: under a millimetre at the brow on average in the clearance study, building over three months. And heavier laxity (loose skin) may need a second session, or Ultherapy at our sister clinic; the clinician tells you at the consultation which applies to you.
Is Sofwave the same as SoftWave therapy?
No. SoftWave therapy is a shockwave treatment used for pain, injuries and other medical conditions, made by a different company. Sofwave is an ultrasound skin treatment, and the two are not related.
Is the clinic doctor led, and can I see before and after pictures?
Yes, the clinic is doctor led and CQC registered, and every session is run by a trained clinician on a genuine Sofwave device. Before and after photographs of our own patients, where we have them, are shown at the consultation with their consent.
Not sure you are suitable? Ask the clinician, it is free
Compared with other treatments
What is better than Sofwave?
It depends on what has changed in your face. For skin that has loosened and lined, Sofwave. For a face that has dropped because the muscles have, EMface at our sister clinic at the same address lifts the muscle. For texture and scars, with a few days to recover, Morpheus8 at our sister clinic. For more advanced laxity, Ultherapy, at our sister clinic too, as it treats deeper. The clinician plans the right one, or the order, at the free consultation.
Is Sofwave better than Morpheus8?
They do different things, and both are at 8 Devonshire Place. Sofwave heats the dermis with ultrasound, no needles, usually one session and a few hours of redness. Morpheus8 drives radiofrequency deeper through fine pins in a course of three with two to five days of recovery, and does more for texture and scars.
Booking and the clinic
Can another clinic refer a patient to you?
Yes. Call 0207 099 9640 and we arrange the consultation.
How do I book?
Call 0207 099 9640 during opening hours (Monday to Friday 9:00 to 19:00, Saturday 9:00 to 18:00) or use the form on any page at any time and we call you back. The clinic page has the address, directions and parking.
Where are you?
8 Devonshire Place, London W1G 6HP, in the Harley Street medical district, a five-minute walk from Regent's Park station.
