Sofwave in Chinese: What 索夫波 Means

10 November 2026

索夫波 is the Chinese name for Sofwave, an ultrasound skin treatment — what it involves at Minori in NoMad, who it suits, and what it cannot do.

Sofwave 索夫波 is the name this treatment carries on the Chinese-language pages of our site, and it refers to the ultrasound skin treatment we offer at our NoMad studio in Manhattan. If you have seen 索夫波 and wondered what it is in English, it is the same treatment, the same appointment and the same booking as the English page describes.

Here is what the treatment involves. Sofwave uses synchronous parallel ultrasound, sending seven beams to warm the mid-dermis at about 1.5 mm below the surface, where collagen and elastin sit. Contact cooling keeps the epidermis protected, and deeper structures below 2 mm are left untouched. Because the surface of the skin stays intact, there is no peeling or bruising afterwards, make-up can go on as soon as you leave, and there is no downtime. A session takes about 60 minutes. Most people describe warmth with brief pulses of deeper heat, and your practitioner adjusts the settings and pauses whenever you ask.

The treatment is designed to firm the face and neck and to improve the look of fine lines, and the areas our page describes for it include the brow, the under-chin area and the neck. It suits adults with early lines and mild skin laxity who want firmer skin without surgery and without a long recovery. A few things change the plan rather than the outcome: pregnancy or breastfeeding, active infection, inflammation or broken skin in the area, and any pacemaker, metal or implanted device near the area. Recent isotretinoin use and recent sun exposure are worth mentioning too.

What it cannot do matters as much as what it does. Sofwave is not a facelift and it does not change how the face fundamentally looks; surgery repositions tissue, while an energy-based treatment works on skin quality and firmness. Change is gradual rather than immediate, it varies from person to person, and anyone promising a specific outcome from a set number of sessions is guessing.

Afterwards the guidance is simple: cleanse gently, moisturise as you normally would, wear sunscreen daily, leave strong exfoliating acids and retinoids alone for a few days, and skip saunas, steam rooms, very hot showers and intense exercise for the first day. Skin may look a little pink and feel slightly tender for a short while, and mild tenderness or a firm feeling when you press the area can persist for a few days.

A consultation decides whether Sofwave is the right treatment for your skin, and the plan is confirmed against your skin, your history and your medications before anything goes ahead. You can book one at Minori Skincare, 146 W 29th St, 3E, New York, NY 10001, open every day from 10:00 to 20:00.