Patent ID: 8915853

Claim:
A method of lifting facial tissue, the method comprising: positioning a portion of an ultrasound probe system on a facial skin surface, the ultrasound probe system comprising a movement mechanism, a therapy element, and an imaging element, wherein the movement mechanism is controlled by a control system in communication with the ultrasound probe system; imaging, with the imaging element, a region of interest under the facial skin surface, the region of interest comprising a tissue comprising at least one of muscle, muscular fascia, fat, and superficial muscular aponeurosis system (SMAS) tissue; wherein the region of interest is displayed on a display system, the display system being electronically connected to the imaging element; using the therapy element to treat the region of interest; wherein the therapy element is coupled to the movement mechanism within the ultrasound probe system; wherein the therapy element is configured for targeted delivery of ultrasound energy to form a thermal lesion with at least a temperature sufficient to treat at least a portion of the tissue at a fixed depth under the facial skin surface; and activating the movement mechanism within the ultrasound probe system to move the therapy element to form a plurality of the thermal lesions at the fixed depth to treat the tissue in the region of interest, wherein the plurality of thermal lesions results in a face lift.