Lumenis launches OptiLift for toning periorbital muscles

ByNancy Hemphill, ELS, FAAO

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Patients treated with OptiLift experienced decreased lower lid laxity.
Tear breakup time, blink quality, meibomian gland dysfunction, eyelid appearance and Ocular Surface Disease Index score also improved.

ORLANDO — Lumenis announced the launch of OptiLift, a dynamic muscle stimulation technology intended to improve lower eyelid laxity, blink quality and eyelid function, at Vision Expo East.

The in-office treatment is used to tone periorbital muscles, address lower lid laxity and blink dynamics, tighten lower eyelids, create a toned and lifted look, and increase collagen and elastin in all skin types, according to Lumenis.

Stacey Winter, vice president of sales operations at Lumenis, told Healio that lower lid laxity contributes to incomplete blinks, and OptiLift treatment “can tone facial muscles to help those suffering from lower lid laxity and incomplete blinks.”

Lumenis data showed that patients undergoing OptiLift treatment experience a 75% decrease in lower lid laxity, a 286% improvement in tear breakup time, a 70%+ improvement in blink quality, a 70%+ improvement in meibomian gland dysfunction, a 60%+ improvement in eyelid appearance and a 53%+ improvement in Ocular Surface Disease Index score.

Winter said Lumenis launched OptiLight, which addresses inflammation that leads to dry eye disease, in 2021. The company released OptiPlus with radio frequency to help liquefy the meibum and address fine lines and wrinkles in 2023.

OptiLift targets the orbicularis oculi muscle that contributes to lid laxity, she said.

“The treatment protocol is contingent on what a specific patient needs,” she said. “OptiLight is for inflammation, OptiPlus is for capped glands or blockage, and OptiLift is for lid laxity.”

Winter added: “People are really excited about it. Lumenis combines the medical and aesthetic aspects. Healthy is beautiful.”

During the in-office procedure, a gel is applied to the treatment area, Winter explained.

“Dynamic muscle stimulation is an electrical impulse that activates nerves and creates muscle contractions,” she said. “You’ll see a twitch in the eye. Muscles atrophy as we get older. This provides muscle contraction and a workout for your face to give you a nice, toned look while addressing the condition that contributes to incomplete and partial blinks.”

The protocol includes a series of four 7-minute treatments, Winter said, once a week for 4 weeks, then maintenance thereafter.

She noted that the OptiLift is upgradable for aesthetic radiofrequency (RF) microneedling treatments, similar to what is typically done at a spa.

“Our RF microneedles are unique in that they are thinner and uninsulated like acupuncture needles. Because of this, they don’t require numbing,” she said.

The wounds created by the fine needles promote healing because collagen will rush to the area, Winter said.

“This is an opportunity to keep your patients in your practice,” she said. “Why refer out to another physician for a condition you can treat?”