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Titanium lifting: a hair-removal laser used on the face

티타늄 리프팅 · 소프라노 티타늄

Checked 2026-10-23. Prepared with AI assistance from the sources listed below; not reviewed by a doctor. Not medical advice.

티타늄 리프팅 (Titanium lifting) on a Korean menu is a facial treatment with the Alma Soprano Titanium, a diode laser that fires 755, 810 and 1064 nm together and that its maker sells as a hair-removal platform.[1][2] The Korean registration we found under that name is Soprano Titanium, 수허20-88호; the name has nothing to do with titanium metal or threads.[3]

Neither its Korean approval nor its US clearances mention lifting or tightening; the US clearances cover hair reduction, benign vascular lesions and topical heating for minor pain.[3][2] The one published facial study, a case series of 10 women, assessed satisfaction, pain, dermatologist-rated photographs and 3D facial-contour changes, but had no control group.[4]

At a glance

Korean names
티타늄, 티타늄 리프팅, 소프라노 티타늄. Doses are sold in kilojoules (kJ), for example 40 or 80 kJ for the face.[5][6]
Korean approval
Soprano Titanium, imported by Alma Korea: 수허20-88호, diode laser surgical unit (반도체레이저수술기), grade 3, approved April 27, 2020, on a review of technical documents, not clinical data.[3]
US clearances
K222064 (October 12, 2022) and K230371 (February 22, 2023): hair reduction, benign vascular lesions, and near-infrared heating for minor pain.[2][7]
Modes
SHR (the handpiece keeps moving and heats gradually), SHR STACK (repeated pulses on one spot) and HR; the screen shows the total energy delivered in kJ.[3][1]
How it is sold
Courses of 2–5 sessions a few weeks apart, then top-ups; often combined with other lifting devices such as ONDA.[5][6]
Also called
Soprano Titanium · 소프라노 티타늄

In Korean searches

Among the 33 treatments we track on Naver, Titanium lifting ranks #22 by Korean search interest (index 6; the most-searched = 100). The question people add most often: “How much?” (14.1% of its searches). Google searches in Korea for its main Korean name: +7% in Jul 2026–Sep 2026 compared with Oct 2025–Dec 2025.

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

Why Korean clinics call it lifting

Korean doctors run the laser on the face, often in the STACK mode, on the idea that heat from the three wavelengths reaches the dermis and the ligaments that hold facial tissue; a 2022 press-release article published by Korea Daily describes this mechanism as a hypothesis.[8] A Korean platform guide adds that it cannot fully replace Ulthera or Thermage.[5]

In August 2026 Alma North America began marketing a “TitaniumLift” protocol on the same platform and said it came from Korea. The announcement cites no clearance or clinical data for it; when we searched the FDA database on October 23, 2026, the latest clearance for the device was K230371 from 2023.[9][7]

Evidence and safety

The published facial evidence is one case series: 10 women, up to 3 sessions, assessed with satisfaction and pain scores, dermatologist-rated photographs and 3D facial-contour analysis, with no significant side effects reported. With no control group, it cannot show how much of the change the laser caused, and we found no controlled study.[4] The US clearance study was for hair removal (30 people, sponsored by Alma) and reported no serious adverse events.[2]

The US FDA’s adverse-event database holds 12 reports naming Soprano Titanium, mostly burns, blisters and scarring after hair removal; some are follow-up reports of the same event, and none of them are rates.[10] Because it is a hair-removal laser, a Korean platform guide notes it can thin hair where it is used and can irritate follicles.[5]

Not the same as

  • Ultherapy (울쎄라): focused ultrasound; its US clearance does include lifting the brow, under the chin and the neck.[11]
  • Thermage (써마지): monopolar radiofrequency, cleared in the US for wrinkles.[12]
  • Soprano laser hair removal (소프라노 제모): the same machine, used with hair-removal settings.[2]
  • Titanium threads or implants: none are involved; Titanium is the model name.[3]

Questions to ask the clinic

  1. Is this the Alma Soprano Titanium, or a different machine? Can I see the device?
  2. Which mode (SHR, STACK or both) and how many kJ in total for my face?
  3. This is also a hair-removal laser. Could it thin hair on my face or hairline, and how do you avoid that?
  4. Who does the treatment, and how do you prevent burns or dark marks on my skin type?
  5. What result do you expect after one session versus a course, and how do you measure it?
  6. If it is bundled with another device or a skin booster, what is each part for?

Sources

  1. Alma Lasers: Soprano Titanium brochure (hair removal platform, 755/810/1064 nm), 2022↩1↩2
  2. US FDA 510(k) K222064: The Alma Soprano Titanium, October 12, 2022↩1↩2↩3↩4↩5
  3. MFDS medical device register: Soprano Titanium (소프라노 티타늄), 수허20-88호, approved April 27, 2020 (search the product name), with its filed instructions for use↩1↩2↩3↩4↩5
  4. Choi J, Yi KH. J Cosmet Dermatol 2024;23(2):464–469: multi-wavelength laser (Soprano Titanium) for facial contouring, case series of 10 women↩1↩2
  5. Gangnam Unni guide to titanium lifting, updated September 2026 (usage)↩1↩2↩3↩4
  6. Seoul clinic page: Soprano Titanium sold by kJ and in combinations, updated May 2026 (usage)↩1↩2
  7. US FDA 510(k) K230371: The Alma Soprano Titanium, February 22, 2023↩1↩2
  8. Korea Daily, September 22, 2022: press-release article on Alma Korea’s Soprano Titanium and Titanium Lifting trademarks↩
  9. Alma North America press release, August 13, 2026: TitaniumLift protocol↩
  10. US FDA adverse-event reports (MAUDE via openFDA) naming Soprano Titanium, received 2024–2025↩
  11. US FDA 510(k) K260618: Ulthera System, May 21, 2026↩
  12. US FDA 510(k) K170758: Thermage FLX, September 22, 2017↩

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