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Onda lifting: DEKA’s 2.45 GHz microwave device

온다 리프팅

Checked 2026-10-22. Prepared with AI assistance from the sources listed below; not reviewed by a doctor. Not medical advice.

온다 리프팅 refers to Onda, a device from the Italian maker DEKA that uses 2.45 GHz microwaves (DEKA calls them Coolwaves), unlike the MHz-range devices usually sold as RF lifting.[1] DEKA markets it for localized fat, cellulite and skin laxity, and Korean clinics pitch it for faces where fat makes the jawline or cheeks sag.[2][3] We could not confirm its US or Korean regulatory status.

At a glance

Maker
DEKA M.E.L.A. S.r.l., Italy[1]
Energy
Microwaves at 2.45 GHz (Coolwaves)[1]
Handpieces (Onda PRO)
Pocket (lifting / face tightening), Shallow and Deep; up to 200 W[2]
Europe
CE marked, per the maker’s brochure[2]
United States
510(k) status not confirmed. The 2023 Onda PRO brochure says the brochure itself is not intended for the US market.[2]
Korea
Permit not confirmed. Clinic material says its use must follow the Korean permit.[4]
Models and versions
Onda PRO

In Korean searches

Among the 33 treatments we track on Naver, Onda lifting ranks #10 by Korean search interest (index 17; the most-searched = 100). The question people add most often: “How much?” (12.2% of its searches). Google searches in Korea for its main Korean name: +31% in Jul 2026–Sep 2026 compared with Oct 2025–Dec 2025.

From the Korea Treatment Radar, October 2026. Search interest, not treatments performed.

How clinics pitch it

Korean clinics use 온다 리프팅 for the face.[3] Onda PRO is the newer system with three handpieces.[2] Because DEKA aims it at fat as well as laxity, it is pitched differently from RF lifting devices.[1][3]

Not the same as

  • RF lifting such as Thermage, Density or Oligio: MHz-range radiofrequency devices with different energy delivery.
  • miraDry: a different microwave device, aimed at underarm sweat glands.

Questions to ask the clinic

  1. Is this Onda or Onda PRO, and which handpiece will you use on my face?
  2. Is the machine approved in Korea, and for what?
  3. What unwanted contour changes are possible in the area you are treating?
  4. How many sessions, and how is the energy set for my face?

Sources

  1. DEKA: Onda product page, checked October 22, 2026↩1↩2↩3↩4
  2. DEKA: Onda PRO brochure (rev. 1.0, July 2023), hosted by a distributor↩1↩2↩3↩4↩5
  3. Marie Claire Korea, June 11, 2025: how clinics describe 온다 (usage)↩1↩2↩3
  4. Clinic press release on Onda, August 4, 2026 (usage)↩

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